If you are using your walking foot and a stitch with stretch, then you want to be sure you are not stretching your fabric out as you sew. If you do you will end up with floppy seams and stretched out armholes and the like. Let’s look at an example on my stretch jersey fabric. ...
If you are using your walking foot and a stitch with stretch, then you want to be sure you are not stretching your fabric out as you sew. If you do you will end up with floppy seams and stretched out armholes and the like. Let’s look at an example on my stretch jersey fabric. ...
French seams are sewn twice, encasing the raw edge within the seam and creating a very neat, delicate seam that is ideal for sheer or lightweight fabrics. 01 With wrong sides together, pin the corresponding pieces. Using a straight stitch, sew a seam at a 3/8” seam allowance. 02 ...
How to weave in ends Then you're going to want to know how to actually sew your pieces together. How to seam knitting with mattress stitch(for vertical stockinette stitch seams) And Seaming garter stitch(side seams) Note:As you begin knitting those first few stitches you may find it helpfu...
Sew the socks together along the red dashed lines in the templates to form your sock sloth's head, arms, body, and legs. Cut the pieces along the blue lines. Keep the remaining sock fabrics to wrap the magnets if you choose to use them. ...
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Don't forget to properly finish your seams by using serging, zigzag stitching, or stretchy seam tape to prevent fraying and add extra durability. With these tips in mind, you'll be able to confidently tackle any sewing project using knit fabric! I'll admit that summing up how to sew knit...
Definitely use the mattress stitch seam to sew up the sides and the sleeves of this cardigan.Whip stitch seams (here)can also work with sewing together knit pieces but when you’re seaming stockinette, the mattress stitch is the way to go. ...
A shortcut version of Hong Kong seams, you can also use double fold bias tape to wrap around the raw edge of your seam, sewing it all together in one step. I think this works best for straight, non-fraying seams. It can be tricky to sew really precisely, but it’s probably the fa...
While you can just snip off any excess zipper tape and be done with it, I prefer to add little zipper tabs. They not only make my zipper ends super cute but also significantly reduce any bulk in my seams. And that is what makes all my zipper projects so much easier to sew! (Plus,...