Choosing the wrong type of fabric for the garment.Avoid stretchy materials for your first few projects. ✦ Using blunt needles.You need a sharp needle to sew more easily. ✦ Using blunt fabric scissors.This will make it difficult to cut your fabric cleanly. ...
This being said, zippers tend to be wavier when sewing with stretchy fabric, less when sewing with quilting cotton, and pretty rare when sewing with vinyl, faux leather, suede and other non-stretchy fabric. Meaning that usinginterfacing for sewing bagsand pouches will almost always prevent uneven...
I’m using this tutorial to bind off with heavy fingering/light DK, (piece knit on 3’s, binding off with a size 1 needle as per instructions), and while the bind off is beautiful, neat and very stretchy, getting both of those sts on the needle tip at the same time to pass them...
To sew a chain stitch, the sewing machine loops a single length of thread back on itself. The fabric, sitting on a metal plate underneath the needle, is held down by a presser foot. At the beginning of each stitch, the needle pulls a loop of thread through the fabric. A looper ...
First, the general steps to sew a seam on a sewing machine: Prepare the fabric by cutting it to the desired length and width, and pressing it if necessary. Set up your sewing machine with the correct needle and thread for the fabric you are using. Pin the two pieces of fabric together...
Spandex is a synthetic fabric that is prized for its elasticity. Contrary to popular belief, the term "spandex" is not a brand name, and this term is used to generally refer to polyether-polyurea copolymer fabrics that have been made with a variety of pr
Since I last shared a post here at So Sew Easy, I had a baby girl! With my toddler son running around too, it's safe to say sleep is a rarity in our ho ...
A circle is the shape of everything from atoms to stars, enduring the test of time. Skilled quilt artist Heidi Parkes incorporates many hand-sewn fabric circles into her quilts. In this class, she imparts her expertise in appliquéing circles of varying
Another technique that is used by a lot of home spandex sewers is the "stretch the straight stitch" method. This means you use your regular straight stitch like you would on a non-stretch fabric, but as you sew you stretch the spandex. You need to use both hands to do this, with one...
Sew along this pinned hem, being sure to catch the fabric inserted. Just do it flat–if you’re hand sewing, you can try to sew it in a circle and not flat, but the honest truth is, there’s no reason to. It’s going to look great either way. Trim all your loose threads. And...