When the initial portion of the sewn hem of the tubular workpiece returns to a position adjacent the guide plate, the marginal portion of the workpiece is no longer forced against the annular peripheral surface of the guide plate, and also the interior guiding of the fold is discontinued, ...
but it still seemed a wee bit too small, so I settled on 12 centimetres (it scales up quite quickly). I found thick felt (3mm) in Eurokangas, my local fabric chain store, for €8,95 a metre. I bought a whole metre, which was way too much but I wanted to have more ...
But you won’t regret it, I swear. Silky fabric is MUCH easier to handle and sew when stabilized. It doesn’t stretch out as easily and develops a stiffer drape. And it completely washes out, so you don’t have to worry about ruining your fabric. The Verdict I love this dress! It ...
Check your stretch knit fabric has at least a 75%stretch factor. Depending on where you live, these fabrics are often called dance fabric, swimwear fabric, 4-way stretch or 2-way stretch. A cotton/Lycra blend makes a really nice shrug sewing pattern. The Lycra content will help it keep ...
(counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points up. If the needle is in the down position when you turn the pattern selection dial, the needle, presser foot or fabric may be damaged. To choose a stitch, simply turn the pattern selection dial in either direction. The next section...
as I was working with 3m of fabric, I only had a narrow strip to work with. This meant I could not cut strictly on the diagonal of the fabric (i.e.45deg) but I cheated my adjust the angle so that I could fit 2 strips of 50cm in the piece of scrap left. This only works if...
Once I decided on my fabric, I just went with it and came up with ideas as I went along. I played around with piping and different inserts and I liked the look of the flat fabric insert the best. Moving on to the left side I had a new plan. I wanted less of the ‘Boro’ as...
Device for automatically forming and sewing a hem on a closed edge per se, with a different opening width of a sewing product, characterized in that the logic device 5 comprises a computer 6 which compares a force real value determined by a real value sensor 33, acting on the guide body ...
For the shorts I used theKID Shorts Patternand made some slight adjustments. I flared the bottom of the legs out a bit to make them extra roomy but I think that the look would have worked better with a silky/satin fabric. I trimmed extra length from the legs to make them extra short...
The first half day is devoted to choosing our size (including trying on samples!), adjusting our preferred fit, and preparing our fabric for sewing (cutting, marking, etc). We *will* go over minor fitting adjustments as needed for each individual body. We will *not* spend a long time ...