Blog Archive » easiest knitted sweater zipper install ever. One of the more dreaded knitting finishing techniques is installing a zipper.
I admit it, I’ve never been a fan either. There are multiple helpful zipper tutorials out there, and I’ve used a few of them. I always came back with the same issue though; you lay out the sweater, you center the zipper underneath and try to baste in the zipper. Fab Finish For Knits: Bound Edges. Darlings, your Pressinatrix has had a bad week.
She installed her new Reliable boiler iron at the office, and has been happily pressing away. But The Pressinatrix also sews at home, and therefore is in great need of her pressing equipment there as well. Sewing Tips: Gathering and Sewing With Knits. .I know, it’s been a while since my last sewing tips.
(Click here for other basic sewing tips.) But many of you asked about the stitch that I used with this shirt. Tutorial: Stabilizing and gathering knits with clear elastic (…and the book comes out in one week!) - Coletterie. Two Ways To Tame Knit Fabric Hems. Hemming the knit garments that we sew can often be a frustrating experience.
Wavy, stretched-out, lumpy, and uneven hems are all too common. Here are 2 easy ways to get great looking hems on knit garments every time! The first way to hem knit garments and the one I use most often is by "Crowding the Needle". Tutorial: Sewing hems on knits with a twin needle - Coletterie. Resources for Sewing With Knits. Are you scared of sewing with knits?
While they do have a reputation for being a little trickier to work with than woven fabrics, they're really not so difficult once you get to know them. A few of you asked me for tips on sewing with knit fabrics when I was making my Breton Tunic Dress. There's so much useful information on the subject already out there, so I thought I'd pull together a little list of resources. How to Sew Knit Fabrics: Sewing With Jersey 101. Babies love wearing cozy knits!
Ladies love wearing cozy knits! The Season of Cozy is upon us, but when we asked the Prudent Mamas, we discovered everyone is nervous about knits. We get that! Finishing Techniques for Knit Fabric // Stretch Yourself. This series is sponsored by Baby Lock.
For over 40 years, Baby Lock has been dedicated to the love of sewing by creating machines for sewing, embroidery, quilting and serging – all with ease-of-use, high quality and a touch of elegance. It doesn’t take long to realize that sewing with knits is easy and very forgiving. Sewing with Knits...It CAN Be Fun!
January 6th, 2009 Email 3 users recommend Use a fusible knit interfacing on the wrong side of your knits before sewing buttonholes.
The cover-stitch and overlock - Shwin&Shwin. I love sewing with knits, which is nice because I love wearing knits, and my kids love wearing knits.
However I used to HATE sewing with knits and it was simply because I didn’t know how. Knits are different for sure, but they aren’t so bad and once you figure things out you will be whipping through knits like nobody’s business. So a while back I shared my Knits 101 post, and Ribbing 101, and today I am sharing all about the cover stitch and the overlock stitch. Sewing with Jersey & Knits (Links) I collect useful links.
It’s my thing. And now that I’m embarking on some sewing projects which will work better with some of those piles of information readily at hand and tidily organized, it seems that I might as well do that organizing on here, so anyone else with an obsessive desire to research 97 different ways to do something can also partake of my linkful bounty. Now, obviously the subject of sewing with jersey and other knit fabrics does not have a great deal to do with historical sewing, but many twentieth century styles involve knit fabrics, plus knits can be used for modern interpretations of even more styles, as well as for current designs. I love many mid-twentieth-century vintage styles as well as true historical costumes (you know, really old stuff), and I’ve found that I can get away with wearing 1950s styles in everyday life, which is not so much the case for, say, 1850s.
And sometimes a girl just needs a T-shirt. Tips and Care for Sewing Elastic. Sewing Elastic Types. You tell me.... How about the sewing elastic that bunched up inside that skirt you made, so you never wear it. How about the underwear with the stretched out elastic waistband? Sewing with knits. I get a lot of comments after I do a post involving sewn knit fabric. A lot of the wow, you sew knit fabrics kind of comments. Most recently on sewing the bathers I've been asked to share some advice about sewing lycra. Lycra info (see comments) Remember these? Those pants that fit so nicely? Well, soon after I blogged about them I discovered that after about an hour of sitting, they looked less like that and more like I was trying to beat Eminem in a baggy pants competition.
No, I did not photograph my butt in baggy pants for you. Stabilizing knits (stay tape, elastic, interfacing) (top: stay tape, middle: clear elastic, bottom: regular elastic) Thanks for following along with the series so far! Today we're talking support systems - stabilizers, elastic, interfacing, etc. To recap, you can read all the Never Fear Knits posts here. Sewing with knits. Remember Sewing 101? It was a fun little series we did last year, and well since then we have though a lot about adding to it. It won’t be like the series last year where it was nearly everyday for 5 weeks, but there will be some lessons here and there.
Starting today with sewing with knits. It is the number one thing we get asked about. Knits make people nervous, or frustrated. Handling knits (totally stable interfacing) Diy spray starch: no curled edges. EASY T SHIRT NECKBAND. How To Sew a Classic T-Shirt Neckband. Finishing details for jersey knits. The grumpy person's guide to knit bindings. Neckline Binding. Knotted Keyhole Knit Top. Finish knit shirt neckline with Stretch Magic. Adding cowl neck to t-shirt. Tank Top With Fold-Over Elastic As Binding: Video Tutorial. A casual edging for knits. Copy Your Favorite Tee. Not Your Ordinary T-Shirt. Elastic stitched in seams for knits. Basic t-shirt sewing instructions.