Put a bit of scrap under the foot. Sew two short pieces: first by watching the needle, then by watching the seam guide on the throat plate. Both stitch lines may appear to be the same length, but the distance between stitch line and raw edge usually makes the difference. Seam allowance is more than […]
The iron is not only for the end of a sewing project. In garment sewing, the iron is actually part of the construction process. A seam you have just sewn may appear to stand up off the fabric, be a bit rippled, or look stiff and sharp. After it is pressed, the stitches lay more […]
A sewing pattern might be noisier than it sounds. A pattern piece may have many sizes marked, arrows that criss-cross it, small triangles on the edge, a few circles, a fold line, a dart, and a handful of smaller labels jockeying for attention. It can feel crowded because the pattern has a lot to say. […]
Before you thread the machine or cut the very first seam on your first garment, you should choose fabric that makes the sewing process as easy as possible. The choice of fabric will impact how accurately you cut the pieces, how well fabric layers feed through under the presser foot, how flat a seam will […]
