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Sewing Quick Tips:
Tip #1: As you start to sew a seam, hold your upper and bobbin thread tails back and out of the way for your
first couple of stitches. This will keep your thread from getting pulled down into the bobbin area and jamming
your machine.
Tip #2: After you end a line of stitching, hold the end of the stitching between your thumb and forefinger as
you pull your fabric away from your sewing machine. This will keep the thread ends from pulling your fabric and
puckering it.
Note: If a project below includes a printable pattern, you’ll see a “p” next to its title. If a project doesn’t
include a pattern template, it likely consists of simple fabric shapes (like squares and rectangles) that you can
easily measure and cut yourself. And note that some projects may be designed for a specific type of sewing
machine. However, if a project you like calls for, say, complex embroidery stitches and you have just a simple
zigzag machine, you can try experimenting with a satin stitch, hand-embroidering a design, or adding purchased
embellishments instead.
Tip #1: As you start to sew a seam, hold your upper and bobbin thread tails back and out of the way for your
first couple of stitches. This will keep your thread from getting pulled down into the bobbin area and jamming
your machine.
Tip #2: After you end a line of stitching, hold the end of the stitching between your thumb and forefinger as
you pull your fabric away from your sewing machine. This will keep the thread ends from pulling your fabric and
puckering it.
Note: If a project below includes a printable pattern, you’ll see a “p” next to its title. If a project doesn’t
include a pattern template, it likely consists of simple fabric shapes (like squares and rectangles) that you can
easily measure and cut yourself. And note that some projects may be designed for a specific type of sewing
machine. However, if a project you like calls for, say, complex embroidery stitches and you have just a simple
zigzag machine, you can try experimenting with a satin stitch, hand-embroidering a design, or adding purchased
embellishments instead.
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Sewing Quick Tip:
When sewing slippery fabrics like satin or silk, if you find your fabric shifting out of place as you
sew or the top layer shifting ahead of the lower layer, try hand-basting your fabric together
first.
Sew one row of basting stitches close to, but not on the stitching line (so you’ll be able to
remove the basting stitches easily). Or sew two rows of basting stitches on either side of the
stitching line, then sew between the basting stitches.
And if you can, baste with a fine, silk thread which is less likely to leave holes behind in your
fabric.
When sewing slippery fabrics like satin or silk, if you find your fabric shifting out of place as you
sew or the top layer shifting ahead of the lower layer, try hand-basting your fabric together
first.
Sew one row of basting stitches close to, but not on the stitching line (so you’ll be able to
remove the basting stitches easily). Or sew two rows of basting stitches on either side of the
stitching line, then sew between the basting stitches.
And if you can, baste with a fine, silk thread which is less likely to leave holes behind in your
fabric.
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