Beginner's Guide To Sewing Machines. 7 Things You NEED to Know
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- No more sewing machine struggles! Learn the proper way to thread, adjust and sew with a sewing machine to get amazing results every time. This beginner-friendly guide to sewing machines shows you how to use a sewing machine and avoid bad stitching and other common problems.
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You are a brilliant teacher - so clear. Even after many many years of sewing I always find something useful in your videos. Thank you.
I am a sewer but i learn a lot from your yt.
Great tips! These machine related tips I don't see as much mentioned, and all those little things help the machine perform the best! I think of my sewing machine as this proud seamstress that demand I treat her right, otherwise she starts acting up 😂
Very, very helpful. It’s s great idea just to be more aware and to have the courage to lightly experiment to achieve a satisfying result. 👏👏👏
I so appreciate your channel. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Great reminders for any sewist!
Agree, I too forget some of these basics sometimes!
Great tips. Lifting the presser foot before threading the machine is new to me (30-plus year sewer, too).
Bobbins: the bobbin in my Viking machine spools clockwise; in my Singer it spools counter-clockwise (I think, ha ha).
Watching a Craftsy video made by a professional in the garment industry who pinches & lifts her fabric slightly as she sews, and never lets her hand go beyond the needle plate on the top. It really does help me to sew accurately and eliminates the need for excessive pinning.
I haven’t sewed for years, just now getting back into it. Your videos are a great refresher course.
Thanks for all the useful tips!
Great tutorial and overview, thanks !!!
Thank you Joanne, you are a good instructor. Love your tips xx
Thank you so much for this video! Although I have been sewing for awhile, self-taught, I had not been aware of most of your tips. Like you said, basic but very needed to sew well.
Hi Johanna!! Thanks for all the great information…. Deeply appreciated…..
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I appreciate your tips and reviews. Thanks.
Happy to hear you like my tips :)
Always good to review these points, even for an experienced sewist. I enjoy your videos and appreciate your advice.
Agree, I need to remind myself sometimes too :)
Very informative. Thanks.
Happy to hear you liked it!
Good tips. I have the 1260, same as yours just with an extra alphabet plate. I really love mine and love Bernina.
Yay for that Bernina series, seems to be so many out there working well, despite being decades old
always a great video with lots of tips...
Thank you Howard!
Great video! It is also good to hold on to the threads at the beginning of the seam, otherwise it might be a mess :) which I have succeeded in doing.. The mess that is.
Great video, JoAnna, thanks
Thank you :)
Fellow Swede and budding home-sewist here. I’m a plus-sized gal and since the commercial stores offer very few fun items for my size I’ve started to create my own patterns. I now have a few patterns (in cheap thin patternpaper) that I would like to save for further projects and I need a sturdier paper so they last. A friend of mine recommended “flooring paper” (golvpapp/mjölkpapp) - a white paper, cheap by the meter and one side with plastic coating. In your opinion, what would you recommend?
Greetings from the US. I've never heard of flooring paper used for patterns but it sounds like a great idea. I'm going to share it with a friend who Is a professional costumer and does everything from the initial designs to sewing the final products. He also learned to sew because of his size. He was always on the larger side and couldn't find clothes like the ones that his secondary school classmates were wearing. He decided that he could solve the problem by making his own clothing and found that he loved every step of the process. He also loved theatre and found a profession that combined his two passions.
I've not tried flooring paper, but I often use those cheap Målarpapp/Golvskydd rolls of brown sturdy paper to retrace patterns that I plan to use often. They will last a lifetime, I've even done a video tutorial where I use that exact product czcams.com/video/qyZIMeEv0yc/video.html
I saw a video recently where a sewist ironed on very thin interfacing to her paper pattern and used these as her pattern pieces. It works really well.
I haven't tried this yet, but some types of interfacing are good for tracing pattern-pieces that are more durable than paper. Pellon 830 Easy Pattern seems to be one: www.joann.com/pellon-830-easy-pattern-45in-x-10-yd-board/15150568.html
I am surprised you didn't mention holding the thread when starting your stitch! Some sewing machines are more 'vulnerable' than others, but it can be the sole cause of ratsnests on the beginning of stitches. For me it kept happening seemingly randomly, until I figured out that this actually caused these.
Could you please let me know what sewing machine you use for sewing denim jeans (love your book)
Hi, I use my trusty old Bernina 1230 from late 80s, but any sturdy machine will work for jeans I think
@@Thelaststitch Thank you. It seems that the older machines are better at tackling thicker fabrics
Tension problems -- my worst nightmare in sewing.