Sewing with Knits: Tips and Techniques
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- T-shirts, sweatpants and crewnecks are all made out of knit fabrics. The stretchiness of knits makes them a bit more challenging to sew, but with an understanding of how they behave at different weights, they become a lot more manageable to work with.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:19 - What are Knits?
02:46 - Lightweight Knits
05:06 - Mediumweight Knits
06:03 - Heavyweight Knits
07:31 - Extra Heavyweight Knits
09:46 - Ribbed Knit
12:12 - Sewing Knits
15:18 - Conclusion
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A compliment of the highest order.
Love this video! It's such an excellent and concise starting point. Learning knits really is a journey. It took me 2 years of sewing to be comfortable using them regularly.
RE: stretched out shoulder seams. If you're looking for a way to avoid overstretched shoulders, try 1/4" clear elastic instead of ribbon. Sometimes it's sold/labeled as transparent swim elastic. Most sewists who make ready-to-wear knit garments use it, esp. with light weight knits, rayon/tencel knits, fabrics with 100%+ stretch, and pretty much any knit that has a *hint* of instability. Take a peek under the shoulder seams in your favorite loungewear - 90% of the time it's there. Just stack the elastic on the wrong side of the back shoulder seam during construction. Then, when you press the seam to the back, it'll be hidden underneath the seam allowance. It can also be added to necklines and cuffs, and does wonders to prevent your shoulder seams from slowly growing down your arm.
Now this is the kind of information we all need! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. I've just been colour-matching ribbon but the clear elastic you're mentioning sounds like a way better solution. I'm gonna as my local shop for this stuff next time I stop in. Thank you again. and thanks for watching.
I have been sewing womenswear for myself for some time but, now I’ve finally started a vest project for my husband and your channel has been so useful! This is far too advanced for me but I really appreciate that it is here, for the future hopefully!!
Thank you so much!! You’re a gem!
What a lucky husband you have. Hopefully, the vest turns out well and thank you for watching the video regardless, I appreciate it.
Is no one going to call our boy got married? Congratulations Cornelius.
A keen eye you have my friend. Thank you. 🙏🏻
Wow! Congratulations Cornelius. We're happy for you.
You explained that beautifully
Thank you!
Great video! One thing though - to do a proper lap seam (one panel overlaps the other and they're sewn together at the seam allowance with no folds.. although people also call a half-felled seam a lap seam), factories use a flatlocking machine rather than a coverstitch. This creates a stitch that looks like the underside of a coverstitch on both sides, usually with three needles, and it's very stretchy and handy for thick knits, but also athleisure wear. The coverstitch is used for topstitching shoulder seams, collars, hems, etc, but is not strong enough to hold a lap seam (since the raw edge of the fabric is within the seam width). I haven't tried the "flatlocking" technique on domestic overlock sergers too but I've heard that it also isn't very strong. Unfortunately I can't find any flatlock machines that aren't big expensive industrial units. Maybe you could get something strong enough with a wide zigzag lock stitch plus three lines of chain stitching or plus a coverstitch plus a chain stitch. Or plus three lines of lockstitching if it can stretch enough or doesn't need to stretch like shoulder seams. But it'll be hard to make it look even because it's all so close together and the seam bulk will squirm under your presser foot. By the way, if you do a straight lock stitch on knit fabrics, you can make it stretch more by loosening the tension as much is practical.. plus play with stitch length, shorter may be better depending on where you can set the tension.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with myself and others in the comments here. 🙏🏻
Thanks so much for the really great high quality informative content!
And thank you for watching.
Ooo man what can I say, your videos are the best on CZcams for this kind of work Sir. What a high quality and super clear representation. I am learning pattern related work digitally and your videos helped me a lot.
I have just made my first pant with the help of your pant related video.
Marvelous.
Oh nice. I hope your pants turn out how you hoped them to. Thank you for watching and thank you for the kind words.
I have been sewing for a couple of years, but mostly bags, pouches and other kind of accessories made of woven fabrics. I want to move forward to clothes but a bit worried (I did made some clothes out of Burda magazine, but it always needed so much fixing and changing....). Your channel is a game changer for me!! many thanks :)
oh wonderful, I'm glad to hear it. You got this!
Thanks! Great video! Very useful!
Thank you for your generous support and for watching.
Amazing as always 💯 🙌🏼
Thank you. I appreciate the support.
Great video on stretch, Cornelius. I like to stretch out on my sofa with an adult beverage and a good book. ❤
sound like you're doing it right!
😅 nice to see humor, come back around in this era. Thanks for that chuckle.👍🏻 Good joke.😊
Really great video! 🥰 Love the way you narrate your videos and your cadence, you should consider narrating audiobooks!
That would be fun, you just might be onto something with this audiobook business :)
Great video editing bro. Simple and informative
Thank you, I'm glad you think so and thanks for watching.
Great video! I'm planning on making a hoodie, so this was really helpfull
Oh nice, good luck with the hoodie, hopefully it turns out well.
Thank you! I've finally have decided to learn to sew knits! Help! Lol I need all the help I can get.
You've got this! Practise makes perfect :)
I've always been afraid to work with knit fabrics but now I've watched your video, I may try some things and see how it goes.
I have full faith in you to be able to do it. Honestly, wanting to do it is the most important. Technique will follow :)
If you want a knit challenge, try the ultra-finicky linen knit. Just survived a project in this medium. Knit stay tape saved me. I also swear by ribbing for neckbands and cuffs. I've purchased 3 different coverstitch machines and returned or sold every stinking one. I make do with a serger and fiddling with stitch length for hems. Great video C. Love seeing your growth and well produced content. Try holding a warmer white next to your skin. You'll look great. Bright white is for we winters with deep undertones. Ultimately wear what you want. That's the joy of fashion, right? Happy New Year!
Funny you mention the warm whites because the fabrics of my white garments have a nice cream undertone but then the ribbed knits are as cool blue as fresh snow and it's been driving me nuts. I've been struggling to find 2 that match! I do like the warm yellows. The same goes for black. I'm near the point of learning how to dye fabrics just so I can them all in one tone!
Also, thanks for mentioning your experience with cover stitch machines. Maybe I try one out somewhere before I actually buy one.
@@CorneliusQuiring in the US I shop online at I See Fabrics. Check them out. Ribbing to match base fabric. Not cheap tho. In Canada, I thought Core fabrics had some matching ribbing to base fabric. Good to hear you're getting cream whites. I can sleep easier.
I will have to check out this Core Fabric you speak of. 😴💤
Recently I made a t-shirt from linen jersey (I had to search for it a bit) and it seems really fun. Doesn't cling to the body almost at all. Though it will probably work better in the summer than in the middle of January :'D
oh interesting, I did not know there was such a thing! Thank you for sharing and hopefully, it is the summer shirt you hope for.
I have no interest in sewing but the asmr listening to this dude talking with the lack of background sound is amazing
Now can you just watch the video on a loop so I can get that sweet sweet ad rev?! haha. Jokes aside, thanks for the kind words and for watching.
@Cornelius Quiring maybe subconsciously i will become a man who sews by proxy of listening to this while i sleep haha
Perhaps :)
Nice video. I would have liked you to touch a little bit about the weight of the fabrics (GSM). I had really hard time sourcing french terry fabrics that are over 300 GSM here in Finland. And since I had no idea how 300 GSM vs. 450 GSM fabric would actually feel like I had to go blind. Fortunately I went for the 450 GSM for my crewneck. It feels really heavy and luxurious. There is not many videos on youtube on extra heavy knits which are commonly used in the street wear. Thanks for the video!
I had thought about discussing fabric weights, but I know virtually nothing about them. I'm very much a "give it a feel at the store" type of person. I didn't want to talk about something I would be Googling and not having first-hand experience with. I am going to start asking my local shop about weights when I buy them. Thanks for the nudge.
I may end up doing a whole video on the Heavy French Terries specifically as my sweats were a real learning lesson, but also worth it and it's good to know there's a gap of knowledge.
@@CorneliusQuiring I will be looking forward for that video. I am also the kind that likes to get a feel of the fabric before buying but I literally could not find anything over 300 GSM here in Finland. Now that I know what 450 GSM feels and how is behaves, it will be easier in the future. The way that I actually tried to figure out what the fabric would feel like, was that I asked in brand stores what GSM their hoodies were made of. A lot of them did not even know but some that knew, helped me to figure it out. Just a tip for ppl with the same problem.
Another thing I have been wondering is that, could you brush your french terry at home to make it ¨fleece?¨ If I am correct, fleece is just french terry that has it's loops broken with this brushing. I wonder if you could do that in home. Soften the back of the fabric so it would feel even more comfy against the skin.
Oh interesting. I did not know about this fleece thing you speak of. Thank you for sharing. Seems pretty cool too. Perhaps someone else sees this comment and can confirm. Either way, thanks again.
Lately, I've been having a love affair with Ponte Knit fabric because it's perfect for structure and hugs the body nicely.
Interesting. I don't really know anything about that fabric. I will have to get some and try it out! I'm happy to hear you like it.
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Thanks so much, Cornelius.
What sewing machine would be great for tee shirt material?
I long to bring tee shirts in.
I would personally say to start off with any serger really. Something used to save money. It's the perfect machine to work with stretchy knits. It's worth the investment if you plan to work with so fabrics often.
still want to buy an industrial flatlock machine some day. at the moment its not in my budget, but some day it might be.
I too want a flatlock. I hope you're able to get one, one day!
@@CorneliusQuiring Depends on how persistent I am with my efforts. If I manage to get my small business going more and more, then getting some more specialised machines (flatlock machine for knits, heavy compound feed machine for bags) is not only useful but neccesary at some point. These seams and stitches ou just cant do with household machines, which then enables you to do different kinds of projects.
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I have a question about bulky material bunching at the seam junctions: can I get by with cutting out some the hemmed part at that junction to reduce the amount of fabric in the fold-over?
It's certainly worth trying!
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Thanks,could u give me a lesson for fly, pocket and waist p attern making for short trousers?plz
He’s covered these in past videos.
Indeed I have @Racer Girl. You can watch it here @Feven Demeke czcams.com/video/Y_c1xdDOSGA/video.html
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Lo consideraré. Gracias por mirar independientemente.
Gracias a Vos por compartir tus conocimientos 🫶🏻
I legit tried to pick the duff off his hat on my screen
Thanks for the help. I hope you were able to get at least some of it :)
@@CorneliusQuiring 😉
Didn't watch the video, sorry.
But I just had to say, the thumbnail
cracked me up. 🤣🤣 😁✌🖖
Then my work here is done.
uhm the thumbnail got me...
Then my work here is done :)
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