How to sew knit fabrics without a serger

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I used to be really scared to sew knit fabrics but after a lot of research and a lot of practice, I love sewing with knits. One misconception is that you need to have a serger (aka overlocker) to sew knit fabrics when in fact most conventional machines come with a variety of stitches that are made for sewing knit fabric. In this video, I share the tools you need to sew knit fabric, some tips for preventing your fabric from stretching and demonstrate the stitches available on a conventional sewing machine that can be used to sew knit fabric. Happy sewing!
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@barbaraness4507 Год назад

Your cat moving it’s tail during most of video was too funny.

@shellrn01list49 3 года назад

Love the cat's tail lol

@clmvidfan 2 года назад

Kitty tail 😍

@houndyears2 6 месяцев назад

Love your cat's tail.

@jojosewist8921 3 года назад

Helpful, but I wish you had shown what each stitch looked like before stitching it. My machine has lots of stitches, but just a picture No Name or the applicable use for that stitch. It is driving me nuts. You do very good presentations., and your voice so clear and understandable.

@vmdwdunn3014 3 года назад

agree

@livinglifegracefullee 3 года назад

I’ve been looking for a video like this! 😩🙌🏼

@vmdwdunn3014 3 года назад

just plain english no dancing hip hop or theatrics thank you i have the brother 6800RW

@andrewnelson3681 3 года назад

Fantastic video. So helpful, thank you.

@SewDIY 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@k3of5ks 4 года назад

Great video. Love triple zig zag for undies. Another game changer for hems is Heat and Bond soft stretch. Iron on to fuse hem in place. Then stitch of your choice as top stitch. Thanks for showing this.

@SewDIY 4 года назад

That's a great tip too! I've used it a few times. It's especially helpful preventing rib knits from stretching like crazy.

@streamlinemoderne Год назад

Less sewing. More kitty. (Actually this video really helped. Thanks!)

@shif7905 Год назад

Very helpful. Thank you 😊

@SewDIY Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mariannakokoreva517 Год назад

Thanks!

@SewDIY Год назад

Thank you Marianna!

@ReinhildeLenaers 4 года назад

This was a very helpful video. I'd like to try making a stretch garment with only my sewing machine. Usually I put them under the serger and I'm done. But I have a Janome Horizon 5 with all those stitches you mentioned. I only have the symbols though. Maybe I haven't looked them up properly in the manual. I also have the walking foot and also was advised to only straight stitch with it. But now I'm going to try this! What would you advise sewing a fraying lightweight knit on? This ff-ing fabric has been holding me back from sewing what should become a really pretty cardigan. I'm afraid I will end up with something so stretched my hubby could wear it. Help!

@SewDIY 4 года назад

Hi Reinhilde! The manual should give you the names of the stitches. That's where I found it for mine. I'd do some tests with the fabric to try out different stitches and see what works best. A simple zig zag may work well for the seams. Oftentimes, a gentle press with steam will return fabric to its original state. Sewing on the tissue paper might help (you could use a layer on top and one on bottom). You can also try using wash away stabilizer. I've found it particularly helpful with super stretchy rib knits. Look for HeatnBond Soft Stretch. I hope that helps. Good luck!

@kymberlydawn1445 Год назад

kitty!!

@mycats7321 3 года назад

Is it just my connection or was the sound way out of sync? For me audio was waaay behind the video portion so it was confusing. Not sure why.

@patsystein3276 Год назад

What is that black strip waving on the left? Is it a cattail or fabric ? It’s distracting from your good video.

@sharonowen7625 Год назад

I hemmed a knit blouse w/o knit stitching and it caused major waving. Is there any way to fix this? If I take it out will it continue to be wavy? I tried steaming which helped some but not enough

@SewDIY Год назад

Hi Sharon, It depends on the fabric and unfortunately, it sounds like your fabric does not have good recovery and won't go back to its original state. Steaming would be my first approach too. If you have fabric leftover, you can cut off the current hem and replace it with a band of fabric (like you'd see at the bottom of sweatshirt).