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In the wardrobe / Re: Stretchy fabric novice
« Last post by Tamnymore on Today at 16:39:08 »Looks really good @Sheilago
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In the wardrobe / Re: Stretchy fabric novice
« Last post by So Chic on Today at 16:13:47 »@Sheilago Looks good and I’m glad it went well for you. I’ve also learnt of different stitches to try when sewing hems.
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In the wardrobe / Re: Stretchy fabric novice
« Last post by Sheilago on Today at 16:03:09 »All done. 
. It actually needed 5” off, so I cut off about 2.5” , then pinned up 2.5” more , ironed it and pinned it , then sewed all around with stitch 8 the stretchy zigzag. After that I trimmed it close to the zigzag, which is a great tip. The sewing went really well, however the original cutting off of the 2.5” was tricky as the manufacturer (White Stuff ) wasn’t too fussy about keeping the pattern level on the patterned fabric. As you can see the line of flowers is way off, 
but I had to go with what was already done or it would have been an uneven hem. Also a bit big for a 14 , but I’m not taking it in. It’ll be fine for a hot day if we get any.
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. It actually needed 5” off, so I cut off about 2.5” , then pinned up 2.5” more , ironed it and pinned it , then sewed all around with stitch 8 the stretchy zigzag. After that I trimmed it close to the zigzag, which is a great tip. The sewing went really well, however the original cutting off of the 2.5” was tricky as the manufacturer (White Stuff ) wasn’t too fussy about keeping the pattern level on the patterned fabric. As you can see the line of flowers is way off, but I had to go with what was already done or it would have been an uneven hem. Also a bit big for a 14 , but I’m not taking it in. It’ll be fine for a hot day if we get any.[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: 2024 Jeans Sew Along
« Last post by realale on Today at 15:41:43 »So I transferred all my alterations to the pattern and then cut out a pair of jeans shorts. I sewed them up and tried them on before I added the waistband and the back still gaped!!! There wont be a yoke left at the rate I keep shaving bits of it. 
I also scooped out the front crotch and once finished they all seem to be fine.
Details are on my diary thread but hopefully my next pair will be a breeze and will fit straight off
I also scooped out the front crotch and once finished they all seem to be fine.Details are on my diary thread but hopefully my next pair will be a breeze and will fit straight off
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In the wardrobe / Re: Stretchy fabric novice
« Last post by Sheilago on Today at 14:47:04 »
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In the wardrobe / Re: Stretchy fabric novice
« Last post by coffeeandcake on Today at 13:26:33 »I often used to use a mock coverhem on my Pfaff, before I bought a coverstitch machine. It's similar to
@SewRuthieSews 's Mode 2 stitch 69, but a bit narrower.
@SewRuthieSews 's Mode 2 stitch 69, but a bit narrower.
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In the wardrobe / Re: Stretchy fabric novice
« Last post by Ouryve on Today at 13:02:22 »That looks like the right one, @SewRuthieSews
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In the wardrobe / Re: Stretchy fabric novice
« Last post by Elnnina on Today at 12:56:30 »Thanks Ohsewsimple, and yes I have that book as well - in fact I have far too many sewing books!!!!! I am prepared to try anything to start with, and for starters I shall be using a much narrower seam allowance than the old 5/8" as that is far too bulky in knits. As I have two overlockers, I will leave the one that converts to coverstitch ready for this to be used for coverstitching, as it took quite a while to tinker with all the settings and to get a suitable and satisfactory finish, and the other one can be used for the seams and any other overlocking. In fact I have dug out of my stash some fabric that I picked up in Peter Jones Sloane Square (John Lewis) way back in 1980 - it was a remnant and has a huge flaw in it, but bearing in mind the time frame now I have nothing to lose using this as a toile and see how I go, if anything I can always wear this around the home. In fact I have spent some time searching through my patterns and dug out all the ones designed for knits, and whilst in theory they are too small for me, I can at least do an FBA etc. on these, and courtesy of my lovely Osteopath I have an abundance of cardboard tubes from the examination couch paper which I keep my ironed out ready patterns on, and again courtesy of Lakeland rather long and large delivery boxes and ideal place to store these tubes of patterns.
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In the wardrobe / Re: Stretchy fabric novice
« Last post by SewRuthieSews on Today at 12:54:59 »@Ouryve although I have a Coverhem machine sometimes I only want to shorten two sleeves and its a lot of messing about to rethread the coverhem just for that so it'd be nice to have a stitch on the sewing machine which would do instead.
I have a Janome 4300QDC which has loads of extra stitches. Initially I couldn't see one like your example but maybe Mode 2 no 17 is it?
I have a Janome 4300QDC which has loads of extra stitches. Initially I couldn't see one like your example but maybe Mode 2 no 17 is it?
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