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Tips and tricks for working with the sewing machine
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do sewing exercises
Are you a beginner and have never handled a sewing machine before? Then we recommend that you first complete a few sewing exercises. These will give you a feeling for the handling of the sewing machine and show you what can be done with
To be able to do a sewing exercise, you need a piece of paper or a piece of old fabric and a felt-tip pen or textile chalk. Now draw various lines (straight, wavy, zigzag, circles, etc.) on the paper or fabric and place it under the sewing machine. Now it is important to draw the lines as accurately as possible with the sewing needle and “trace” them.
Always have everything at hand
Sewing is always also a form of relaxation – if you prepare yourself properly and are not stressed out during the process. To prevent this from happening, it is always essential to have all important utensils at hand. These include not only thread, scissors and textile chalk, but also a seam ripper. This is used when you should have sewn yourself up.
Pay attention to smooth movements
Sewing is in principle like driving a car. If you hesitate or start up too jerkily, this is immediately noticeable in your driving style. The same applies to sewing. Here too, it is always important to make the movements as fluid as possible.
Don’t worry, very few people master the sewing machine so well right from the start that the movements are perfect. Here again it becomes clear how important the sewing exercises with a piece of paper or old fabric are. You can specifically train to move the paper / fabric fluidly and thus achieve an even and straight seam.
Know the properties of the substances
The great thing about sewing is that you are offered almost endless possibilities. One reason for this are the different fabrics.
- Cotton,
- Jersey, linen,
- leathery
all these and other types of fabric have very different properties, which you should also be aware of.
Be sure to take your time and try out some fabric remnants to find out which yarn and stitch type is the right one.
corner stitching
While some sewing machines have practical cross lines in their “range”, this type of stitch is unfortunately not available on others. If you still want to sew exact corners, a very simple trick will help: Use adhesive tape as a marker for an even distance. To make sure the corner is perfectly placed, it helps to shorten the stitch length a little.
Sewing work with fine fabrics
Fine fabrics such as silk or chiffon are considered particularly difficult to process in sewing circles. Since the fabrics are so difficult to fix, the problem usually starts with cutting. Here it is recommended to use a rotary cutter instead of scissors and to fix the fine fabric with weights or pins. For sewing, a particularly fine, unused sewing machine needle should be used afterwards. This needle must be undamaged in any case, otherwise there is a risk that the fine fabrics will be damaged and pull threads. The sewing thread should also be extremely thin.
Additional tip: When sewing silk, chiffon and co., the fabrics often contract along the seam. To prevent this from happening to you, it is helpful to minimize the stitch length (1.5 to a maximum of 2 mm) and also to reduce the thread tension. This not only makes the seam straight and even, but also prevents the fabric from contracting. In addition, the fabric can also be fixed with tissue paper when sewing. This can then be easily removed again afterwards.
Advantages and disadvantages of tips and tricks for de
- facilitate the work with sewing machines for beginners
- easily viable
- Learning to sew still requires patience and interest
Automatic settings by computer controlled sewing machine
Even though computer-controlled sewing machines are still rather rare in private use, we would like to take this opportunity to briefly describe how practical they are. The great advantage of these models: Almost all programs like stitch width and length are set automatically. Especially for beginners, who do not yet have a real feeling for these sizes, a computer-controlled sewing machine can therefore be a great relief. But keep in mind that they cost far more than a conventional mechanically operated sewing machine.
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