Sewing Tips

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Sewing is not just for grannies and older women, in fact, sewing is an art which involves a lot of hand-eye coordination and technical understanding. You can find many sewing kits that cater to beginners but sometimes they miss important steps. If something goes wrong, how will you know what to do? Here are 5 tips I hope you are able to benefit from in your next project.

1.    I always believed that starting with a new needle for a new project is the way to go. Just as a chef sharpens his knife before he cuts, a sewer needs a new needle. If you don’t change to a new needle you will have difficulties and the simple tasks will end up in frustration. Many people blame the thread, temperatures, fabrics, but usually a bad needle is the culprit.

2.    I’ve mentioned this in another article that you need to go slow. Unless you are working in a fast pace sewing factory, you aren’t trying to win any prizes at home. A lot of people tend to try and force the sewing machine to sew instead of letting it do its job. Have you ever seen someone constantly tugging on the fabric back and forth? You aren’t a strong man! Instead, you are only a guider that guides the fabric in to the machine.

3.    When taking your time, it will allow you to check the work your doing before it becomes a big problem. If you see something that is developing, stop and take a look. Sometimes it is necessary to take a break before continuing to really understand what it happening. You can always back up slightly and continue course, but you can’t finish sewing a full sleeve and try to fix a mistake in the middle.

4.    There are many types of tensions and pressures you need to be aware of. Check the thread tension and pressure foot to make sure both of them are set as per the sewing machines instructions. Either of these can create a lot of hassle for your sewing. A common problem is fabric to bunch up, which is caused by bad tension.

5.    Sometimes we need to use markings to help guide us in the right direction. A sharpie pen is quite common but will show up on lighter fabric and it will not wash out. If you don’t have anything else to mark it with, try marking it somewhere where it won’t be seen on the finished piece.