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If hemming with the machine, use a ball point needle and hem stitch. make the stitches longer. If all else fails, hem by hand and forget the machine!!! Good luck!!!
85867When I sew with this fabric, I put the pins in, first one way, flip the next one the other way, flip the next one back, this helps it from sliding all over. Also, like others have said, ball point needle and a stretch stitch. I hope I explained the pin part OK. Good luck.
by dlmds
11 Mar 2010
Thank you, I understand about the pins. It sure did trying sliding all over. H&*
5046Dear Laura, I found this article about needles. But I also disable the press tension of the foot(sorry, dont know how to say that)...like Janome sewing machine has #0-3, I leave in #O when doing those kind of fabrics, it works well for me.
I hope this helps.
Love,Yoriko
by dlmds
11 Mar 2010
Yoriko, thank you. The link you gave me is very informative. I am keeping all of this for any future problems. I will try the smaller needle and tension less. H&*
88650Hi,
I always use the special needle for stretch and I also use small stripes of washaway stabilizer or other stabilizer, but fixed with temp adhesive spray. If the velvet is very slippery I take the stabilizer on the bottom wash away and folie at the top. The stretch stitch is good even after stitching to fasten
I hope this helps you
Baerbel
by dlmds
11 Mar 2010
Thank you for all your help!! It was sure slippery, so now I know how to help with that. H&*
2188It will help if you put a tear away stablizer strip on top of where you are sewing, a wash away works even better, cause all you have to do is wet it to remove it. Use a ball point needle and loosen the pressure on your presser foot, and loosen your needle tension by about a 1/2 a number. This gives the nap of the fabric room to lie down. If your stitches are loose enough, you can sometimes use a straight stretch stitch, and then brush the nap up on the right side to hide. Hope this helps.
by dlmds
11 Mar 2010
Thank you for all your advise on this. Some of you are saying similar things, so I figure this has to work. H&*
40383Hi dlmds,
If you have a stretchy fabric you should use the stretch stitches that come with your machine - some look like 3 rows of little stitches close to each other, some look like the blind hem stitch and variations of it. I am not sure what machine you have but in mine I have a few different stitches.
On velvet I use a very fine needle about an 70 - 80. I hope someone else can come along and help you out too.
Love Chris
by dlmds
11 Mar 2010
Thanks for your help. I had embroidery going on my embroidery machine, so I hemmed on my old work horse. It is a Bernia 830, purchased it in the late "70's" and I still think it was one of the best machines ever made. H&*
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