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Value entered for e-mail is invalid Passwords don't match Please fill up missing fields below You've entered wrong login e-mail or password. Please try again Your account is not yet activated or disabled. When you buy your sewing machine you must have got the basic presser feet you need for your regular sewing. But do you know that there are so many different kinds you can buy and fit on your sewing machine to make your job more efficient and more perfect and more simple?
Checkout the post on 35 different types of presser feet for more details on this. You can buy them individually as you want them or buy them as a package — I guess buying presser feet set works out a lot cheaper than buying single presser foot.
You can buy binding attachments to make your binding easy — with these attachments you can easily stitch bias binding or tape along the edge of fabric. Seam ripper. Another must have; most of the newly purchased sewing machines have a free kit with this tool. This beautiful tool is a heaven send for me whenever I am sewing. Mistakes happen and these mistakes are forgiven due to this small tool — the seam ripper.
Sounds like a killer, and it is. You can use alternatives like these if you happen not to chance upon the seam ripper. I have 3 spares, by the way. And do I need them!! You get a variety of straight rulers in the market. You need them for accurately marking edges, hems, checking grain lines etc. Transparent flexible rulers made of plastic are the best. Rulers with curves are also a nice addition to your tools like a French curve — It will help you in drafting the necklines and armholes.
It is usually made of wood and will measure 20 inch on one side and 12 inch on the other. A very useful ruler when you are marking corners and to straighten fabric grain lines. Check out this post on the different types of measuring tools you need for pattern drafting.
Check out this site for printable french curves and hip curves which you can print out and use in your pattern drafting. Pins and a pincushion. Pins are used to hold the cloth in place and are also used in tacking. You get dressmakers pins, glass head pins, and T shaped pins These are great for using on open weave fabrics.
Check out this post on the different types of pins used in sewing. Select the sharpest and finest rust proof pins. If you find a single rusted pin in your pin collection throw them away immediately. Keep a small pincushion with pins near your sewing machine and near your cutting table. This will prevent running around for pins every time you need them. Some people use a wrist pin cushion.
The pins are always on you. You may need to buy extra fine pins for pinning delicate fabrics without damaging them. Check out this post on making a pin cushion in the shape of a strawberry. A good quality iron makes all the difference between professional looking sewing and shoddy sewing.
During the process of construction, a good sewist will keep on pressing to get a good finish. Steam irons which steam-press the fabric without damaging the surface are an advantage.
You can use a pressing cloth to protect the fabric surface. An ironing board with good padding and zero wrinkles are also necessary to make the ironing smooth. You can cover your ironing board easily following this tutorial. Checkout this post on the correct way to press for sewing. Thread snips. This is an essential tool to be kept near your sewing machine; As you start sewing there will be lots of loose threads to be cut out; taking out your big scissors is a pain; you can use the small snips as and when the threads are needed to be cut, conveniently kept near the sewing machine.
Some machines have these snips built in on them, but this tool is more convenient to use for me. Good lighting is essential in sewing. If you sew regularly you really need all the lighting you can get. Some buy table lamps, some go a little further and buy head lamps.
This includes all the other things you use in sewing. Select the relevant posts to learn more in detail. Different types of elastics ; 20 Different types of fasteners ; 10 Different types of buttons ; 16 Different types of cords ; 24 Different types of tapes used in sewing ; Different types of interfacing.
Sewing Tools that can make sewing a lot easier. This is tool designed to cut multiple layers of fabrics in one go. It is used along with a self healing mat. This very useful cutting tool can make cutting fabric very easy. Especially useful when you have to cut similar pieces of cloth at the same time. The cutting mat will have measurements along its sides as well as on it to make cutting accurate.
Learn more on how to use the rotary cutter and self healing mat here. Cutting mat. You can buy a cutting mat as a firm surface to rest your sewing fabric and cut without any problem. It gives a flat, firm and smooth surface with markings. Usually cutting mats come in sizes of 18 inch by 24 inches but you can get them as big as 36 inches by 60 inches. If you are into self drafting patterns rather than buying patterns you may need to make paper patterns first rather than marking on to the fabric directly.
You can buy brown paper for drafting patterns. Use the wrong side of brown paper. Newspapers glued together can also be used for a very cheap alternative. Craft papers work as well. Pinking shears. These are scissors with a zig zag edge. They are basically handy to finish the seams; their cut prevent fabric edges from fraying.
Tracing wheel. This is a very convenient tool if you have a pattern and you need to mark it on to fabric. It is used along with carbon paper. There are two kinds of tracing wheels — one suitable for heavy fabrics and one for light and medium type fabric. The one with smooth edged teeth will keep your pattern intact. This is a tool used for threading tape, ribbon or elastic through casings.
Use a very closely matched colour thread to stitch this. You can use zigzag stitches to butt the seam. If you have a long tear, another option is to keep the fabric edges right sides together and sew them together as if it is a seam. This works better with patterned or textured fabric as the seam will not be very visible. You will have to stitch very close to the fabric edges and even closer near the tips, like you are sewing a dart. Now open it up and press.
Finish the fabric edges with fray check sealant or small whip stitches, otherwise, before long the tear will open up again. Sometimes you cannot bother to sew or the rip is in an area you simply cannot sew, like in a sofa, car seats. The mending glue can be used to mend seam rips like that of a ripped open pocket. You will have to keep the area tightly clamped overnight after a generous application of the glue and not wash it for a day or so for proper adherence.
There are special fabric glues that can seal the small tears on fabric almost invisibly. A waterproof layer is formed by the glue as soon as it is applied on the fabric surface.
This can be a solution for repairing small tears when you have no option to use any of the options given above and below. If the rip is on a seam, you can machine stitch easily enough — just sew the seam with a straight stitch remembering to anchor thread with back stitches at the starting and ending so that stitching would not get undone.
Here are the 19 ways to sew a seam. If your seam is anything other than the normal variety you will need to read the post. But what if you are in a place with no sewing machine in sight — just take out your sewing emergency kit -thread your needle and make a ladder stitch. Ladder stitch is a pretty cool hand stitch which makes your stitching invisible. Check out the posts on the 17 best ways to sew seams , flat fell seam used on jeans, shirts etc, How to sew a ladder stitch , 9 basic and easy to do hand stitches and invisible stitches for more details.
When you say Invisible mending, it is invisible darning that is at the heart of it. Darning will replace the fabric fibers which are missing. Learn more in detail with step by step instructions about Darning here. You can use hand sewing needle and thread or a sewing machine with a darning foot to make the darning stitches.
You can also use decorative stitches like an arrowhead stitch or other filling stitches to cover the rips and tears. You can find instructions to make this stitch here. Best clothing patch is fabric taken from the garment itself. Self-fabric for the patching can be taken from anywhere there is excess fabric like a wide turned hem, facing, extra-wide seam allowance. With clever invisible stitching, no one will be the wiser about the hole after you have done patching.
Calico patching refers to patching fabric with a similar cloth as the base fabric. Print patching involves patches which have to be matched and is done on patterned and chequered fabric. This is a method of machine darning. My favourite method of sewing the clothing patches involves combining darning stitches with the patch. Keep a correctly matching colour fabric of the same weight or a knit fabric under the hole, use your free motion stitching skills or straight stitches or zig zag stitches and a matching thread — run the stitches over the hole stitch from the top just like the thread is woven in the fabric- till you are sure the whole hole is covered.
If it is a matching fabric it will look almost invisible. Sometimes a whole section of the clothing is replaced with another piece of clothing Patch — others will never guess that this was done because you wanted to mend a tear. They will just think you are fashionable or quirky, depending on the way you have sewn it or the way they look at it. Ready made patches. You can also buy the ready made assorted clothing patches available at stores.
These come in sizes like 5 x 5 inches and can be applied easily enough. You just need to iron on them. But they are not very durable and peel off after a few washes, unless you sew them in place. You cannot use them on fabrics like nylon or rayon or fabrics made of monofilament polyesters which can get damaged by heat.
But it is a quick fix to mend holes on other fabrics -cotton, denim etc. Applique is a fabric embellishment technique of using other fabric pieces to decorate a fabric. You will be using decorative stitches to sew applique. When used to mend holes in fabric it is also called ornamental patching. The advantage of this method is that you are decorating your fabric at the same time mending it; the disadvantage is that an applique is a very conspicuous as a method of mending holes unlike the almost invisible repairs mentioned earlier.
There are many ways that you can use applique. You can hand sew applique or do machine applique. Check out the tutorials for more instructions.
An embroidered fabric patch can be made following this tutorial and used to cover the hole. Reverse applique is another technique which is as effective. This involves keeping the applique fabric under the hole; you can get a wonderful texture and beauty by using different kinds of fabrics with this technique.
Check out the 4 ways of doing reverse applique here. If the hole is in an appropriate place you can use some embellishments over the hole to cover it up.
You may have to replicate the design on other areas of the garment for it to look natural. Look up tutorials to sew sequins , beadwork stitches , beadwork flowers , make fabric roses etc which can be useful to cover up a tear in the fabric. For example, if you find a hole in the sleeve hem, cut the hem away and sew a new hem or add some extra fabric there as a band or cuff to add the length you lost.
Where is the hole now???. My favourite joke about the difference in clothing and fashion sense across generations goes like this.
Alright, But the holes have to be in the right places. Find out the different ways people make ripped jeans and the best places for the rips. Some holes may need some finishing at the fabric edges otherwise the hole will keep on getting bigger and you may not want the frayed edge look.
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