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Lycra Sewing Tips

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

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14.01.2022 Adding a zip to Lycra garments. If you are adding a zipper make sure your seam allowance is a minimum of 1cm. Pin one side of the zip at the neckline, lay it flat against your fabric then move the bottom of the zip down 2cm (for a long zip) then pin the bottom of the zip. Now stretch the fabric flat and pin the zip in the middle. Keep doing this between the pins till you are comfortable. The rest of the seam should be sewn to at least 1 cm above the notch at the base of th...e zip if you are doing a Square base. If you don't know how to clip for this then I suggest you finish you bottom seam level with the base of the zip and just have a 'v' at the base. Now pin the bottom of the other side of you zip in exactly the same level as it's mate and pin the top of the zip in place and repeat the stretch and pin sequence. Once you have the zip in, very carefully top stitch around the outside edge (6mm?) pulling firmly away from the zip as you go. This will prevent the zip from catching when being pulled up or down. See more

12.01.2022 Are you aware that your machine has a foot pressure adjustment? (Most machines including Overlocker have this but perhaps not all). What is the advantage of different tensions/pressure - on your machine's foot? The pressure on your foot can make a huge difference to problems like fabric "growing" as you sew or slipping around everywhere. That's where the top layer of the fabric feeds at a different rate to the bottom layer. The pressure of your foot can make a huge differe...nce. What adjustment should you make if you have this problem of uneven feeding of your fabric layers? Actually I can't give you any guidance there because if the pressure is too light the feed dogs can pull the bottom layer of fabric through more quickly and if the pressure is too tight it will physically push the top layer out of alignment. So what do you do? Get some scrap fabric (of a type you use most to sew with) and turn your tension on your foot down as low as it goes and see what happens. Do the same with it as firm as it goes. Now see if you can find a pressure that suits your fabric. I adjust my pressure if I am sewing something out of the ordinary for me like chiffon. Or I'm sewing something really thick and bulky. Mostly it stays the same as I sew Lycra 99% of the time. I'm just mentioning this as most people are unaware that they have a tension adjustment. I hope this little snippet of information helps someone out. Happy sewing.

09.01.2022 I've seen lots of discussions in groups on how best to store our taped up patterns. I have heaps that I have been folding but they drive me nuts when I want to trace another size. So I had this idea of PVC pipe with some sort of flange on it so it can stand up. This is what I found. 2 pieces that just sit together. The base is reasonably heavy so they stand really easy. Yes kids can pull it over but I don't think it would do anyone any serious harm. Purchased from Bunnings. Descriptions and price attached to pictures. I'm happy.

03.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/Stretch2Sew/posts/1835659113423879 I posted this tip on the wrong page. Please click on the link.