There are times when you do everything right on a knit and it still will not submit to you sewing on it.
You use the jersey/ stretch/ ballpoint needle and you use tissue paper (which works but is too much work)...
As the last option, I interface the seams.
I sew with 1/4 inch or 1/2 inseams ,as I was trained in the garment industry ,so I cut fusible knit interfacing a little bigger that those measurements so that it is caught in the seamline.
Knit interfacing stretches crosswise so determine what direction you want it to stretch or not stretch.
This really works
but it is a labor of love...
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Good tip but you might want to give a little more detail of the interfacing you used. I bought a product at a sewing expo for this very application and now can't remember the name. But like you say it does help immensely. One top I used it on practically every edge. and the top turned out very nice.
6/14/10 12:47 PM
Good tip but you might want to give a little more detail of the interfacing you used. I bought a product at a sewing expo for this very application and now can't remember the name. But like you say it does help immensely. One top I used it on practically every edge. and the top turned out very nice.
6/14/10 12:47 PM
loreo, All the fusible knits seem to be the same weight so any fusible knit interfacing you can find. Joann's sells one that is called Fusi-knit I believe. Loreo, I'm glad to hear someone else uses this technique. I've never read about it anywhere, I just happened to look at a garment closely and noticed it. It was applied on a pair of linen pants and the purpose was to prevent raveling. I decided to try it on impossible knits and it worked! Where did you hear about it? It is a brilliant idea although very tedious and I do not enjoy the process. I also use it on every edge when required. Now I try to find better behaving knits and avoid ones that might need this application.
6/14/10 3:01 PM
Do you think washaway stabilizer (like Solvy) would work?
6/15/10 0:25 AM
deesews, I did not have any luck trying solvy for knits but it has helped out in other situations.
6/15/10 1:39 AM
Thanks for the tip
6/15/10 10:41 AM
Great piece of advice! Does this help with puckering?
6/15/10 4:31 PM
lunne, YES!!! it eliminates puckering! At least on the knits I have worked on... I suppose there is always a first time where it doesn't work but it is almost like magic to me~
6/15/10 8:06 PM