types of needles for spacific fabrics

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Tue, 01/03/2012 - 06:46
amyemmett52
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Hello:

 

I have a lot of tops that are a tshirt material.  They are all to long and I want to hem them.  I have never had much luck doing this as the material always stretches.  What type of needle do I use and do I loosen my tension?  For invisible hem what foot do I use and how do I do it???

Thanking you in advance

Amy

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Fri, 01/06/2012 - 15:45
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Nehzat
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Re: Types of Needles for Specific Fabrics

Dear Amy,

To learn all about hemming t-shirt materials such as jersey which stretch, you can watch the T-Shirt Remodeling video lesson on our site.

For invisible hems there are different styles of invisible hem or blind hem presser feet. These feet have a especially designed part which guides and hold the hem in place as you sew. Here is a link where you can watch a video called blind hem click on the quick time video icon to watch. http://www.singerco.com/sewing-resources/presser-feet-help

Look in your machine manual to identify this foot. If your machine does not have a foot like this you can order it on-line or from your closest supply store.

You can still use a standard presser foot to get invisible hems, however you need to pay a lot of attention to make sure your stitches are not as visible from he right side. I have thought this to my students whose machines did not have an invisible presser foot.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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