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Knit fabric seams often look stretched out after sewing. Choose the right needle all stretchy knit fabrics should be sewn with a special needle.

How To Sew Stretch Fabrics 3 Simple Steps For Success

Either a ballpoint or a stretch needle.

How to sew stretchy fabric on a sewing machine. It avoids damaging knit fabric while cutting and sewing. This contrasts with the usual piercing through and ripping them. The direction of stretch usually the width of the fabric goes around the body.

If you re making a stuffed animal a regular straight stitch will work fine but if you re making anything that needs to stretch after it s finished you ll need to use a machine that can at least zigzag. Use a stretch stitch or long and narrow zig zag stitch instead of a straight stitch so that your seams can stretch with the fabric. Suggestions for tension needle choice which stitch to use and techniques to help sew clothing like.

A ballpoint needle consists of a rounded tip which pushes the yarns away when sewing. If you don t have a stretch stitch on your machine set your stitch length to the narrowest zigzag setting 0 5 and your stitch length to a medium setting. If you have a walking foot go ahead and give it a try.

I believe it depends on your machine. Caboodle textiles show you how to sew stretch fabrics including jersey using a sewing machine. You can sew stretch fabric that way but when you try to stretch the finished piece like to put it on those threads will snap.

Some people swear by using a sewing machine walking foot when sewing with knit fabrics.