Wanted to share a couple of aids for sewing with slippery fabrics. I change my throat plate from a zig-zag one to the one with a small straight stitch hole. It does help reduce fabrics being pushed down into the plate. Also, have used my walking foot with success, again depends on the fabric. One more (which I heard recently on youtube) is to use the sewing clips instead of pins to hold 2 pieces of fabric together that like to slip apart. This is my favorite type of video: teaching more about sewing. Lauren you nail it because this a complete teaching video.....fabric choices, pattern and sewing tips. Thank you!!
These videos are great for obtaining a better understanding of fabrics! I just picked up New Look 6574 dress pattern and I felt fabric selection would really make or break the dress and I feel more confident after watching these. Thank you so much, you have a real talent for explaining fabrics and sewing technics.
Thanks Lauren for these great tips sewing lightweight fabrics. I'd never thought of keeping pins specifically to use on lightweight fabric, making sure the pins are nice and sharp.
A video on working with various silks would be really useful! I’m reviewing this one before I cut into my Atelier Brunette viscose... It’s so helpful, thanks.
Lauren, I loved this series and I learned so so much. Please do tutorials on sewing with lace, border prints, and sequin fabrics. I want to sew these differ ent things for my grand daughters!
Great video, thank you. It really helps when selecting patterns to have an idea of how certain fabrics will drape and behave. This series will be excellent to remind me when choosing fabric.
Thank you so much Lauren...I learnt so much from this latest video...particularly how different fabrics are made and where they come from. The whole series has been fab! 😊
Thank you. As non native English speaker I would love if you showed more of things with "exotic" names, please. I were hoping to find a clip showing me settings on tailor machine I should use for viscose... Second video on viscose and no luck :P
Y slip falcon from my sis house? Is this why the cat dog sphinx praying to bring out the broken leg with the dumb shoe cast or was it was mashco situation uffffff I'm confused back to the drawing board 😭
Thank you Lauren, very helpful series especially for us newbies! I'm still learning so your tips come in really handy. I'm excited to see what comes next in the series.
I know Im randomly asking but does someone know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost my login password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me!
@Ezequiel Briggs I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Loving this series!!! Will you be talking about lining fabric recommendations? As a newbie it would be really helpful to know what types of linings I should use for different projects. For example I have a rayon challis fabric that is beautiful but i don’t feel like it’s opaque enough for a dress. What type of lining would be good to use that would still keep the nice drape of the fabric and maintain the soft feel against the skin. Also interfacings would be a good topic for newbies as well 😉
Thats a great idea, thank you. For the rayon Challis you have, it sounds like our range of plain viscose fabrics would be a good match. They are light weight and will move and drape in the same way as the rayon so won't take away from its floatyness but will provide that extra coverage you need for a dress.
Hi Lauren, this series is really useful, i keep coming back for reference!! thank you!! i recently brought some plain navy viscose to make an amy jumpsuit and it REALLY ceases!! much worse than using linen. could you please suggest what kind of viscose (brand even) i should buy? the viscose made all my makes looks really cheap too :{.
happy shopper hello, that’s great to hear you enjoy the series. It’s pretty normal for viscose to crease so if you really don’t like that then it might be worth trying a different fabric. Atelier brunette have a lot of viscose fabrics and I really love them (we stock them all in the shop) or you could try a viscose twill - they are a bit more weighty so would less likely to look cheap when sewn up. Hope that helps :)
@@LaurenGuthrieGhani thanks for replying. i brought some sorona fabric online from your store, which i really liked.. will you be stocking any more colours any time soon, i brought the aqua green, navy and the white with colour blocking in mind!!
I always use French seams when sewing with a thin, floaty fabric. Two reasons for this - a French seam reduces the amount of seam visible through the completed garment, and it results in a clean finish inside. My latest project was a princess styled dress (back and front) in a georgette / chiffon fabric. The dress is fully lined. I did not use French seams as the Princess seams are curved and require clipping - I could not see how this would work. As the dress is fully lined I don't have a problem with the visibility of the seams but I am wondering if there is a method of French seaming a curved seam which require clipping to allow for the shaping?
good question! Have you tried making the french seam really, extra narrow, it might just be ok, but would depend on the gradient of the curve. Other thing that crossed my mind was bias binding the seam allowances but actually that might just add too much bulk if its such a light weight fabric
Lauren, I want to make a petticoat using organza. Could you please help me?😊 I've never sewed on this type fabric. What should I do? What size needle, tension, etc: I Don't want to jam it up
Hello, I would probably use a size 70 needle and use french seams as its so delicate. Tension, I would just see what happens on your particular machine and adjust ad needed. Machines can vary in how they cope with light weight fabric so the best thing to do is try and then take it from there, its hard to say for sure without seeing what happens. If you have really fine pins I would use them, if not, you might feel more confident hand basting seams together instead so that it doesn't slip and move around too much when you sew :)
It really depends on what you are sewing and how often. If I'm sewing thicker denim for example then I'll start with a new needle or if I'm sewing light weight viscose I'll start with a new needle. if I've just been sewing things that need a normal size 80 (which does most things) I'll usually change it when I start to notice its blunt. The holes it makes in the fabric might start to look a little bigger and sometimes you can hear a different sounds as the machine stitches and pushes though the fabric rather the pierce it (which is what a new sharp needle will do). If in doubt or you have forgotten what needle is in the machine, then really its best practise to change it. Sorry its not a simple answer, but I hope that helps :)
@@LaurenGuthrieGhani Thanks very much for taking the time to write such a comprehensive reply ! I'm sure in the past I've only replaced needles when they broke but I'm a bit more aware of such things now. your answer makes completes sense and is very helpful.
Thank you very much! Great guide! Peachskin and I have a love/ hate relationship. I love it, it hates me. 😉 On a curved hem how do you keep it from turning up? I go slow, no pulling, use the correct needle and thread but every time it turns up. I press but as soon as it cools, up it goes. Do I need to press it every time I wear it and pray for the best?
i think perhaps your information would be interesting, but, your accent and fast pace leaves me unable to understand very much of what you say...you are a lovely you g lady and Im sure I could learn a lot if only I were able to understand everything.. I do catch the odd word and guess about the rest!! im sorry to have to tell you this critical note, but it might help others to be able to catch the tutorial also?
Wanted to share a couple of aids for sewing with slippery fabrics. I change my throat plate from a zig-zag one to the one with a small straight stitch hole. It does help reduce fabrics being pushed down into the plate. Also, have used my walking foot with success, again depends on the fabric. One more (which I heard recently on youtube) is to use the sewing clips instead of pins to hold 2 pieces of fabric together that like to slip apart. This is my favorite type of video: teaching more about sewing. Lauren you nail it because this a complete teaching video.....fabric choices, pattern and sewing tips. Thank you!!
ah they are such good tips, thanks for sharing!
Life with Allah will bring new information I think I can feel it
These videos are great for obtaining a better understanding of fabrics! I just picked up New Look 6574 dress pattern and I felt fabric selection would really make or break the dress and I feel more confident after watching these. Thank you so much, you have a real talent for explaining fabrics and sewing technics.
Thanks Lauren for these great tips sewing lightweight fabrics. I'd never thought of keeping pins specifically to use on lightweight fabric, making sure the pins are nice and sharp.
Wonderful teachings! Thank you so very much.
A video on working with various silks would be really useful! I’m reviewing this one before I cut into my Atelier Brunette viscose... It’s so helpful, thanks.
Lauren, I loved this series and I learned so so much. Please do tutorials on sewing with lace, border prints, and sequin fabrics. I want to sew these differ ent things for my grand daughters!
Would love to see another capsule wardrobe collection soon. Really enjoyed last year series!
Loving this series! thank you so much.
Great video, thank you. It really helps when selecting patterns to have an idea of how certain fabrics will drape and behave. This series will be excellent to remind me when choosing fabric.
Thank you so much Lauren...I learnt so much from this latest video...particularly how different fabrics are made and where they come from. The whole series has been fab! 😊
I'm enjoying this series and would be interested in a video about silk.
Thank you Lauren for all of this fabulous information!
Fabulous series. Thank you for putting this together and sharing it with us!
loving the fabric series, thank you lauren
Thank you once again for a great series - so helpful 🙏
Thank you. As non native English speaker I would love if you showed more of things with "exotic" names, please. I were hoping to find a clip showing me settings on tailor machine I should use for viscose... Second video on viscose and no luck :P
Y slip falcon from my sis house? Is this why the cat dog sphinx praying to bring out the broken leg with the dumb shoe cast or was it was mashco situation uffffff I'm confused back to the drawing board 😭
You are wonderful. Thank you for all the fabric information, it has been a great help. ❤
Brilliant vlog series. Great pattern suggestions too. Thanks for sharing. A x
Thank you! Makes me wonder what my next make would be ...
Thank you Lauren, very helpful series especially for us newbies! I'm still learning so your tips come in really handy. I'm excited to see what comes next in the series.
I know Im randomly asking but does someone know a way to get back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly lost my login password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me!
@Fabian Allan instablaster =)
@Ezequiel Briggs I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Ezequiel Briggs it did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thanks so much you saved my account :D
@Fabian Allan Glad I could help :)
Very knowledgeable indeed.
Another great informative video Lauren. 🙌
Lots of fabulous info Lauren, thank you!
Loving this series!!! Will you be talking about lining fabric recommendations? As a newbie it would be really helpful to know what types of linings I should use for different projects. For example I have a rayon challis fabric that is beautiful but i don’t feel like it’s opaque enough for a dress. What type of lining would be good to use that would still keep the nice drape of the fabric and maintain the soft feel against the skin. Also interfacings would be a good topic for newbies as well 😉
Thats a great idea, thank you. For the rayon Challis you have, it sounds like our range of plain viscose fabrics would be a good match. They are light weight and will move and drape in the same way as the rayon so won't take away from its floatyness but will provide that extra coverage you need for a dress.
Lauren Guthrie great thanks for the helpful info
@@LaurenGuthrieGhani If its a 30s or 40s pattern, you could leave out the lining and wear a pretty slip, right? I believe thats how it was done then?
Thanks for the great video! I am learning so much from this series.
Again so helpful - thanks - and inspiring!
Love the videos great series
So helpful! Thanks so much .😃
Got ahead of myself I haha thanks for mentioning tips on stabilizing
Please could you tell me the name of the pattern of the tee shirt .love your tutorial xx
Yes please, could we have a video on wool fabrics and how to use them?
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll add that to my list!
Awesome - thank you so much!
Great video😁
Anyone know the material of the skirt?
Thanks!
Thank you!!
😍😍😍😍😍very nice fabric
Hi Lauren, this series is really useful, i keep coming back for reference!! thank you!! i recently brought some plain navy viscose to make an amy jumpsuit and it REALLY ceases!! much worse than using linen. could you please suggest what kind of viscose (brand even) i should buy? the viscose made all my makes looks really cheap too :{.
happy shopper hello, that’s great to hear you enjoy the series. It’s pretty normal for viscose to crease so if you really don’t like that then it might be worth trying a different fabric. Atelier brunette have a lot of viscose fabrics and I really love them (we stock them all in the shop) or you could try a viscose twill - they are a bit more weighty so would less likely to look cheap when sewn up. Hope that helps :)
@@LaurenGuthrieGhani thanks for replying. i brought some sorona fabric online from your store, which i really liked.. will you be stocking any more colours any time soon, i brought the aqua green, navy and the white with colour blocking in mind!!
happy shopper yeh we should be getting more in a few months once the seasons really start to change 😊
@@LaurenGuthrieGhani yeahh!! :)
I always use French seams when sewing with a thin, floaty fabric. Two reasons for this - a French seam reduces the amount of seam visible through the completed garment, and it results in a clean finish inside. My latest project was a princess styled dress (back and front) in a georgette / chiffon fabric. The dress is fully lined. I did not use French seams as the Princess seams are curved and require clipping - I could not see how this would work. As the dress is fully lined I don't have a problem with the visibility of the seams but I am wondering if there is a method of French seaming a curved seam which require clipping to allow for the shaping?
good question! Have you tried making the french seam really, extra narrow, it might just be ok, but would depend on the gradient of the curve. Other thing that crossed my mind was bias binding the seam allowances but actually that might just add too much bulk if its such a light weight fabric
Lauren, I want to make a petticoat using organza. Could you please help me?😊 I've never sewed on this type fabric. What should I do? What size needle, tension, etc: I Don't want to jam it up
Hello, I would probably use a size 70 needle and use french seams as its so delicate. Tension, I would just see what happens on your particular machine and adjust ad needed. Machines can vary in how they cope with light weight fabric so the best thing to do is try and then take it from there, its hard to say for sure without seeing what happens. If you have really fine pins I would use them, if not, you might feel more confident hand basting seams together instead so that it doesn't slip and move around too much when you sew :)
@@LaurenGuthrieGhani That was very helpful. Thank you
Brilliant thank you, thank you 🧵🧵😍😍
Lauren, how often would you recommend replacing needles please?
It really depends on what you are sewing and how often. If I'm sewing thicker denim for example then I'll start with a new needle or if I'm sewing light weight viscose I'll start with a new needle. if I've just been sewing things that need a normal size 80 (which does most things) I'll usually change it when I start to notice its blunt. The holes it makes in the fabric might start to look a little bigger and sometimes you can hear a different sounds as the machine stitches and pushes though the fabric rather the pierce it (which is what a new sharp needle will do). If in doubt or you have forgotten what needle is in the machine, then really its best practise to change it. Sorry its not a simple answer, but I hope that helps :)
@@LaurenGuthrieGhani Thanks very much for taking the time to write such a comprehensive reply ! I'm sure in the past I've only replaced needles when they broke but I'm a bit more aware of such things now. your answer makes completes sense and is very helpful.
Thank you very much! Great guide! Peachskin and I have a love/ hate relationship. I love it, it hates me. 😉 On a curved hem how do you keep it from turning up? I go slow, no pulling, use the correct needle and thread but every time it turns up. I press but as soon as it cools, up it goes. Do I need to press it every time I wear it and pray for the best?
you need to keep it really narrow and make sure you have let it drop over at least over one night, if not too.
Nicely madem
i think perhaps your information would be interesting, but, your accent and fast pace leaves me unable to understand very much of what you say...you are a lovely you g lady and Im sure I could learn a lot if only I were able to understand everything.. I do catch the odd word and guess about the rest!! im sorry to have to tell you this critical note, but it might help others to be able to catch the tutorial also?