10 Sewing Tips from the Experts | National Sewing Circle
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Ellen March presents ten expert sewing tips that you may not already know. See what techniques she demonstrates that you will find useful. Learn new sewing tips and see what other experts in sewing are doing to create professional pieces.
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Clear and informative, no music, no drama, enjoyed watching it. So refreshing to see.
Thank you so much. If any query can ask.
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Thanks again 👍
Thankyou listening to tips 2.or 3 times doesn't hurt anyone. Thanks never too old might learn somethimg you missed or forgot.
That’s so funny, I also was thinking she just jumped right into it. How refreshing. She knew we didn’t care about the story of her life.
Thank you so much. Can ask any query, if you have any.
If can Share to interested people.
Thanks again 🙏
To clarify about the spool pins for anyone who is new or doesn't know...
There are two types of spools as far as how they wind them. Straight wind like coats thread (looks like a normal straight wind) and top wound like gutermann (when looking at the thread on the spool it looks like it's wound on an angle/diagonal like diamonds)
For straight would you want to put it on the accessory pin so the thread unwinds from the side. If you have top wound it's better to use the sideways pin to be unwinding from the top of the spool when sewing.
Straight wound is wound onto the spool from the side so should be unwound from the side.
Top wound is from the top with an oscillating angle arm so unwinds better from top or bottom.
If either are used in the opposite way you end up with twisting in the thread and can throw off your tension and even cause thread breakage.
Just an FYI
Great tips, thank you!
Another great thing to do, before you start a project, is to prepare one, or two, more bobbins so you don’t have to stop in the middle of a project and have to wind up some new bobbins ;)
Great tips. I also love that you don’t have annoying background music going on!
Yes.
Thank-you, especially about moistening the back of the needle instead of the thread! You may add there, that if you cut an inch wide piece off of a 3 X 5 index card, you can hold it behind the needle. This will help see the hole better, especially for us older folk. I keep one next to the machine, right by my pin box.
Yes, my mom has been doing exactly that for so many years!!
When my sewing mentor first told me that I asked her how in the world she got her tongue down there! I’m waaaay too literal🤣🤦♀️🤣
I just tried this on my hand needles and it worked great for those as well!
@@Kyle-mt5wr Hey, why didn't I think of that? Thanks!
When you change your needle, write the size down on aa sticky note or a piece of tape and put it on the side of your machine. I tend to forget what needle is in my machine.
Yes I know but once it’s in the machine you can’t see the etching. I don’t want to have to take it out to figure out what is in there and sometimes the etching is hard to read.
Marg Des it’s not that complicated. One little sticky note or piece of tape that’s easy to see is easier than taking out my needle like you suggested. If you do different things great for you. I have trouble reading the little numbers on the needle. So to each their own.
Marg Des I don’t need it to be fine with you.
Marg Des it’s actually less complicated than what you suggested. I can sit down and easily see what size I have in the machine without having to futz around with pulling out my needle.
Marg Des it was your tone which was very condescending.
I've been sewing over 60 years and my eyes aren't as sharp as they use to be, so I've found
that before you thread the needle cut the thread like you're cutting it on the bias instead of
cutting straight across the thread and it makes a point, even if you can't see the point.
This has made threading needles easier for me. Of course I moisten it before I thread
the needle and this helps a lot. I too appreciate that Ellen gets right to the subject instead
of having a long, boring preliminary speech.
Another very important tip is the thread. Cotton will not stretch, polyester will so if you're sewing stretchy fabric, you must use polyester. I destroyed I don't know how many projects because I wasn't using the right thread until someone mentionned it to me at the fabric store. I ended up thinking Guterman (the thread I usually buy) was bad quality. Turns out Guterman is of excellent quality, I just wasn't using the right type of thread.
Funny... The Guter in Guterman means "good" so basically "good man" or alternatively "the man that sells stuff". Yes, Guterman is the real thing.
Indeed. I have many a type of thread for that purpose entirely. Many of which are thick Nylon thread, unlikely to break under stress in workwear.
what kind of polyester thread do you use for stretchy fabrics?? and what needle? and what stitch and what tension?
Thank you for the advice! I hope I’m able to remember it 😊
another problem with stretchy fabric is cutting it, if you cut it it doesn't come out even
I've been sewing all my life but still enjoy watching tips as one can keep on learning new things. I jotted down 3 tips you gave to use or buy. Thank you for an excellent presentation, right to the point.
MY Name is also Nancy been sewing beginning with doll clothes have learned many great tips along the way never to old to learn ALOHA
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Also instead of tape as a guide to help you sew in a straight line you could use a rubber band. It doesn't make you machine sticky and you can slide it to whatever measurement you need!
Brainey Janey
Great tip. Thx
Brainey Janey thank you
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What a brilliant idea, thank you!
Yes, and you can use painters tape, which leaves no residue.
Spot on. As a teenager, I took a class from an older sewing lady. One thing she always stressed is “If you sew, you rip”. I still think of her when I get frustrated and have to rip.
Sometimes I rip more than I sew.
@@lsuessenguth3801 :-)
“God loves a happy ripper!”
Hehehe!! My Mom wouldn’t let me sew anything until I could stitch straight AND rip out entire seams and resew them!! That was about 55 yrs ago and I still remember those lessons. And I still have her seam ripper💕
Painters tape works great and it doesn’t leave any sticky adhesive.
In the UK we call it ‘masking tape’
Great information
Also, electrical tape works just perfectly!
Thank God you get right to the point without going into your whole life story first like sooooo many other Y tubers.
Agree
Agree as well.
Yes and also the loud annoying music.
pearlgirl011 couldn’t agree more.
@@wendyj745 Its a real pain in the a&& when you get these blathering women, YAP, YAP, YAP, they just love the sound of their own whining voices!!
Tip: When hand sewing, make sure you thread needle prior to snipping from spool. Why? Because once cut, you may be trying to shove fuzzy (wrong) end into the needle's eye. Thread is spun in a certain direction so make it easy on yourself and thread needle BEFORE you clip thread from spool so that it glides easily through needle's eye! 😊
so, what is the "good end" the beginning or end of the clipped piece of thread?
Jas Blake The beginning where it is coming off of the spool. Thread the needle and then snip the thread and knot it.😊
Jude Jane I didn't know that! Is that why sometimes when I sew, the thread curls after a while so I have to keep spinning the needle in my fingers so it doesn't get in a knot?
SusanMc 6946 Yes, that is why!
Great tip about checking your thread in the needle before you go and fit it in the machine! Never thought of doing that but it makes great sense! Thank you!
Thanks so useful.
Also remember to clean your machine regularly. Removing lint is a good thing !
Especially if you are sewing in flannel or Minky.
Excellent tip. I keep small stiff artist's paintbrushes on hand for linting, and often remove the spool case and race to clean and polish them.
Clean AND oil and never with 3 in 1 Oil.
@@linhun944 What type of oil?
@@CraftsByKelso in all honesty, any thin oil that doesn't clump up will work well.
I have used the apocryphal WD-40 for the machine's internals with no issues.
For reference, I have used it on a long-arm leather stitcher and in an older White brand sewing machine with a cast frame.
Been sewing over 25 years but loved your tip on wetting the back of the needle and also threading the needle onto the thread you will be using! Just shows you’re never to old or experienced to learn!
Wow! I learned something new in my 85th quilting year. Cant wait to hit my stash treasures.
Love the one about the presser foot when threading, never knew that.
Instead of masking tape, I use a refrigerator magnet to mark the seam allowance.
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Still relevant 7 years later ❤️❤️❤️ thank you. God bless.
Threading the needle before you install it is a game changer for me. What an excellent idea! Thanks for the great tips. 😊
Yes, but it only works the first time you install it. Do you really want to remove the needle each time after that to thread it?
l like the way you present your material in clear concise terms. Thank you. i hope that you will make a tutorial on exactly HOW to use the walking foot and the foot used to narrow hem sheer fabric. Thank you.
I encountered ur video by chance due to Corona quarantine. I feel lucky to pick up these facts and tidbits from ur experience. Thanks for sharing. 😍
Thank you. Been sewing for 45 years and have never heard of wetting the back of the needle to thread. Going to try it. Thanks for the tips: )
You are so welcome!
A great tutorial. Until 5years ago I , I knew nothing about how to work a sewing machine. I wish I had seen your video then, it would have been so helpful. Please can we have some more, I am still learning?
I am 67 years old and have been sewing everything from clothing (including fully lined suits) custom"western--ie Cowboy" shirts. Dresses,PJ's, curtains and drapes. To auto upholstery and furniture. Yet have NEVER heard of the trick of wetting the back surface of the needle. I have never figured out just how to use the automatic needle threader---but as I am extremely nearsighted--all I have ever done is get closer to my needle. Now tho,my M.S. has played games with my optic nerve/s fir decades,and yet for sewing I could get by,by just closing off one eye. As I have been in Optics since March of 1976, I do have more eyewear than seems reasonable--and know how the eye functions--or at least should.This one little tip is a lifesaver, As sewing and my work are the 2 things that have defined me, make me--ME. So while the MS stole my career, I could not bear also losing this creative outlet. Thank you so very much.
Fantastic video! I keep chapstick by my sewing machine. Condition my lips then the thread. I have auto needle threaders, and I never use them. It is so much easier to just thread it.
Always cut the thread on a slant before trying to thread the needle...magic..
A tiny bit of clear finger nail polish on the end of the thread let it dry & you'll be amazed at how easy threading a needle becomes! LOL
The thread is nice & stiff & doesn't bend or fold on you fifty times while your fighting trying to thread the needle.
RENEE RITCHIE - GAZARKIEWICZ THAT is a brilliant idea! Thank you! My machine has a needle threader on it and even that gets me frustrated. And as for reading the needle size, I have to use a magnifying glass and even then it can take me a long time to eventually see it. 🙏🏻
@@Mu5096rdgh I don't use my needle threader either, its more frustrating than just trying to do it myself. I've had a few machines and I've found that only the Pfaff machines have a fast no bother needle threader.
@@reneeritchie-gazarkiewicz9644 Yeah if you have time to wait for it to dry!
Great tips, will give them a try, thanks, ladies 👗📍
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Nice video. You hit all the important bits. The manuals are great (but I'll read anything anyway) especially for new sewers. They not only tell you everything about the machine but the sewing techniques as well.
Excellent vid. The seam ripper that came with my machine also has a little hole in the handle. It's for holding the needle when you are putting a new needle in or taking it out. It makes the whole operation less of a flaff.
Sawing lessoning on a 3140 singer machine
Well I never knew that! Great tip thanks.
THANK YOU!! I am coming back to sewing after a looooonnnnnggg absence, and one other tip for me to do is READ the pattern at least twice before starting. I made an apron and did not do two of the steps and the seam ripper became of dear friend again. I have saved this video and will refer back to it again.
Thank you!!!! Your tips were WONDERFUL! I am brand new to sewing and am trying to learn good habits to practice before starting my first project!!!
God Bless you and your family. We need this kind of loving family in our sewing world today.
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I've sewn for 50+ years, but I still watch these newbie things because weird little things pop up. My favorite "duh!" moment up til now is this: zipper packages, those weirdly cut cardboard packages each individual zipper comes in, actually are cut that way to provide a template for the curved stitching line of a front fly zipper for a pair of pants.
That needle tip is so so so true. My tension was off...so I thought, my thread was fraying,...bad thread I thought. Well it was my needle. Wise advise young lady.
So many people skip the basics, interestingly enough, these basics make everything easier.
Enjoyed your video.
Darlene
Great info! Thank you…the changing needle advice is SO accurate! Image never changing the razor blade and shaving with the same one for a year..dragging it across you skin and causing razor rash and cuts. Each of your tips are so spot on and much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’ve had my machine 30 years I’ve never read my manual, but I always know were it is 😜 I did take a class for my machine when I purchased it. Thanks for the tips 😘
I re-read my manual and now have discovered what elastic stitch can do!!! 🥰
thank you so much
Greatest tips ever! Wish I had viewed this before I made a minky/fleece baby blanket. It was a nightmare without the temporary spray adhesive! Thanks again.
Great reminders sometimes we forget what we learned in our beginning years thanks.
Great tip about moistening the back of the needle to thread the machine needle. Thank you.
Hello there. Thank You for your suggestions-&-thank you for helping all of US. All very important suggestions of yours!
Wow! Thanks for the minky/spray glue hint! I love sewing with minky but will love missing the sloppy struggles it brings!
Those are great tips and will help the beginners like myself who is new to sewing and I just received a new Singer model 2277 machine and have not used it yet until I can get the supplies, thread, and material to work with. The video you provided have tips which will help me in my hobby and I thank you so very much for helping us new users.
61yo sewing since I was 8 and just learned from you to moisten the back of the needle to facilitate threading. Thank you SEW much! P.S. Maybe in future, show items against contrasting background to make them more visible, such as seam rippers near end of video.
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Lucie Woolery i dont moisten the thread when threading ,i just snip it a half cm.clean and I always have a piece of hard white paper beside me(i insert it in belt like fabric i attached to my machine for pins)i hold that white paper behind the needle to see clearly the needle eye and it’s a great help 😊
i have found that hair spray can be used insted of tempary spay adhesive it is also cheaper
good to know, thanks!
Thank you for your sewing tips. For a beginner, this was helpful. 👍
But you're stuffed if you have a power outage! I'm still using the first machine I bought back in the 70's, before that I had a hand cranked Singer. I have partly gone back to hand sewing now, so satisfying. Automatic threading facility? wow times have changed. Good video.
Thanks so much! Good point.
Great tips....thank u! God's blessings sent your way.
Thank you sister for sharing your tips
I purchased a good sized seam ripper! Brilliant as these old hands need all the help they can get!
Great tips! Thank you 😊 I love my Janome...it’s over 20 years old still works great.
That was so interesting. Wetting back of the needle and seeing if right cotton for needle size. Great tips, you are never too old to learn something new.
Glad it was helpful!
Your manual is your best friend
"Press while you sew", is her last tip. It is probably THE most important tip given, & also the mist important tip I have impressed on every student I've ever had interaction with! Press, while you sew, and often, every step is my preference! Happy stitching!
Thank you for the tips-I find them very helpful.
That is so true about changing the needle. I have come across so many people who bugger about with the tension rather than change the needle - it drives me crazy
Boy! Invaluable tip! Thanks so much.
Great things! I started at age 7 on a trendle pedal operated by your feet pushing back and forth from grandma. The tools they have out are great like rotor cutters mats measure guide rulers circle arch things etc amazing.new needles for new projects are imperative to me.threads are important too. learned polyester all purpose stretch more and cotton is the sturdiest for like denim and heavy fabrics. Threads are important to be the same I. Tension and top thread for ex a heavy button hole thread on top and a reg all purpose thread in bobbin will mess up. That’s my tip.the presser foot tip to be up to thread is cool. Needle threaders to thread the needle in a machine is handy as well if you have no auto threader and it’s hard to see. I glued a magnetic strip from dollar tree on the bottom of my sewer edge for loose needles pins etc. maybe you can demonstrate the walking foot or the ones you like.👍😊 oh a sharp seam ripper is key when it dulls throw it out
Great tips! All useful, but that "moisten the back of the needle before threading," now, that *is* revolutionary! Thank you! :)
Never heard of moisturizing the back of the needle. After 50+ years of sewing .... who knew!!! After threading those double needles I'm always ready for a coffee break!! ☕ The other tips I already utilize and, you're right, they do make sewing more enjoyable. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I learned many things from you. I also bought a magnetic seam guide. Love, love it! Truly keeps sewing on correct seam allowance. Thanks again!
A magnet seam guide is great, but I have heard the they should not be used with computerized machines!
All excellent tips and well presented! Thank you!
When i get ready to thread, I cut my thread at an angle. This helps to thread the needle, no matter if it is a machine or hand needle.
I agree. I always do this.
Me too
Now that my eyes are older, I just thread needle with one of those needle threaders (triangle shaped thin wire on end of tiny metal pad.
Nicely done. Thumbs up for the needle/thread sizing trick and the threading trick. Kudos you.
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Thanks so much for the great tips, as I am new to sewing I am always looking for things that will improve my work an make things easier. I found your tips to be very helpful.
Gosh!
This brought back some memories of school days.
So glad, l found your channel!
Ive got a 1970 sewing machine, haven't tried to use it yet! But you've inspired me.
If l need, any help! I know where tp come.
Happy sewing!
Moira
From England.
What kind of machine is it
Easy tip. Hold your fingernail in back of the needle when threading. Works like a charm for seeing the eye of the needle.
😂 but you have to HAVE nails for this!
Great idea with adhesive 👏👍
Thank you! It looks like you have a really good machine, mine isn't so good, there's a lot of things you mentioned I don't have, but the gist of it I understood. My eyes kept going to the model (?) on the shelf behind you, it almost looks like a Singer sewing machine my mother used to use. I realize it's not but my mom used to sew a lot, also my uncle used to work for Singer.
I'm 81 sewed most of my clothes since I was 13, learned a lot through the years, my tip is use bee's wax to thread your needle, real bee's wax, I found it at ace hardware, ALOHA
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Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much for these tips - it’s always good to be reminded of things. I really find the sewing community to be so helpful to each other and that’s a great feeling!
I love your sewing tips .Thank you 😊 God Bless you
Thanks for the great tips & Love that black vintage machine on the shelf 👍🏻
Thankyou so much for these tips. Would like to hear more from you
Excellent guides. Great instructor, easy to follow her tips and understand
The reasons and purpose of each tip. Thank you.
Revolutionary!
Wonderful tips and thanks for sharing!
These were all so helpful! Thank you!
Brand new sewer, basically clueless at this point. Appreciate your presentation style, very clear and calming. Although I did read the machine manual, I don’t speak the language, so of course I don’t understand half of what I read. This was helpful, as the manual certainly doesn’t teach you how to sew, it assumes you already sew, and just need to know where the pokey end is located.
Best tip for thread a sewing machine is putting a little white price of paper behind the needle and that little preice of bar soap to mark the fabric works great
I agree with all of your tips but one. You shouldn't get the thread or the needle wet it attracts dirt and corrosion. If you just snip off the last quarter inch with sharp scissors there's no fuzz and even with my 60+ year old eyes it threads easily.
I'd also add that it is helpful to read your manual periodically. I keep getting reminded of something that my machine (a manual Janome 7318) can do that I haven't tried yet. At school we have Juki industrial machines which just straight stitch and sometimes I forget about all the wonderful things my machine can do.
I also have both type of seam rippers. I call the surgical one my scimitar. A lot of people use the one with the ball on it upside down and lose the benefit of the ball. You are supposed to pick open a hole in the seam with the long end and then flip it over and slip the ball into the hole. The ball keeps it from going into the fabric and on straight seams you can just run down the seam as fast as opening a zipper. I used them wrong for years and took dozens to hundreds of times as long as I needed to rip seams. Pick pick pick. That is how the scimitar one always is, but if that is what is needed like on a serged seam, it works pretty durn well. It is a bit too large to work on some seams, but sometimes it is just the perfect size.
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I do, and most people don't get it very wet. Still. Not good and not needed. A fresh snipped thread is perfectly easy to thread.
Your 60ish eyes are better than mine (pushing 50) eyes. Thanks for the little lesson in seam ripping. I don't utilise the tool but I will now.
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love your tips .I am beginner and your advise are just a gold mind for me .Thank you for sharing .
Excellent tips (even for experienced quilters - I'll review yearly).
Susan Clack
I just struggled sewing buttonholes on thick denim, what a challenge. After tearing out half of the messed up ones, I gently pushed and pulled until I had 10 completed buttonholes. I could’ve used some tips!
Thank you, I learnt a lot.
That was great advice specially for me since I am a beginner. Thanks.
Wonderful video! Thank you for all the handy tips.
Janet.
Very useful information with no waffle or filler content. Thank you🌟
Thank you for the GREAT sowing hacks.
great tips......thank you!!
This is so brilliant, thank you so much for this video! ♥
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I loved your voice, knowledge and tips. Thank you
Janome is my favorite machine. Never fails!
It sounds obvious but she is so right! Read your manual and look at the manufacturer's website!
Kathleen Kuhn
Thank you I learned something new
Good basic tips. Clear and to the point!