Burda Style For people who sew

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  Oct 23, 2009, 04.08 PMby AmiBambini

  Wow, I am amazed (and inspired) that you have done that without a serger/overlocker. I see so many lovely knits and patterns that need a stretch, and am too scared to attempt them on my old basic sewing machine. I’m gonna have to give it a go. Your stuff always rocks by the way! :)
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  Oct 21, 2009, 10.08 PMby BuzzyBee

  I have to try your version of the neck binding! It is less bulky than folding the binding under and having 5 (!) layers of fabric. And there is no reason why I shouldn’t leave it raw on the inside… Thank you for posting that detail!
  It seems that you used a straight stitch on the neck binding, rather than a narrow zig zag for a stretchy seam. I guess that works only if the neck hole is large enough to fit over the head, does it?

  I love stripey shirts!

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    Oct 21, 2009, 11.04 PMby verypurpleperson

    Well I’m still trying to find out the best ways to sew knits with regular sewing machine (maybe there aren’t?). You can see that the neckline binding is not too neat.
    But I think you’re right, straight stitches would just break if the neckhole is not large enough. I also leave all the inside edges raw.

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    Oct 22, 2009, 10.51 PMby BuzzyBee

    I think you can avoid breaking the seam when stretching the neckhole (when pulling it over the head) by using a very small zig zag stitch. For example length 3 and width 1. It directly makes your seams a bit stretchy. I sew all seams on knits like that. Leaving the inside edges raw is a good idea I think, makes it nice and flat.

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    Oct 22, 2009, 11.54 PMby verypurpleperson

    Thank you for the tip! I’m definitely going to try that ^.

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  Oct 21, 2009, 03.29 PMby CarotteSauvage

  Cool t-shirt, did you use a stitch cover machine?
  Cheers

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    Oct 21, 2009, 10.58 PMby verypurpleperson

    Unfortunately I only used a regular home sewing machine. I’m still trying to find reasons so I can buy the stitch cover machine without feeling too guilty/selfish. XP

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    Oct 22, 2009, 10.53 PMby BuzzyBee

    You can use a twin needle to achieve a stretchy double row of seams. But I usually get a bit of a tunneling efffect (the fabric bulges out a bit inbetween those two seams). So instead I use the triple zigzag stich. If I match the thread colour well the seam becomes quite invisible.