ESFB 009: Chatting with Emily Thompson – Tips for Sewing with Knits for Beginning Sewers

Easy Sewing for Beginners Podcast: Learn to Sew Online; Tips and Techniques; Easy Sewing Projects; Resource Recommendations

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In this Easy Sewing for Beginners Podcast I chat to Emily Thompson from Nap-Time Creations all about sewing with knit fabrics!

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What We Talked About in the Show:

• How knit fabric is different to other fabrics
• The best needle to use when sewing with knit fabrics and the difference it can make to your sewing
• Which presser foot to use when sewing with knit fabrics
• The different stitches to use when sewing with knit fabrics and why you shouldn’t use a regular old straight stitch!
• A great tip for getting starting for knit fabric
• Do you need to prewash knit fabrics?
• Sewing hems on knit fabrics with a regular sewing machine – twin needles (and yes you can get a twin stretch needle) and woolly nylon
• Emily’s Facebook sewing group Nap-Time creations Sewing Group
• See the Facebook video where Emily sews a pair of pyjamas from start to finish….and her daughter in the background is just the cutest!
• Emily’s Pattern shop where you can find her patterns and here you can find her FREE ones
• Emily’s sewing story
• Rose’s adoption story

Resource Recommendations

Emily’s Recommendations

• Woolly nylon
• Serger/overlockers for sewing knit clothing

Domenica’s Recommendations

• Clear elastic

Sewing Pinspiration

Emily’s Pinspiration

• Sew Can Do’s Ways to sew knits without a serger
• Craftsy’s Sewing durable seams on knit fabrics

Domenica’s Pinspiration

• Pop up fabric container
• Casserole carrier

The best place to find Emily is Nap-Time Creations or her Facebook group.

Happy listening everyone!

Domenica

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