Thank you so much for this lesson. I really appreciate it. I have lots of silk and satin from wedding gown and prom dresses that I purchased from Salvation Army at 75% off. I bought them all. Now I need to learn how to quilt with them.

I always iron out wrinkles before cutting out the pattern. Rule of thumb is to PRESS your pieces, but you can iron uncut fabric, finished garments, and stay-stitched pieces. The difference between pressing and ironing is whether you move the iron on the fabric or press it down and lift it up in a manner that does not distort the weave. When fabric is not supported by selvages, you must PRESS only--no sliding or gliding, not even under a pressing cloth. Happy stitching!

In practice, holding tight doesn't work most of the time because the seams are not always on straight grain. I usually back with paper and tear away after stitching.

Thank you so much! I've been sewing for over 60 years and taking classes in sewing and fashion for over three years, and I've already learned four new useful tips from your video today. These tips will make sewing prom dresses so much easier to deal with.

With knits, I definitely use a rotary cutter to cut out my pieces, to prevent any unwanted stretching. If your pattern has a lot of curves to it, I would invest in a smaller rotary blade. The big blades work great though if you're just doing straight lines. Be sure to do it on a self-healing mat so you don't damage any surfaces. And if you don't want to invest in fabric weights, you can just use canned goods to hold everything in place. good luck!

Thank you! I'm relatively new to sewing, but need to make three pieces out of silk-like fabric. You just saved my life!

This is right on time!!😁😊........ where were you when I started two years ago😯😌

This is a life saving video! I was in desperate need for these tips. Thanks so much!

Thank You! I really like that you made short and simple. I've been forgetting the easy steps and reminders. ;)

Thanks so much. I am making a really great dress out of slinky fabric and honestly have not worked with this type of fabric before. This will be fun and I'm sure I'll have fewer issues. Great video, well done.

Thank you for fast replay! I do have small rotary cutter. Just didn't think of using it! Thank you. For the weights I use a few simple round rocks. I crocheted over them and they look pretty cool.

Thanks! Glad you found our tips handy. Have a nice day.

thank you for sharing your tips and techniques, i've learned a lot

this is exactly what I needed to know for a project a friend of mine has me doing--brilliant and thank you.

Your tutorials are just brilliant thank you

Using the tape is a new one for me. Very helpful.

this is an awesome vid with great tips! Thank you. It covers everything I was looking for

Your video contains great tips and valuable information. I really like how you demonstrate attaching tissue paper to silk fabric! What a fantastic idea!

This video was so helpful. Thanks for all of the great tips.

Great tips. Most people don't mention these things. Thank you.

Really great videos! So clear & precise. I have no trouble understanding this & I am a very new beginner to sewing!

Thanks for the helpful tips as I can't stop myself from sewing a silk duvet!

Great tips! Slippery and flimsy fabrics can be a nightmare!

Great advice! Just what I needed! Thank you!

Thank you! I'm sewing an "Elsa" costume for my daughter, and will try the tissue trick when sewing the areas with Chiffon.

Beautiful, thank you so much!

This is a GREAT channel - I love how you are able to magnify the image of the needle/machine. It even looks high definition. Thank you so much for offering this help! I will check in often! Suzy

Thanks for sharing this. I'm going to be making a dress for my daughter out of crepe backed satin and will be adding some tissue paper to my list of supplies!

Thank you. This is just the information I've been looking for.

yay! glad we were able to help :)

Thank you! That was really helpful! I was also wondering about any tension adjustment needed but will set it to mid-range (around 3).

Thank you for these great tips.❤

Thank you for taking the time to teach me!

Thank you for your kind words. :)

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Brilliant 🌟 trick with the taping of the needle hole 🕳️ !!!!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😎👍

I use these techniques with all fabric that's slippery and hard to work with. If you're making something for the first time, make a muslin. This means use a cheap fabric like muslin so you can work through the process and test the fit before using your nicer fabric.

Oh these are great tips. I'm making an 1870's formal ball gown for a musical I'm in, and the bustled part in the back is black silk. This should make it much easier to work with. Thanks so much.

Excellent guidance, thank you!

Thank you, the tape idea over the hole helped a lot!!! 8D

Very helpful !!! Thank you soooo much !

Excellent video, thanks!

Thanks alot.....your video is very detailed and very good tips to stitch with silk fabrics, as i am already working with the silk fabric......was very helpfull for me.Great...

Thank you Mme , i'm impressed by the amount of information and detailing I had from this video , thank you

Thanks! Very good tips

I would definitely use the tissue paper trick when sewing the seams. It'll keep it from stretching as you sew and should help with the puckering. Just rip it off when your seam is done. If your fabric can handle the heat, it might be better to use steam to iron it out.

Clear , succinct and informative. I love it when you show the differences. Great tip. Subscribe!!!!!.

Thank you very much, this was helpful.

@Virgina bliss i wouldn't because newspaper is pretty dirty and the ink could stain your fabric. I can usually pick up a pack of tissue paper from the 99cent store.

Very helpful thank you soo much i should have watched it because i sewed my satin jacket!

amazing video, thanks!!

great video - love the tape tip!

of course. :) Our tip is just to help out in those cases where you still a little.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE! I LEARNED SO MUCH! You saved my life! LOL and it answered a LOT of my questions~! ~u have a new subscriber

so helpful. thank you.

Very helpful video.. Thanks a million for this..

Thank you. That will surly help :)

Your videos are always so good - very detailed and with perfect camera angles where we can see everything going on. So helpful for beginners! If you're not already, you should be an instructor at a design school.

Thanks for really useful tips.

Brilliant!

VERY HELPFUL!!!!!!

Thanks this helps alot

Omg thanks so much!

Thank you for this video, it is so informative and helpful :) ! I do have a question, with regards to fabric puckering. Could adjusting tension also help fix that?

Thanks for this

Thank you!!!

glad to help out. :)

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THANKYOU SSOOOOOO MUCHH!

Thanks for sharing, very useful tips here. Hope you will share more on sewing jersey knits :)

Once again thank you for your videos! I get so fraustrated when my fabrics get jammed in the machine.

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Thanks for the video! before I start working with silk what material do you recommend me to start with. to practice and which exercises with a stitch sewing machine? Thank you

cool, nice video

Tension also makes the stitches lay flat. Sew samples with different tension and stitch length

@ellineka thank you so much. :)

Thanks a lot

I would say size 11 sharp should be ok

what presser foot do u use? great tips for silk

I’m always wondering how come store clothing has no pucker at all ?:(( how do they do that ??

I like the tissue paper the best, ty

this is really really helpful!!! thank u!!!

Thank you for: 1. talking slowly and focusing the camera :) 2. breaking everything down to step-by-step slowly 3. the scotch tape trick 4. showing me how to thread the machine. I had actually figured out the holding the cloth part but the tension was off (your other video shows how to adjust that, i put it on 3.5). The fabrics I am using are all very thin and all very shiny, like silk, they are all from lessemf. can you help me figure out how to design & sew a cloth cpap mask?

Thnx

Help! My seams pucker like you show at the end of the video - holding it tight is a great tip, but what if the fabric was cut on the bias? I have so much trouble making my seams look neat when I sew slippery fabrics on the bias, and I can't find any resources online that help with this!

It was just my regular presser foot, nothing fancy.

Thanks a lot :D In mexico fabric stores don't have tags on their fabrics, just the ones with prices (at least the ones I know). I'm just starting to learn how to sew. Are there specific situation where knowing this characteristics are necessary?

Thank you so much for your information!!! It will be very helpful. Also, one thing I wondered, do you adjust you tension at all?

Thanks for the kind words :)

I love your videos so much. :) I was wondering if it's safe to cut silk fabrics on the fold?

What about the best tension degree, and the bottom teeth, is better they are high or going down?

Thanks for the wonderful tips and instruction! Should I use tissue paper alterations? I want to make some tucks in a Off the Rack blouse that is made of a poly crepe.

Like the tissue paper idea 💡 good job🥸

Thank you for this. I just bought some material for a costume and it's a silk-like material. I'm terrified I'm going to mess up. This video makes me a little less nervous about tackling this project. :D

I'm trying to sew a chiffon onto a silk charmeuse at the hemline. I washed the chiffon and now i'm wondering if I should iron the material before i cut out the pattern. The finished chiffon will be ironed but it stretches a lot when I do that. I don't want the seems to pucker when the customer washes the dress.

Learned a lot with this tutorial THANK YOU VERY much :) Is sewing charmeuse done the same way?