How to Sew Faux Fur

How to Sew Faux Fur - Top Tips

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Here are some sewing tips for working with fuzzy fabric. Learn how to sew fur, fleece, sherpa and other fabrics with a nap. I'll cover tools for working with fake fur as well as my best tips for cutting and stitching plush fabrics like fur, minky, fleece and sherpa. Blog post with more info and links here ↓
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@sarahb5325 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tips! I promised my daughter a tigger costume and bought such nice fur!! Then realized I have no idea how to sew with it and it was WAY too expensive to wing it 😂 these tips have given me a bit more confidence. Wish me luck though! 😅

@Mellysews 6 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@kane100574 2 жыл бұрын

You are awesome. Thank you for this video... Male guy trying hard to figure out Christmas for his boys...

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@astrofishics2007 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Making a fursuit seems less daunting XD

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Glad it's helpful!

@lizwaitze8164 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video. I never knew sewing with faux fur needed special attention. You saved me so much grief. Thanks again!

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@tgirl3366 9 ай бұрын

I could not be happier I found you!!!!!! I am sewing with a very long faux fur for the first time and need to do it without the trial-n-error time frame so your information will be extremely helpful- And I am not a clean-as-I-go person, but I will definitely make the effort for this. Thanks so much for your channel!!

@Mellysews 9 ай бұрын

You can definitely wait until the end to clean; i just find myself sneezing by that point if I don't clean as I go.

@elizabethcumberbatch227 8 ай бұрын

I THANK YOU FOR SUCH A CLEAR DEMO I WAS IN NEED OF THIS AND THE SPECIAL SCISSORS WILL REALLY CHANGE MY FAUX FUR SEWING THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER

@Mellysews 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@tamarakarlin2758 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, very helpful info just in time for fall/winter sewing with these fabrics, thank you Melly!

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@maryfelton1333 5 ай бұрын

Thank you from an old gal.(72) I have all the extras you mentioned but the only ones I used were very large washers I bought years ago. I will definitely be using my applique scissors and clips. You are great!!!!! BTW I was so happy you included Sherpa cause that's what I'm using!!!!!!

@Mellysews 5 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@petrasbodyworks2448 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Melly. You're a grea-t teacher. Hoping to apply these tips, someday, when I have to work with fauz materials

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@MrsChokita 2 жыл бұрын

Great! I was just going to sew something with Sherpa, so this was very helpful!

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@nellerue446 8 ай бұрын

Boy, am I glad I found this video before starting my project! The tips are going to save me a lot of time and aggravation I'm sure! Thank you!

@Mellysews 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@nancyworsley5057 Жыл бұрын

I learned about some new tools. The clips and weights. I LOVE tools!!

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@abiranam9406 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your kind help .

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@ersteed784 7 ай бұрын

This was EXTREMELY helpful!! Thank you for this!! ❤

@Mellysews 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mereese1 8 ай бұрын

Glad I found your video before I started sewing! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the great tips ❤

@Mellysews 8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@estelleparker5350 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of good information - thanks

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@caschoepflin 2 жыл бұрын

Such great tips! Thank you.

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@inlovewithdah Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thank you Ms. Melly!

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tinabotes83 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. I made all the mistakes with my first attempt.

@Mellysews 6 ай бұрын

Mistakes are a great way to learn 🙂

@barbaracobb6090 2 жыл бұрын

Great info, as usual!

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@dasilvadio 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I've been looking for hours the right tips I needed, since I never sew fur or Sherpa before and I want it to.

@Mellysews 10 ай бұрын

Glad it's helpful!

@thesparrowsnest8343 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. Thanks for sharing.

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@vaxn84life 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video - thank you!!

@Mellysews 8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@angielovett4159 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That was very helpful!

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@aignr5 8 ай бұрын

❤ your vids!

@Mellysews 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Escape10mom 2 жыл бұрын

Great info!!

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@ericcloudbolduc8840 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, just learning and this helps.

@Mellysews 9 ай бұрын

Glad it helps

@wandablack905 Жыл бұрын

Nice to have a lint roller handy, too.

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Yes that helps

@anitamorris5959 2 жыл бұрын

Very good info

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@suaadinterests 2 жыл бұрын

Informative 👍🏽

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@celestekincaid8653 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@janet1394 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@littlecuddlefish Ай бұрын

This is exactkt what I needed! Trying to make a stuffed animal for the first time and the diuble sided fluff was getting caught under the foot and made a knotted mess since it wouldnt move. Never knew walking foots existed or that pins weren't going to be the best option!

@Mellysews Ай бұрын

Hope it helps!

@nullpointerworks4036 Жыл бұрын

13:44 you could use a pet slicker brush to pull fibers out of your stiching. Speeds up the process quite a bit.

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

That’s an idea.

@sweatpantgardener 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, very helpful description in how to find the direction of the nap and which is which way

@Mellysews 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@inurscreams3277 Жыл бұрын

U rock 🤘❤️‍🔥

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@CJessie007 Жыл бұрын

Great video thank you… what Tension would you use for the plush fleece?

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

It would depend on how your machine was handling it. More here: mellysews.com/sewing-machine-tension/

@sylvianecollinson9557 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for that great video, very helpful. i am looking for sherpa fabric, i have bought some but it's very poor quality. Can you recommend any online shop where i could find some like the one you are showing. thank you

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

These are my frequented online shops: mellysews.com/7-great-online-fabric-stores-buy/

@pennytravers5991 Жыл бұрын

In the UK, we call the “side by side” fabric stitch a “flat lock” seam.

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

This is what I refer to as flat locking, a specialty stitch done on a serger. mellysews.com/flatlock-serger-overlocker-sew-flatlock-seam/

@lindyashford7744 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips for sewing on a hood with a double sided plush fabric? I am wondering about how to finish the inside neck seam.

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

I might do a French seam mellysews.com/how-to-sew-french-seams/

@joycedonaldsonre3908 2 жыл бұрын

can you let me know if cutting fabric lined with sherpa is done the same way you showed

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you'd want to pay attention to the nap of the sherpa.

@simplygigi. 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the great tips and your time! I have a question... I'm making a Sherpa ghost for Halloween and want to use black Sherpa for the eyes. Obviously, small, oval shapes probably about 1.5 x 2 inches in size. The Sherpa is fraying, practically falling apart when cutting such a small piece. Is there something I can do to make this easier? Thanks so much. Gayle

@Mellysews 10 ай бұрын

Most of these fabrics are a fairly loose knit by necessity, so that there is room between the knit stitches that make up the fabric for the extra fibers. Therefore they're not conducive to small piecing without adding interfacing or fray check or something else to support it. That will stabilize the backing, but there's not a lot you can do about the fibers falling off the cut edges. This probably isn't the best fabric for what you're trying to do.

@simplygigi. 10 ай бұрын

@@Mellysews thank you for your help and advice. Much appreciated 😊

@tdodo3026 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. What thread size do you use?

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

How I pick thread here: mellysews.com/types-of-thread-for-sewing/

@lfischer8380 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any suggestions on how to install a zipper in Faux Fur?? Possibly another blog???

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

I'd probably use an invisible zipper. mellysews.com/sew-invisible-zipper/

@pennytravers5991 Жыл бұрын

I find a rotary cutter works well with this type of fabric.

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

It can

@peepla7 Жыл бұрын

Take that marker and draw an arrow in the direction ⬇️ ⬆️ of the nap.

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Yes, that could be helpful

@chattychatotchannel Жыл бұрын

I was wondering why zigzag and not straight stitch?

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Because you need a stretch stitch if you're sewing stretchy fabric mellysews.com/types-stretch-stitches-sewing-knits/

@alaskanmalamutesland2315 2 жыл бұрын

What thw jwck is Cuddle minki? I jave the fabric tho cause it looked the same as mine I cant even spell it! Cuddleminki?

@Mellysews 2 жыл бұрын

Cuddle minky - it's that fuzzy one with raised dots. Cuddle is a brand name for this type of fabric.

@KayoSilvane 6 ай бұрын

Thank so much! That was really helpful.

@Mellysews 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@JuanPerez-iu9vk Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Mellysews Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!