Sewing with satin fabric
Friday, October 23rd, 2015
The party season is upon us (or so I’m told) and we’ve had a few folk in the shop recently asking for advice on sewing with satin. They were planning on making some fab dress or other for a special do. Mostly the questions are about how to sew a seam in satin without it puckering. Well we have some advice for this. Here it is:
- Set the machine tension low because if it’s too tight it will pucker straight away
- Choose a shorter stitch length than normal
- Choose a small, fine needle – a size 70 or 75 as this will help avoid needle holes appearing in the fabric
- A straight-stitch foot will help as it has a smaller hole than a standard foot and so the fabric is much less inclined to get pulled down into the machine
- Hold the fabric taught as you sew
- A strip of tissue paper underneath the fabric as you sew will help support it. It can easily be torn away after stitching
- Finally enjoy it – satin is a lovely fabric and, with just a bit of care, shouldn’t cause you any problems
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