Secrets to Stitching and Pressing Flawless Knit Seams

Learn how to properly sew and press seams in knit fabrics on any sewing machine, serger, or overlocker, regardless of what stitches it can make.

You'll see the proper types and sizes of needles to use for skip-free stitches on knit fabrics. You'll also learn how to choose the best stitches, specific to the machine you're using, to use for seams that will not pop or break when the finished garment is worn.

Finally, we'll show you how to properly press knit seams.

🔖 CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Seam Allowances for Knits
00:56 Needles for Knits
01:09 Serger 4-thread overlock
01:31 Serger 3-thread overlock
01:52 The Ladder Stitch
02:16 The Overcast Foot
02:30 The Wobble Stitch
02:53 Straight-stitch only Machines
03:31 The Stretch Stitch
03:44 Pressing Serged Seams in Knits
04:26 Pressing Conventional Seams in Knits

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Stitching
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Pressing
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Equipment
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▶ Juki HZL-F600 Sewing Machine: https://amzn.to/3UYXyNm

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