ALL MY secrets to sewing SWEATER KNITS. Get your best results :) TOP TIPS.
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Sweater knits are a lovely type of fabric you can use to create cozy garments for colder weather. Today you will see 18 of my top tips for working with sweater knits so that you can have great results.
Come and join me in this fun and practical video!
00:00 introduction to sweater knits
01:30 Pre-treating sweater knits
04:16 Cutting sweater knits
08:30 Sewing sweater knits
21:06 How to press sweater knits
22:11 Storing your sweater knit me mades
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I love how practical your videos are.
The fact you title your videos to reflect the topic means easy peasy search for sewists. Thank you Karina!
I’m glad you noticed. I put a lot of thought into the titles :)
The tip about using a bigger seam allowance on loose sweater knits is a good one! I've been sewing for years, but haven't done loose knits yet. I'll have to try it.
You are so informative. Thank you for taking the time to educate us.
Hi from England. Thank you for another very instructive video.
Thank you for all your wonderful tips!
This is a great video. I need to recommend it to my friends.
your energy is so beautiful and entertaining, thank you for this video i appreciate you!!!
Thanks for all the great tips!
Love all your tutorials. Thank you Karina. Love your accent too, you could make a relaxation hypno tape.
This was so helpful! Thank you!
Thanks a million very helpful 🥰🥰
You’re welcome 😊
Once again a video full of great information. The zig zag settings were particularly useful for me. Thank you Karina for sharing knowledge. I don’t know about anyone else but I really look forward to your videos. When the notification bell comes up I can’t wait to open and see what it is. 🤗
Thank you very much for your clarity
Very helpful!
Very useful especially with the settings on the overlocker. Thank you so much
I’m glad this helped :)
Great Tips! Thanks for sharing….
Thank you!
Wonderful wonderful video please make more… I so appreciate everything I have learned on UA-cam but not everybody makes a nice video like this keep up the good work and thank you again for sharing.
Your sweaters are beautiful I’d love to see some how to videos on any of them I’m sure they would be great!!
Have a look at my Channel, it has everything your need already :)
Thanks sooo much for sharing!!
Great information
Your videos are usually 100% , rhis was so well packed it is 110%. Very useful and gives confidence.
Glad you think so!
Your videos are so helpful! And I love hearing all of the birds in the background. ☺️
Loved the tip about the cotton jersey stabilising for the seam. I dont like clear elastic next to my skit, its itchy.
You are such a fabulous teacher, Karina! I love all your practical tips, especially the preventative tips before the garment construction even begins. I am also a fan of the singing birdies. My location here in North Carolina is on the flyway for a few feathered-friend melodies, but not as many as in past decades. Thanks for all your hard work!
Hello Karina. I found you about 2 weeks ago and I'm so glad I did. I've been sewing for years but have never had good understanding of certain methods of putting garments together until watching you. You are a great teacher with such enthusiasm I can't help but watch everyone of your videos. I really enjoyed the FBA video. You hit every important point about making the adjustments that I finally got it! 💡💡💡. Thank you for your time to teach sewing.
Looks like your drying rack/plant is a boxwood. 😁
Excellent
Thanks
Thank you so much! This was very helpful. I took lots of notes. I have not sewn on knits before and just recently purchased a serger so now I want to try making my own T-shirts and maybe even some sweaters. Your tips have given me the confidence to try! (This is the first time I have ever written to any UA-cam instructors! I really enjoy your videos!)
THANK YOU! Your tips are fantastic and just watching i have learned so much… I have taken notes and will be a more vigilant and thoughtful sewer from mow on. ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Love this! Thank you so much. I love sweater knits but, I buy the ones I love and never sew them. I see them in my stash, let them know I truly love them and hug them but I never use them. I will now! Look out winter, I will be best dressed!
Ouch..I needed this a week ago. Thank you for all the tips sewing knits. Still learning
I’m glad to help and good luck with the next one 😀
Thank you for this tutorial greetings from Switzerland
You are awesome. Thank you for sharing all of your helpful tips.
You’re so welcome 😀😀
Karina, thank you, thank you! Hit me with a wet noodle!... I never thought of using ballpoint needles in my serger. It is no wonder my test samples were terrible.
Thankyou Karina! This was really helpful, especially covering the entire process through to storage. I particularly like your advice on needles and stitch lengths. It is all good! You are so kind and thoughtful 😊🌸
Great tips, as always! Thank you!!
You’re very welcome :)
I always enjoy your wonderful videos ! You are a marvelous teacher with so much patience. Thank you as I am about to sew a cardigan sweater
I bought some sweater knits three years ago because I just loved the texture. I have never sewn seater knits. Heck I don't really sew knits. I was so excited to see your video! Who knew I would be getting sewing help from someone in Brazil!!! This is so fun!!!
Good tips. Thank you, Karina. ~ L
You’re very welcome :)
Thank you for this very informative, useful video. I am saving it to my library so that I can refer back to it easily.
These tips are gold!! I won't pull my fabric anymore : ). Thank you so much!!
Very helpful video Karina thank you.
You’re very welcome :)
Thanks Karina, all wonderful info. Cheers Mary
Perfect timing! I’m just about to sew a heavier cotton sweater knit, and you’ve nicely answered my questions!
I’m so glad. I’m still trying to ring the perfect project for my chunky sweater knit :)
Very informative and useful. Thanks!
Great tips. Thank you
Such great advice Karina . Thank you .
Love the tip of serging ends of fabric before washing…just purchased a sweater knit today for a cardigan. Wish me luck 🍀
Great info thanku
Thank you, Karina! I was aware of most of these things, but I learned a few things too!
Great video, thank you.
Very helpful tips. Thank you!
Super helpful tips! Thanks so much
Great tips..thank you Karina!👍💕
Thank you, super helpful as I get ready to sew my first sweater knit!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for all the information on sweater knits, especially marking notches with chalk and storing in drawers or shelves. Your videos always have so much useful information. I was surprised to learn you used to live in Michigan. I have lived in Michigan all my life.
VERY timely subject! I bought sweater knits for the first time in my life this year~!
Excellents conseils comme d'habitude.Merci Karina vos vidéos ,pleines de bonne humeur, sont toujours si utiles 👍👍
I bought some sweater night from FabricMart & I've been afraid to touch it, lol. I will watch this again & use ur advice. TY always for sharing ur talents.
REally helpful advice as always. I really struggle with stretching out sweater knits so I've now got a lot of things to try, thank you!
Thank you once again for these tips. I haven't started using sweater knits yet but I have some I am wanting to use.
I hope you enjoy them when you start. They are so lovely on :)
This video is so helpful, I have a cardigan cut out so I will follow theses tips
Excellent tips for sweater knits. I have a very open weave knit, and I’m so afraid to sew it! I thought using the 4 thread serger was the answer. Now I understand that it might be better to sew it on my machine. I have a little extra so I think I will be trying some seams and different stitch lengths. Thank you for this very helpful video.
Such a helpful video = thank you!
I’m so glad 😀😀
Excellent video and so helpful. I have not seen with sweater knits yet. Your video really explains a lot of details. No reason why I can’t try now😄
Thanks for sharing all your tips!
Lots of helpful tips! A bunch of my knit makes have become deformed over time so now I know how to improve my knit projects so that I have better results! I also encountered problems with wavy seams/hems so now I have some troubleshooting tips. Thank you!
We appreciate your tips so much! Glad to see your subscribers increasing. I’ve been measuring and working on my bodice sloper. Getting to know me and what I like to wear. It’s nice to have more options and custom clothing. I will try sweater knits. 🙏❤️
What is a sloper? I’ve heard it mentioned a lot but have never had it defined. I could guess but I’d like to know for sure as it’s a new term for me.
Thank you Karina. Always love your tips and suggestions. Love the singing birdies🦜🦜🦜
Thank you so much and the birdies make me happy too.
Super helpful video, thanks Karina!
Do you have any more advice for stretchy sweater knit that keeps fraying?
I bought a beautiful drapey wool knit (medium to slightly thick), but even serged seams keep fraying with the fabric coming loose underneath the serger threads.
Tried searching everywhere for advice but couldn't find anything specific for this problem :(
You can try wrapping the raw edge with bias tape. That way there’s a larger section protected inside the bias tape.
@@LiftingPinsandNeedles thanks for your quick reply! Would you use normal bias tape or is there a special one for knits?
@@vivenna you can use very lightweight knit and cut it on the straight of grain :)
@@LiftingPinsandNeedles awesome, thanks so much for your help & have a lovely day!
Thanks! I wish I'd seen this a week ago before I let down my cuffs on a boiled wool cardi. The seams stretched and there's a visible bulge. Is there any way to fix that?
I’d unpick them, apply some water with a spray bottle and steam and see if I could get it back to the original shape and sew them again.
@@LiftingPinsandNeedles Thanks! I will!
Hi Karina, This is totally unrelated to your very good tutorial, but I´m crazy for accents. I noticed you said you live in Brazil, but your accent is 0% Brazilian. I thought closer to New Zealand / South Africa or something like that. Would love to know where your fabulous accent is from!
Lol I’m crazy for accents too. I’m from Chile and live in Brazil but I learnt English in Australia when I was a child. I also lived in the USA and then New Zealand 😂. So my accent is a weird mix.
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The noise in the background is very distracting.
I actually film at home and can’t turn “off” the birds, cicadas and other wildlife out there. Most of us making helpful sewing videos do not have professional sound proof studios.
The bird sounds are one of the bonus sounds. We get beautiful sewing presented by a beautiful soul with beautiful happy birds in the background. I hope you never soundproof your videos and edit them out. ❤
Very helpful tips! Thank you
You’re very welcome 😀😀