How to coverstitch thick layers of fabric. 1 simple trick and a few tips.
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- One of my favourite coverstitching tricks - I hope you enjoy it :)
Let me know if you prefer no explanation in the videos, I might do a few of them (though some things need to be explained to be understood)
I'm using my industrial coverstitch machine Juki MF 7923 in this video but the technique works on any machine - not just a coverstitch.
Some of the links I use might be affiliate, which means that if you use them to buy the product at NO additional cost for you, I might be paid a small comission. (If I ever earn any money this way I will use it to support WARS - my local animal shelter)
The fabric is from Beyond the Pink Door: www.beyondthep...
The pattern is from Jennifer Lauren Handmade: jenniferlauren...
Sewing tutorials are in this playlist: • How to start, finish a...
My machines:
Juki MCS1500 amzn.to/2Vc3gwa
Juki MO6714 DA
Juki HZL DX 7 amzn.to/3bh15gb
Juki MF7923 U11 B64 UT57
I got them from Franklins (Juki Industrials distributor) www.jukiindustr...
Babylock Ovation
Industrial Hemmer sold in the UK by Babylock
Hand Press: amzn.to/3a5s5jC
Most of the photos I use are taken by me, but I also used : burst.shopify.... royalty free stock photos
Music is from / @audiolibrary_
Always with explanation please and thank you.❤️
Thank you Amanda 😊
Perfer with the explanations 😊
Beautiful work 😊
Thank you Nancy 😊😊😊
With explanation Alex, great tutorial 😀
Thank you 😊
Thank you for this video. xx
I love your explanations.
Thank you Bea 😊
I think with explanation is more helpful😊.
Thank you 😊 I think so too 😉
Wow you are more than the average seamstress. Are you professionally trained, your machines are amazing. 😊
Thank you 😊 I’ve done a course of industrial sewing (technology, construction, some pattern grading and so on) but I’m not a professional and tbh I’m only interested in machines and techniques, I get bored with drafting and design. I’m learning and I like doing courses, but I’m just a hobbyist 😊
With explanation, please! Love your videos - always so helpful. 💕
Thank you 😊 I also prefer to learn when people explain things (but I know some people might not want that)
I like your initial explanations as to your method of sewing and why sew this way versus sewing that way.
I always learn something from your vlogs Alex! Thank you 👍😘
Thank you Lynne 😊😊😊
Very nice sweaters, especially the color 😀. One for your sister? Coverstitching really does make garments look higher quality and lots more expensive. Of course if we add in the cost of the machine and time to fabric and thead they are high end!
Have a great day, it's early morning for you and almost midnight for me😀
And I do enjoy and appreciate explanations
Thank you Janice 😊 One is indeed for my sister (the cropped one, I’ll post them in my makes video) 😊 Sleep well Janice 😊😊😊
With explanation. I need to thank you for your tutorial on the Juki MCS and specifically regarding how to lock the threads and remove the garment when the stitching is finished. For an entire year I had to use a needle to pull the thread through and manually tie a knot. Oftentimes the line of stitching would pull out as I tried fiddling with it. I had read books on technique and watched videos but the techniques did not work for me. You can imagine the time and frustration having to pull threads through every single time. However , your technique/demonstration worked perfectly from the very first attempt and has worked every time since. Coverstitching is much more enjoyable now thanks to you.
Thank you Brenda 😊 I'm glad my video helped - I also prefer to have things explained 😊
That's a great tip for starting, thank you 😃👍
Haha, you probably didn’t need it Sue you’ve got loads of experience 🥰 but thank you for the lovely comment x
Great tips thank our Alex. I will get to grips with mine one day! X
You really should. And the best tip from me is: crochet yourself a hedgehog, they make everything work better (magic) 😍😘😀
@@GingerheadCo I think I might have to 😉xx
Great tips thanks Alex💗🇦🇺
Thank you 😊
Your explanations are helpful, but if you're demonstrating the same technique twice in a video, I don't think you need to explain twice. Any "no explanation" videos you choose to do will be enjoyable to watch-love seeing your industrial machines. Great tip, btw. 😊
Thank you Laura 😊 I normally learn by listening and doing so I've always wondered if properly visual learners need explanations 😉 the second part of my video is as my friend calls it 'machine porn' 🤣
That was brilliant you've inspired me to be brave and take the cover off my machine thank you im going to be brave now 😁
Thank you 😊 and it will be fine - maybe not from the start (we all need practice and I have been frustrated many times because I couldn’t get things right at first) but then you won’t even notice that you’re getting better and better very quickly 😊 have fun x
@@GingerheadCo 😘
Omg! Thank you!!!! So helpful
Thank you Edina 😊 I’m glad you like it 😊
Nice!!! I'm so envious of your machines there. One day......
Thank you 😉
Both, actually. If I had to choose one, definitely with comments. Thank you!
Definitely with explanation please
Thank you
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Definitely with explanation please Alex. I don’t have a cover stitch machine.... but I so want one !!
Thank you for this tutorial 🤓🏴
P.S. can you tell us what pattern the cardigan is please 🙏
Thank you 😊 I can totally understand wanting one (I had to save up for every one of my machines and the anticipation is actually almost as good as buying one 😉 I knew each manual by heart before I bought my machines because I was so excited that I had to at least read the manual 🤣) the pattern is from Jennifer Lauren and is called Juniper (the link is in the description box ) I made a cropped and a standard length one 😊
Great tips - thanks Alex! I love your logical thinking and ideas. I love that your Coverstitch machine cuts/locks the threads for you! I’ve been using my Coverstitch machine lot more since I bought the Euphoria. So fun to see your industrial machine.
Thank you Loriann 😊 I still use my domestic ones (both the Juki and the Babylock ) for some things, like underwear or when I don’t want to change the thread colour in one project . I think Euphoria is going to serve you well, it’s a lovely machine 😊x
Really good tip. I have that machine and found that if I alter the pressure on the top that can make a difference to thicker fabric. But having something like what you have done is great. Nice jumper you made there, I have that very same fabric in teal I will have to make one.
Thank you 😊 the presser foot pressure helps more with the stitch quality (so if the feeddogs are not moving the fabric well enough it needs to be lower, if the stitches seem too be forming poorly and the needles stitches pop up on top it should be higher- the pressure, not the knob, the knob goes up for lower pressure and down for higher of course 😉) I can also remove the spreader and then have a higher foot lift (8mil) but I wanted it to be difficult for this video 🙂
Wow it worked!! Thought I was goin to be stuck forever :)
Please always give explanation just as you are doing.
Thank you so much.... I learn a lot with your video good, good, good
Thank you!
Thank you for your videos. 30 + years of sewing for a living and only just bought a Coverseam / cover stitch machine now. The new member of the workshop arrives tomorrow, cant wait to get started working with knits, so over curtains and roman blinds. Thanks for sharing all your tips and tricks, have a stellar weekend all
I’m sure you’ll love it 😊 it takes some getting used to but with your experience you’ll master it in no time 😊
@@GingerheadCo Gosh i can't remember when last I was this excited about a new machine. Unfortunateley I couldn't afford a bright shiny new one, but managed to find an older second hand factory machine, our cut, make and trim sector in South Africa has all but collapsed due to these protracted shut downs because of Covid 19 hysteria. I'm expecting some problems with the machine but Yamato has a very good reputation albeit expensive for spares here. Your channel has really given me greater insight into how to tame the beast so to speak. Thanks again for keeping the art of dress making fresh and alive, its so important.
@@crazyhorsetrading8655 Yamato have good reputation, there’s always a learning curve with everything but once you get things right it feels so good 😊 I’m always excited about machines (I’m even excited about yours 😉), I hope you love it and have lots of fun with it 😊
Great video! Love your tips too.
Thank you 😊
Another great video Alex. Can you please tell what pattern you used for the saddle shoulder cardigan
Thank you Eileen 😊 It's Juniper from Jennifer Lauren (the link to the pattern and the fabric is in the description box) x
@@GingerheadCo thank you, Alex
What modelmof Juki Coverstitch is that you’re using? It looks so not ordinary, and not noisy.. very smooth and flr professional machine ..
I’m sure pretty expensive and not easy to find online or stores.
MF 7932 and mine is with all original parts so you can't buy it online, you'd have to contact an official dealer. It was just over £4,000 but the price depends on what precisely you want with it.
Could you do a tutorial on tensioning the mf 7923? I just made the purchase but can’t get my top cover nor all three needles to work well.
Ok, though the factory settings should be perfect, so it might be the threading not the tension. Always operate on the lowest tensions that produce best results (the most common problem is that we - the users- up the tension far too much)
And the looper is always really loose, the spreader even more so. The spreader will unthread at the end of each sequence if it’s too tight
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Definitely with talking instruction is better