I Tried Viral TikTok Sewing Tools *are these just hyped or do they work?*

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  • I tried viral TikTok sewing tools in preparation for 2024. Are these just hyped or do they work? I am always on the lookout for innovative sewing tools that can make me work more efficiently.
    Tools chosen
    Friction pens amzn.to/3NCzFGP
    Tailor's ham set amzn.to/3TBhftU
    Seam guide amzn.to/48oAWJC
    Bias foot amzn.to/48oggS2
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    / sunday.and.april Seam guide
    / louhaichy Friction pens
    / ksgarner Tailor's ham
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  • @KimDave
    @KimDave  9 місяців тому +2

    Have you tried any of these tools?

    • @hs_wears
      @hs_wears 9 місяців тому

      Yes I have a locally made ham I bought a while ago though it’s not cushy and I’ve been eyeing the bias thing for a while now…I think this is a sign to get one 😀

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      ah a DIY tailor's ham is so clever. You can really customise it to your liking. The binding foot has alot of potential honestly, so go for it if you can ^.-

  • @kobaltkween
    @kobaltkween 9 місяців тому +3

    If you DIY your tailor's ham, use sawdust, not wadding, for stuffing so it absorbs steam and moisture.

  • @naystitches
    @naystitches 9 місяців тому

    I'm here for anything that makes my life easy

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому +1

      Same!!! Life is hard enough on its own

  • @hs_wears
    @hs_wears 9 місяців тому +3

    😅it’s the laugh when the friction pen line disappears 😂

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      😂 I could not believe my eyes

  • @zevrxn
    @zevrxn 9 місяців тому +1

    i don't have any of these things but they've all been on my radar and wishlist for years

  • @thebride3997
    @thebride3997 9 місяців тому +1

    The friction pens are so handy....I love them! I also have a tailors ham and sleeve log...they come in handy for curves, sleeve heads and sleeve hems. Thanks for sharing your experience.

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      Ah I see. You have the good stuff 😉 I’m late to the party but I’m glad I got these tools now

  • @JojoAde
    @JojoAde 9 місяців тому +7

    lock the bias maker with a screw into the machine. It should come with a screw

    • @InnocentBabyPenguin-yy1gt
      @InnocentBabyPenguin-yy1gt 8 місяців тому

      It's good ideas. I tooks a drop of your knowledge and you have more knowledge Ineed.I epticiate your kindness and sweet smile. Love you form Colombo in Sri Lankan. I'm Ramani. Bye ❤❤❤❤

  • @marylawrence8470
    @marylawrence8470 9 місяців тому +1

    I have the tailors ham and sleeve. I think I like my sleeve better than the new one you just acquired, as it is slimmer. They are old, as am I. I use them both a lot.

  • @JenniferAnidu
    @JenniferAnidu 9 місяців тому

    lol it better evaporate lol sis anything to make sewing fast and easy! I have the seam guide,tailors ham but I need to get the sleeve ham it’s the laugh for me 😂don’t make 2024 any harder 😂

  • @blufaerie
    @blufaerie 9 місяців тому

    I use a magnetic seam guide all of the time!
    The tailors ham and roll set I have it stuffed with sawdust to help steam set the press. It’s by Dritz.

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      Oh wow, filled with sawdust! That is very clever

    • @rhonddalesley
      @rhonddalesley 9 місяців тому

      I have the red and black checked set and think they’re filled with sawdust too because they’re pretty heavy and firm and I use them often

  • @JenniferAnidu
    @JenniferAnidu 9 місяців тому

    It’s the scream omo na jazz 😂😂😂😂

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      I swear the pikin English jumped out strong when I was filming this video

  • @TwiFiveGirls101
    @TwiFiveGirls101 9 місяців тому +1

    I worked in a sewing manufacturing facility postgrad as a designer, and we most definitely used the binders. We had a storage room full of all the various sizes and methods to attach to industrial sewing machines. They worked very well, and I wish I had these for my regular home sewing machine.

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому +2

      That is awesome!
      I think the small screws is how I attach them to the machine to prevent the binder foot from moving?

    • @MegaDaprice
      @MegaDaprice 9 місяців тому +1

      Correct. You screw it into the machine.​@@KimDave

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому +1

      aha that's why it was moving! Silly me 😅

    • @MegaDaprice
      @MegaDaprice 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@KimDave youtube - how to install a bias binder tool. Look for your type tool

    • @TwiFiveGirls101
      @TwiFiveGirls101 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@KimDave I used duct tape or painters tape to secure the binder down on the metal plate when I was in a hurry or had to use the same machine for different operations. Particularly when I worked in the _Product Development Lab._ For the floor operators we just screwed down the binders to the plate.
      PRO TIP: practice alot with the binder on cheap bias tape or ribbon. If you have the patience to seam rip and reroll tape to save on cost for practicing.
      You must angle the feed of the binder in the exact correct position so the needle can catch the top and bottom of the folded edges. I used the tip of aseam ripper or a metal tool like dull scissors to help control the tape when coming around rounded edges. Corners are the most difficult; an elderly women at the factory taught me a great tip on how to do corners. You pause, rotate the corner, use metal tool to fold bias/ribbon, then resume stitching.

  • @PestoPasta666
    @PestoPasta666 6 місяців тому

    Late to the party but to note of the frixion pens: they return in freezing temps! a friend got their notes messed up forgetting a notebook in their car overnight in -15C 😅 so make sure you don't use it on light colors or visible placements!

  • @JenniferAnidu
    @JenniferAnidu 9 місяців тому

    The pigin no get part 2 😂I think it needs to be screwed but is there a place to screw it to on your juki

  • @JenniferAnidu
    @JenniferAnidu 9 місяців тому

    I need this particular bias tool not the regular one

  • @latishasheart
    @latishasheart 9 місяців тому

    I love the pens. I use them all the time. Can you tell me what iron you are using?

  • @naystitches
    @naystitches 9 місяців тому +1

    I got some of those pens earlier this year, it's amazinggggggggg. I've been using them lately

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      I don’t know why I haven’t heard about them until now 🙈

  • @FutureFendiFsnista
    @FutureFendiFsnista 9 місяців тому

    I have been sewing for 10 years and didn't know about the heat pen. I really was out here making my life unnecessarily harder 😭😭😭

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      ah I'm not alone 😂

  • @monicanannozi8550
    @monicanannozi8550 7 місяців тому

    😂about ironing breast caps ive also been making hips of fabric tuck them inside and iron 😂

  • @lois2911
    @lois2911 9 місяців тому

    You can refer to this video on how to attach the binder. It looks like you might need this setup as the binder will need a screw. I have other ways of attaching mine. But, anyway, here is the name of the video, " Embudo Para Ribetear En Maquina Recta Muy Facil/ Tips De Confeccion. Hope it will help.

  • @JojoAde
    @JojoAde 9 місяців тому +1

    try using steam if it'll remove the white lines of the friction pen

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      Ah I’ll try that 👌 thank you

  • @lornathesewist
    @lornathesewist 9 місяців тому

    I saw a review that the frixion pen marks reappear after fabric is washed, so check that as well
    Checkout the pearl setting machine, it's amazing

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for the tip!

  • @elizabethm8610
    @elizabethm8610 9 місяців тому

    17:25 i neeeed those pens🔥🤣

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому +1

      Everyone needs those pens 😂🤣

    • @elizabethm8610
      @elizabethm8610 9 місяців тому

      @@KimDave 🤣🤣🤣

  • @deborahoghenemineh..7240
    @deborahoghenemineh..7240 9 місяців тому

    There's a screw to keep the bias binding foot in place. Got mine on AliExpress

  • @elizabethm8610
    @elizabethm8610 9 місяців тому

    24:05 do let us know how it went after you screw the bias tool into the machine and also rate it.

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому +1

      I’ll definitely give the binder foot another try correctly and share my thoughts

  • @shirleyleon7471
    @shirleyleon7471 9 місяців тому

    There are better friction pens that leave nothing on the fabric.
    I get them at Walmart.

  • @macdonaldephraime2451
    @macdonaldephraime2451 9 місяців тому

    You have to screw the bias tool on to the machine

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      Yeah I just figured that out thanks to a comment here 😂

  • @marylawrence8470
    @marylawrence8470 9 місяців тому +1

    I think your new sleeve ham is too wide.

  • @ladysexyd
    @ladysexyd 8 місяців тому

    The bias binding attachment supposed to screw into the plate of your machine , I use to work in a factory where the bias binding attachment screw into the plate of your sewing machine so that is why it is doing so much moving around as you sew you are not supposed to hold it as you sew you only supposed to be guiding your fabric into it.

  • @JenniferAnidu
    @JenniferAnidu 9 місяців тому

    Kim please a link to your phone stand I have been looking for one for overhead shoots

  • @avdm196
    @avdm196 4 місяці тому

    The friction pen disappears with heat, but it is better to use on the wrong side to avoid the white residue, especially if you don't want to wash the fabric afterwards. Don't push hard. It is not necessary and damages any fabric. If you ironed the line by accident, place the item in the freezer for a few minutes and the lines will come back! The pens come with a rubber-like end to be used to erase if writing or drawing on paper, cardboard, a.s.o. The erasing friction creates heat and heat makes the ink disappear.
    Not the best tailor's hams, I've seen and had with better shapes.

  • @naystitches
    @naystitches 9 місяців тому

    Yaaayyy🎉🎉🎉

  • @ivanaveselinovic7963
    @ivanaveselinovic7963 9 місяців тому +1

    I work in a bookstore, and they are called write-erase pens, and when you write on paper, they are erased with silicone on the pen, actually using the heat created by that silicone.
    Pilot frixion is the best!

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому +1

      Wow 🤩 learning something new today

  • @nothingness7580
    @nothingness7580 9 місяців тому

    I never thought of a hack about pens for fabrics 😅😅😅 i just used any pens, pencils, kids’color pencils hahahaha but the best for me to use is washable pens, they dnt stain, still for kids stuff hahahaha i just get whatever pens i can grab lol work easy not hard.

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      oh I've never heard of those! This is what I love about this community, learning new things every day ^.^

  • @regalrose3365
    @regalrose3365 6 місяців тому

    That bias binder works. We used to have a factory and used it. It's so hard to use the domestic machine version now. Industrial one is easy. Lol

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  5 місяців тому

      Yeah this one is a bit fiddly to use honestly

  • @georgiannachalkus9774
    @georgiannachalkus9774 8 місяців тому

    The frixion pens are definitely handy…although some fabrics work better than others.

    • @georgiannachalkus9774
      @georgiannachalkus9774 8 місяців тому

      I worked at a sewing factory and ran 3 different binding machines. Love them!

    • @georgiannachalkus9774
      @georgiannachalkus9774 8 місяців тому

      The bias maker needs to be attached to the bed of your machine with a set screw.

  • @lindahanke
    @lindahanke 9 місяців тому

    I really like these review videos. It saves money to know what works and what doesn’t and you’re experience and knowledgeable and I trust your judgement and honesty. ❤️👍

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому +1

      I appreciate that! 🥰

  • @Vicki.07
    @Vicki.07 9 місяців тому

    The Naija in you really came out in this video..😅😅

    • @KimDave
      @KimDave  9 місяців тому

      I know right! Didn't even fully realise until I watched the clips back 😅😅

  • @terrencehenderson227
    @terrencehenderson227 9 місяців тому +1

    Som e of these are just tools we've used forever. They arent new or trends. A viral tool should be something not speicfically designed for that task.

    • @TwiFiveGirls101
      @TwiFiveGirls101 9 місяців тому

      I understand. For novice sewers or seamstresses who have not worked in _manufacturing_ or a _Fashion House_ some of these common tools can be very new or unheard of.
      For me I never used binders until I worked in the factory and haven't used them since I came home. I also hadn't used the special pen till I worked in a costume shop. The reason some may have been listed viral is they are tools that the common home sewer would have never been introduced too.

    • @kimw2862
      @kimw2862 9 місяців тому

      They're new to somebody🤷🏾‍♀️