Get Professional Results with This Easy All-in-One Facing Technique for Neckline and Armholes!

[@carlalissa7693]

Karina: Thank you for doing these kind of videos! So practical to look and reference at any time for any pattern. GENIOUS 🤩😍🤩😍🤩

[@debm460]

Who would have thought that my sewing teacher lives in Brazil 🇧🇷! Going to try both facing methods with my Cadence projects. Also trying your Allegro skirt hacks. I’m ending up with a cute summer capsule using fabric remnants leftover from the other projects. Enjoy the creative / technical process. Karina, you are such a good soul. Thanks for creating this wonderful place, away from all the chaos.

[@ToriLynnH]

Yes! And young! I'm closing in on 70.

[@ToriLynnH]

I'm advanced intermediate, and i love watching and doing beginner friendly projects. 😂

[@honeywell891]

Hello Karina. It’s 4:45 am. Can’t sleep. Might as well learn something new. This top is gorgeous and I like the new neckline too. Your explanations and clear and complete. All questions I might have had are explained as you go. Thanks for another excellent video. Need to try this out. Cheers!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

I’m glad this was helpful. As I go, I try to cover everything I can … questions that might come up. I know my videos are a little longer and it’s because I want them to be super thorough 😀

[@kaywilliams3435]

Love watching your videos Karina. I have been sewing for a long, long time but still learn so much from you. You always explain things so thoroughly. Thank you so much!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

You’re so welcome and thank you so much for watching 😀

[@lindaplitt4179]

Hi Karina I watch you all the time you are so so super super thorough on everything I love learning all the things that you show us maybe sometime you could do a video on how you go about choosing your fabric when you do a fabric that has a border print and you you're able to set that up I'm not clear on how you how you go about using a border print and putting it into a top or a dress but it would be interesting to watch you decide on how to go about doing one of those on a border print fabric thank you for all you do and it just thinks

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

I did film a video where I showed my princess for a very unusual border print. This is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3LIZnVrdp2fraM and here is another kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXbUcoCEgrmskNk

[@margaretwilliams6934]

Thank you so much Karina ,you are the best teacher I have learned so much from you ,🥰🙏❤️❤️

[@carolreece9950]

Looking forward to this week

[@margaretwilliams6934]

Thank you so much ,you are the best of the BEST ,I have learned so much from you,🥰💞🇮🇪

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Aww you are very kind 😀😀

[@eileenball3336]

Thank you for showing this and the great tip of block facing, what an excellent idea.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

I hope it’s helpful. I swear by it :)

[@eileenball3336]

@@LiftingPinsandNeedles will definitely be trying it, it makes so much sense x

[@kathysmigen3927]

I am so glad I found you! Your excellently filmed and narrated videos are helping me to become a better sewist one garment at a time.

[@ToriLynnH]

This was wonderful. I learned so much! The detail was excellent. Obrigado!

[@kellymartin1176]

I never knew about block facing until I learned from you. Now, it is the only way to go! The facing always matches now :)

[@patriciabentley3782]

Another fabulous video! Thank you.

[@honeywell891]

Oh. Now that I’ve seen the purple top, I like that one too. Again, easy explanations and pictures. I always learn better when I get to “see” your work. WOW. Now I need to make this top too. It’s 4:57am. Darn, need to wait till stores open…. Life is so hard eh!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

The purple top is the Mornington top from the Sew Beautiful book. This is the video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3OXoXqtdtCnqdU

[@janetmiura3906]

Another great video. I look forward to all your videos and reference them on a regular basis.

[@Waiheke-Transcend]

You really are a fabulous Explainer!!! 😁 Thanks heaps for your videos. Theyre just excellent & im learning from them even though ive been sewing for over 50 years.

[@peachyfeather]

Karina you and your channel are pure GOLD! I have learn so much form you. Thank you 🙏.

[@kathy2951]

Wow I learned something well not really new, but you made things I learned 50 years ago come back into focus. I am inspired to try these techniques I ran from as a teen. Now I see that it is just different ways to achieve a clean finished garment and that opens up so many doors that I knew about, but that I will try again. Thank You!!!

[@andreayucis2008]

Thank you for this tutorial!! I now understand how to do the burrito way of sewing the facings. Love it!!! You are such a wonderful teacher!! And an excellent seamstress!! All your garments are sewn beautifully!

[@sharonrimsza7960]

Love, love, love this pattern. I bought it within 30 mins of the official release e-mail. Fabulous that it can be done in a knit and woven. Your videos are so, so detailed. Thank you!

[@Saladmama57]

Your expertly filmed tutorials are chock full of tips and techniques we can implement. 🙏🏻☺️Many thanks for all the time you put into making them!

[@susankidd9963]

Hi Karina another great tutorial explained brilliantly thank you.

[@robyn3349]

Thank you, Katrina!!! I had tried to this on a dress last summer, but could not figure it out and ended up with hemmed neckline and armholes. It was ok, but I am so glad to have this option now! (I had sewed up the side seams early on, lol.) You have made an excellent step by step tutorial here!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

I’m glad this helped :)

[@marceqteje55]

Me encantan tus tutorial es y he aprendido mucho. Tu inglés es claro y conciso, solo que hablas muy rápido, pero uso la opción de velocidad más lenta y entiendo perfecto. Saludos desde Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

[@zibergirl2]

What would you do differently if you need to put a zipper in the back? I am a fan, Karina and though I've been sewing for over 50 years, I always learn something new and useful form you. I watch all your videos! Thanks so much for all your hard work and dedication to the world of sewing!

[@janewallace9286]

well I tried doing this method following another video and got totally confused. Your explanation was so much more simple. Thank you.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Glad it helped!

[@dianemontavon5670]

Can't wait to see you and the new makes. This was a very informative video. Thank you so much

[@lorraineyoung5909]

Mind blown. I always wondered how to do this.

[@jamilehbaadarani4740]

Marvellous 👍👍👍

[@laurajones4088]

Excellent tutorial! Love the asymmetrical neckline. Can't wait for the pattern release.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Coming soon!

[@gillianwhaites5974]

So helpful and detailed. Thankyou Karina.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

You’re very welcome 😀

[@gailtemmers1841]

Thanks Karina. 💋

[@nicolejackson1781]

My mind is blown!! Lol I think it's an amazing technique... Could you do a video on how to add a lining to a finished garment?

[@kerrymcilwaine]

Brilliant as always, I will be returning to this tutorial for future makes x

[@Aurora-uh9nk]

Wow ! Karina u make everything look so simple . Thank you for sharing this technique. I will try this , following yr instructions of course 😊.

[@sherribarrett1490]

I like this technique and can't wait to try it. It looks easier than applying bias binding which I find difficult to do without bunching somewhere. I have been sewing for many years and this is closer to what we did in the 20th century; but I have never seen the burrito method used here but have for yokes and pillowcases.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

This really turns out neat :)

[@lindak8664]

That was a really good tutorial. You showed it very clearly 👍🏼

[@michellepark778]

This was how I was taught to do a facing, even if pattern used separate facing then draughted own facing pattern.

[@AngelaRiggall]

Me too.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

That’s amazing. I would create one too if the pattern had separate facings for the neckline and armhole :)

[@denisedorsey2889]

Good to know because that’s just what I was thinking. I really love the finished look of this facing. When you are creating your own, how do you know how long to make the bodice facing? Enough to cover the bust so that it doesn’t show underneath?

[@gaildulmage3662]

Thank you once again for an excellent video. I have learned so much from you even though I had considered myself an experienced seamstress.

[@Hiker_who_Sews]

Great tutorial! A new skill for me to use. Thanks Karina.

[@sydneybristo22]

Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful technique 😀

[@gayprendergast7102]

Great video..tnk you

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

You’re very welcome :)

[@dannebonaparte2213]

I have done this with woven, but ITY looks like it's a dream to use for this technique!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

For knits it’s important to have at least one of the layers stabilised like you saw here. Armholes and neckline. This will prevent the armholes and neckline from stretching out.

[@lorlor2831]

I learned a lot from this. Thank you 🙏 I can’t wait to see the new pattern ❤️

[@grammykcutter6374]

Great instructions as usual. Thank you

[@barbarawarner4645]

This is a great finish. Thanks!

[@deidrabenson361]

Thanks sooo much for sharing your knowledge, I always learn so much from you! This video is so on time, I’m getting ready to sew a jumpsuit that has this type of facing, I can do it now!❤️❤️❤️

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Yay! I hope it all turns out lovely.

[@carolynhoppe3196]

Great techniques to try!

[@Escape10mom]

Great info as usual!

[@ChiaPamela-si1gs]

Thanks so so much madam I got it

[@rosg554]

Hi Karina. Always love all your videos. Your series on fitting pants is the best ever on this subject. When you flick off your pins while you sew do you have a special container. I have always wondered.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Yup lol. I have a magnet dish right there and the pins fly on there when I flick them 😀😀

[@bethperrine6431]

Great video! Very good explanation. I might have missed your saying what the narrow black strip is. Is it a skinny strip of interfacing used to stabilize?

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Yes, it’s a strip of non stretch interfacing.

[@lyndagasper4346]

Thanks for teaching us another great technique. I can’t wait to try this. I do have a question. I’m rather new to garment sewing. How do you know how long (shape) to make the facing around the neck and arms or is it in the pattern pieces?

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

This video was not about drafting the facings. It was about the sewing technique. The patterns I demonstrated have been designed with the facings already.

[@carolhammond9624]

Oh, sewing wizard, I have a question. Would it be possible to understitch the armhole before you turn it? Love ALL your videos! Thanks for advice.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

I understitch from the right side of the fabric so that’s impossible to do without turning the garment right sides out. Why would you not want to turn it? I’m curious.

[@carolhammond9624]

@@LiftingPinsandNeedles I don’t know. I just thought it would be easier. I’m still learning. Thanks for explaining. You’re awesome and that’s why I continue to be an Orchid Patrion member. I’ve learned so much from watching your videos

[@kimbailey1754]

Thank you for another amazing tutorial, Karina! I’m curious what you use to mark your notches. I know you don’t clip notches, you mark then. What do you use? Your markings are so clear and easy to see.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Frixion pens in all colors. Sometimes a dot with a yellow colouring pencil dipped in water :)

[@annmariezlomkechan1608]

You are from Brazil? Awesome. I'm in USA, Texas.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

I’m from Chile but I’ve lived in Brazil for a few years.

[@amierikke6225]

Wow! This was so good for me to see! Perfect timing. Those strips you sewed at the shoulder seams, where those clear black elastic? Small strips of interfacing? I’m thinking for reinforcement.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

This is just feather weight fusible non stretch interfacing that I cut into long strips. Super cost effective and works very well :)

[@sandygammage2728]

Has the purple top pattern been released? If so, can you tell me which pattern you used? I love your videos. You are an excellent teacher.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

The purple top is the Mornington top from the Sew Beautiful book. This is the video I already made about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3OXoXqtdtCnqdU

[@kimsmith3595]

Beautiful finish. Two questions - what are the dimensions to make a facing as you have sewn, usually they are small that you receive in the pattern envelope. Second question - the back opening example - if you were to be inserting a zipper but wanted the facing to be clean finished as I see this in ready to wear, how would you sew it?

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Hi Kim. This video was about the technique and not about drafting the facing. The dimensions are impossible to share because of the different sizes. I know I like the facings that have a curve above the bust. What you want to know about inserting a zipper would actually be a whole video and there’s no way I can explain that in a comment here. I am planning to make a video on that.

[@kimsmith3595]

@@LiftingPinsandNeedles Thanks for the quick reply i look forward to the video with the zipper insertion. :)

[@raefreyre4220]

Concerning staystitching, if you clip the seams along a curve to release the tension, you have to clip to the seam so you would clip thru the staystitching. Does this clipping render the staystitching useless?

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

They have nothing to do with each other actually. You stay stitch to keep the neckline safe from stretching out while its a raw edge. Once the facing is on, the stay stitching serves zero purpose because the facing is already sewn on. So when you snip to relieve the tension, there’s no issue.

[@sjw8572]

This is awesome. I saw this in sewing bee episode recently. It was so clever. Would it still work if you had a centre front seam?

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

If you pretend the seam is on the front instead of the back, it would be the same. If there was a seam on the Center front and back then it would also work. You’d do half of the top and then the other half joining them in the centres at the end.

[@sjw8572]

@@LiftingPinsandNeedles thank you. I’ve just finished sewing a vintage pattern where this would have been perfect. I’ve made notes for my next one

[@phillygirldiane8315]

Love your videos, they are very helpful, however, I find the music an unnecessary distraction.

[@LottieSue]

What you call, "all in one", I heard called, " Burrito Method". I think I heard you say, this can be done with any garmen that is sleveles. I can't comprehend how this can be done without a specific instruction in the pattern. I'm a new sewer.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

“Burrito method” is a generic term that is not specific to this technique. If you are new to sewing, I’d recommend following instructions in patterns until you are comfortable with some techniques. Then you can start incorporating things that are not in some instructions.

[@robynreid9895]

How do you draft the facing pieces

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

This was not a video about drafting, but you would just copy a facing from the same pattern pieces. The seam allowances would already be included.

[@milda0820]

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