How To Sew With Silk And Silklike Fabrics

Are you intimidated by silks and silkies? Let us boost your confidence in working with these beautiful fabrics with our tips and tricks.
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[@keeptheminstitches4808]

I always iron out wrinkles before cutting out the pattern. Rule of thumb is to PRESS your pieces, but you can iron uncut fabric, finished garments, and stay-stitched pieces. The difference between pressing and ironing is whether you move the iron on the fabric or press it down and lift it up in a manner that does not distort the weave. When fabric is not supported by selvages, you must PRESS only--no sliding or gliding, not even under a pressing cloth. Happy stitching!

[@ReResAllsorts]

Great tip. Thank you

[@allieg6401]

That's really handy to know- 👍 do you have to let it cool before moving the fabric, you know, before letting it hang over the side of the ironing board and doing the next section?

[@SuperModerngranny]

In practice, holding tight doesn't work most of the time because the seams are not always on straight grain. I usually back with paper and tear away after stitching.

[@sassyk.5173]

How? ;(

[@SuperModerngranny]

@@sassyk.5173 Same as sandwiching except omitting the top layer of paper. If you have an even-feed foot attachment, even better.

[@jennyamessler3805]

Brilliant 🌟 trick with the taping of the needle hole 🕳️ !!!!

[@bernadineschacht8175]

Thank you so much! I've been sewing for over 60 years and taking classes in sewing and fashion for over three years, and I've already learned four new useful tips from your video today. These tips will make sewing prom dresses so much easier to deal with.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

I'm so glad you found our tutorial helpful :)

[@elainebau6354]

Me too.

[@DanceswithDobermans]

Thank you so much for this lesson. I really appreciate it. I have lots of silk and satin from wedding gown and prom dresses that I purchased from Salvation Army at 75% off. I bought them all. Now I need to learn how to quilt with them.

[@AAACEntertainment]

Thank you! I'm relatively new to sewing, but need to make three pieces out of silk-like fabric. You just saved my life!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

With knits, I definitely use a rotary cutter to cut out my pieces, to prevent any unwanted stretching. If your pattern has a lot of curves to it, I would invest in a smaller rotary blade. The big blades work great though if you're just doing straight lines. Be sure to do it on a self-healing mat so you don't damage any surfaces. And if you don't want to invest in fabric weights, you can just use canned goods to hold everything in place. good luck!

[@Pureimagination200]

I have the worst luck with rotary cutters

[@lorenzie]

This is a life saving video! I was in desperate need for these tips. Thanks so much!

[@betsylydon3891]

this is exactly what I needed to know for a project a friend of mine has me doing--brilliant and thank you.

[@yangelthomas]

This is right on time!!😁😊........ where were you when I started two years ago😯😌

[@irishagold]

Thank you for fast replay! I do have small rotary cutter. Just didn't think of using it! Thank you. For the weights I use a few simple round rocks. I crocheted over them and they look pretty cool.

[@cameodove]

Your video contains great tips and valuable information. I really like how you demonstrate attaching tissue paper to silk fabric! What a fantastic idea!

[@NL-rj9uk]

Thank You! I really like that you made short and simple. I've been forgetting the easy steps and reminders. ;)

[@anngranger7369]

Your tutorials are just brilliant thank you

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Thanks! Glad you found our tips handy. Have a nice day.

[@mostlywildlife]

Using the tape is a new one for me. Very helpful.

[@lindadechow2212]

Thanks so much. I am making a really great dress out of slinky fabric and honestly have not worked with this type of fabric before. This will be fun and I'm sure I'll have fewer issues. Great video, well done.

[@patriciajrs46]

Great tips. Most people don't mention these things. Thank you.

[@RoseFante]

this is an awesome vid with great tips! Thank you. It covers everything I was looking for

[@louiehans577]

thank you for sharing your tips and techniques, i've learned a lot

[@roxxiet32]

This video was so helpful. Thanks for all of the great tips.

[@nancyhall7713]

Thank you! That was really helpful! I was also wondering about any tension adjustment needed but will set it to mid-range (around 3).

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Thank you for your kind words. :)

[@nsearch7397]

Thanks for the helpful tips as I can't stop myself from sewing a silk duvet!

[@JLew-ch8yu]

Beautiful, thank you so much!

[@0ChildStar]

Thank you, the tape idea over the hole helped a lot!!! 8D

[@ccpperrett7522]

Thank you for these great tips.❤

[@10gale]

Great advice! Just what I needed! Thank you!

[@tanyagt]

Excellent guidance, thank you!

[@hovawart16]

Thank you for taking the time to teach me!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

I'm glad you enjoyed our tutorial :)

[@MichelletheMerry]

Oh these are great tips. I'm making an 1870's formal ball gown for a musical I'm in, and the bustled part in the back is black silk. This should make it much easier to work with. Thanks so much.

[@iamtheglass3744]

Much Love, Appreciation AND&AND Admiration!! 💃🏼💨

[@busyfish6353]

so helpful. thank you.

[@karenjackson3876]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm going to be making a dress for my daughter out of crepe backed satin and will be adding some tissue paper to my list of supplies!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

It really does make a difference :)

[@GardensLadyBug]

Thank you. This is just the information I've been looking for.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Someone Somewhere I'm so glad you found our tutorial helpful :)

[@ProfessorPincushion]

yay! glad we were able to help :)

[@olgatorra4328]

Excellent video, thanks!

[@viviewalsh66]

Very helpful !!! Thank you soooo much !

[@bagga2010]

Thanks alot.....your video is very detailed and very good tips to stitch with silk fabrics, as i am already working with the silk fabric......was very helpfull for me.Great...

[@SandraRomero-hg3rk]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😎👍

[@unixnes]

Thanks! Very good tips

[@susanelotmani]

Your videos are always so good - very detailed and with perfect camera angles where we can see everything going on. So helpful for beginners! If you're not already, you should be an instructor at a design school.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Susan El Otmani thanks so much for the kind words :)

[@rachelclo6305]

Really great videos! So clear & precise. I have no trouble understanding this & I am a very new beginner to sewing!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Rachel Clo I'm so glad you found our tutorials helpful! You can do it :)

[@SStroud2024]

This is a GREAT channel - I love how you are able to magnify the image of the needle/machine. It even looks high definition. Thank you so much for offering this help! I will check in often! Suzy

[@ProfessorPincushion]

We try our best to make our tutorials in high quality. Thanks for your kind words. :)

[@Dibdib35]

Brilliant!

[@ursulamai]

Thank you very much, this was helpful.

[@MissTaken333]

Very helpful video.. Thanks a million for this..

[@ProfessorPincushion]

@Virgina bliss i wouldn't because newspaper is pretty dirty and the ink could stain your fabric. I can usually pick up a pack of tissue paper from the 99cent store.

[@chinnyxo]

amazing video, thanks!!

[@tamarah.4908]

Thank you! I'm sewing an "Elsa" costume for my daughter, and will try the tissue trick when sewing the areas with Chiffon.

[@ab5382]

Thank you!!!

[@Judithgerwarth1]

Thank you. That will surly help :)

[@JAGUARBURST]

Thank you

[@cherylharris2895]

Thanks this helps alot

[@bleumustang6362]

Very helpful thank you soo much i should have watched it because i sewed my satin jacket!

[@CaressLorthaya]

VERY HELPFUL!!!!!!

[@patriciaray2669]

great video - love the tape tip!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

patricia ray I'm glad you found it helpful :)

[@ProfessorPincushion]

of course. :) Our tip is just to help out in those cases where you still a little.

[@kazzya1281]

Clear , succinct and informative. I love it when you show the differences. Great tip. Subscribe!!!!!.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Karen Yau thanks so much for subscribing! :)

[@Leilasnewavon]

Thank you .

[@ProfessorPincushion]

I use these techniques with all fabric that's slippery and hard to work with. If you're making something for the first time, make a muslin. This means use a cheap fabric like muslin so you can work through the process and test the fit before using your nicer fabric.

[@rshabir6196]

Thanks for really useful tips.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Rukhsana Shabir You're welcome. So glad you found it helpful :)

[@meriemzerarti4215]

Thank you Mme , i'm impressed by the amount of information and detailing I had from this video , thank you

[@ProfessorPincushion]

You're very welcome!

[@SewingReport]

Great tips! Slippery and flimsy fabrics can be a nightmare!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

glad to help out. :)

[@eilishlancaster5272]

Thanks!

[@jamiekrista]

Omg thanks so much!

[@hellosweetheart3350]

Thank you 💖

[@sofiyahayes]

Thank you ma

[@RoseDaVinci]

Thank you for this video, it is so informative and helpful :) ! I do have a question, with regards to fabric puckering. Could adjusting tension also help fix that?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

I would definitely use the tissue paper trick when sewing the seams. It'll keep it from stretching as you sew and should help with the puckering. Just rip it off when your seam is done. If your fabric can handle the heat, it might be better to use steam to iron it out.

[@rachel14rod]

What tension you used?

[@lpslover645]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE! I LEARNED SO MUCH! You saved my life! LOL and it answered a LOT of my questions~! ~u have a new subscriber

[@ProfessorPincushion]

thank you for subscribing!

[@seikamaronmitsuya2986]

Thanks for this

[@ieunice100]

Thanks a lot

[@truthseekerfemale7805]

I like the tissue paper the best, ty

[@Gweynn5]

Thnx

[@ProfessorPincushion]

@ellineka thank you so much. :)

[@thefabricexchange]

cool, nice video

[@MyFungal]

what presser foot do u use? great tips for silk

[@dinasegaf94ahahaha30]

THANKYOU SSOOOOOO MUCHH!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Dinasegaf94 Ahahaha Thanks for watching :)

[@vm980]

Help! My seams pucker like you show at the end of the video - holding it tight is a great tip, but what if the fabric was cut on the bias? I have so much trouble making my seams look neat when I sew slippery fabrics on the bias, and I can't find any resources online that help with this!

[@chaconda2002]

Once again thank you for your videos! I get so fraustrated when my fabrics get jammed in the machine.

[@gretijuhasz9406]

Hi! I would like to ask that how do I know how "heavy" my fabric is? I'm going to work with a 100% polyester silk like fabric. Thank you so much for the anwer!

[@jezusova]

Thanks for the video! before I start working with silk what material do you recommend me to start with. to practice and which exercises with a stitch sewing machine? Thank you

[@Pureimagination200]

Tension also makes the stitches lay flat. Sew samples with different tension and stitch length

[@allieg6401]

When uding the paper lsyers what Scissors would you use?? 😮

[@ade7741]

Thanks for sharing, very useful tips here. Hope you will share more on sewing jersey knits :)

[@ProfessorPincushion]

***** Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to the list

[@BLW_Studios]

Thanks a lot :D In mexico fabric stores don't have tags on their fabrics, just the ones with prices (at least the ones I know). I'm just starting to learn how to sew. Are there specific situation where knowing this characteristics are necessary?

[@rosas6230]

I’m always wondering how come store clothing has no pucker at all ?:(( how do they do that ??

[@eclecticdancer1]

I'm trying to sew a chiffon onto a silk charmeuse at the hemline. I washed the chiffon and now i'm wondering if I should iron the material before i cut out the pattern. The finished chiffon will be ironed but it stretches a lot when I do that. I don't want the seems to pucker when the customer washes the dress.

[@hanadaabdelfattah4086]

What about the best tension degree, and the bottom teeth, is better they are high or going down?

[@ownSystem]

Like the tissue paper idea 💡 good job🥸

[@ilseamerica]

excellent video

[@mintchin86]

this is really really helpful!!! thank u!!!

[@lindatoews6462]

Thank you so much for your information!!! It will be very helpful. Also, one thing I wondered, do you adjust you tension at all?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Linda Johnson it varies according the fabric so you just want to practice on scraps. Usually I loosen the thread tension a bit and put my foot pressure at a higher number.

[@minikaur4993]

Hi! I have seen people tearing satin before stitching why do they do this? Can you explain it?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

It was just my regular presser foot, nothing fancy.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Thanks for the kind words :)

[@Tamerahoney]

What is the thinnest silk with a dull side along with a silk side? 100% silk preferably stretchy maybe even a mixture of silk and elastic

[@ciabern8383]

How do I do this with double sided silky fabrics? And this is a huge fabric piece, and I am almost hesitant to cut it up in case I need the extra space