Sewing is a fun and creative way to keep you entertained and relaxed. Sewing has great benefits that go from making and mending your own clothes to helping cloth the kids' dolls. This is a very cost effective exercise as clothes are becoming ever more expensive. When sewing you want a straight line, the way to achieve that is with a seam guide.
To some sewing looks all too easy and not worth the time as it's not even a challenge. To others it looks altogether too complicated that they won't even bring themselves to trying. The fact of the matter is that it is not extremely hard, but by no means is it super easy, especially to the beginner. One of the harder parts of sewing is keeping a straight seam.
The seam is ever so important in making clothing. If you r pants seam was not straight they would sit funny, you probably wouldn't be able to get your leg trough them. Your pockets would be off and wouldn't be of any use either. The seams are an important thing!
So the question is how does this guide work? What is its function and how do you know you have one? Well the sole purpose of the guide is to keep your seams running straight. This is normally a metal plate with measurements and lines to follow. Most sewing machines have one, if yours does not you can easily make one.
The function of the guide is to keep the seam straight. You do this by running your material on the edge of the chosen measurement or line. This will ensure a consistent straight seam of the same measurement all the way. If your machine is lacking a guide then you can make one yourself with a ruler, marking pen and tape.
The measurements are taken from the point of the needle to the left and the right. Decide which side you will be sewing from, most common is the left as you have more room for the excess material to lie. Take a ruler from the needle point to your desired length and make a marking with the pen. Then take a small piece of tape and lay it straight on the marking.
This means that your material can quite easily squish against it and even lift up against it. This will cause you to think you going straight but actually go just as skew as before. If you remember to hold your material firmly and keep an eye on it, you should have no problems sewing straight and beautifully.
If you are finding you are still going skew, you can go to your local sewing shop. There are multiple attachments and methods they can help you with. These attachments have been designed for everyone, so don't feel that you're the only person struggling. The point is to have fun so go ahead and try it out today.
To some sewing looks all too easy and not worth the time as it's not even a challenge. To others it looks altogether too complicated that they won't even bring themselves to trying. The fact of the matter is that it is not extremely hard, but by no means is it super easy, especially to the beginner. One of the harder parts of sewing is keeping a straight seam.
The seam is ever so important in making clothing. If you r pants seam was not straight they would sit funny, you probably wouldn't be able to get your leg trough them. Your pockets would be off and wouldn't be of any use either. The seams are an important thing!
So the question is how does this guide work? What is its function and how do you know you have one? Well the sole purpose of the guide is to keep your seams running straight. This is normally a metal plate with measurements and lines to follow. Most sewing machines have one, if yours does not you can easily make one.
The function of the guide is to keep the seam straight. You do this by running your material on the edge of the chosen measurement or line. This will ensure a consistent straight seam of the same measurement all the way. If your machine is lacking a guide then you can make one yourself with a ruler, marking pen and tape.
The measurements are taken from the point of the needle to the left and the right. Decide which side you will be sewing from, most common is the left as you have more room for the excess material to lie. Take a ruler from the needle point to your desired length and make a marking with the pen. Then take a small piece of tape and lay it straight on the marking.
This means that your material can quite easily squish against it and even lift up against it. This will cause you to think you going straight but actually go just as skew as before. If you remember to hold your material firmly and keep an eye on it, you should have no problems sewing straight and beautifully.
If you are finding you are still going skew, you can go to your local sewing shop. There are multiple attachments and methods they can help you with. These attachments have been designed for everyone, so don't feel that you're the only person struggling. The point is to have fun so go ahead and try it out today.
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