sewing question

[copia]

How hard is it to sew with t-shirt fabric (jersey?) My last project used a very pretty, yet extremely slippery knit fabric, and it was so hard. I nearly had a fit.

Comments

[sheilagh]

stretchy fabrics tend to suck, in my opinion :( need special machines like fancy sergers for the inner seams .. not sure for the regular binding stiches, except zig-zag, but that often looks hacked together.

[daleth93]

Yeah, and the edges tend to roll into themselves while you're sewing them. Give me good old flat woven fabric any day.

[sheilagh]

working on the bias (the diagonal turn of regular woven fabric) is also a challenge, but has less of the nasty rolling fabric edges result.

I've yet to try the bias tape trick, though I do soooo love how bias cut dresses and shirts hang!

[royalbananafish]

There is definitely a technique to it, but it isn't impossible. You need a machine that can do a stretch stitch, and you need to be prepared to fuss a bit to keep the seams from getting bubbly, but it is do-able.