Hi Everyone! Thanks for all the kind comments on my last video, Twin Needle Sewing. That video was long over due and I’m so glad I finally explored the twin needle on the Singer 9960 using some of the decorative stitches. I was impressed with how beautiful some of the stitches looked. Not all looked great, but the manual does mention that some stitches look better than others.
This is another video that has been requested so many times. I’ve been wanting to explore the twin needle on knit fabrics for a long time and have promised to do so. I don’t show the twin needle set up in this video because that was covered in the last video HERE. In this video, I get straight to the point about hemming. Many of you love sewing knit’s on your Singer QS 9960 using the different stretch stitches programmed into the machine. After making my last video on the Twin Needle, I ordered a Singer Stretch Twin Needle to try hemming on knits. Some of the common complaints about hemming knits is that the hem doesn’t have stretch and recovery and that the twin needle produces a tunneling effect. In this video I show how to hem rayon span which is a thin difficult fabric to hem that has stretch and recovery. I didn’t want to show a stable knit so I went for something that can be unmanageable that can produce a wavy ugly hem. I went with a fabric that the machine usually eats and tunnels. You know…..the Evil stuff that we love to wear because it feels so nice and soft and drapey. I share important tips from my experience and show you how to make a professional looking hem on stretch knit using a Singer Stretch Twin Needle on my Singer 9960.
I hope this information will be helpful to those that wanted to learn how to hem knitted fabrications using a Singer Stretch Twin Needle. As you learned in the video, it’s more about preparation of the hem and machine settings than the actual sewing itself. Take the time to set up everything just right and you will be successful. Let the machine do all the work. You will be able to make beautiful stitches on your stretch knit hems that stretch and recover. No more popped, wavy or tunneled hems and it’s so easy. Can’t wait to hear how much you love this technique!!
