Discovery Some Basic Sewing Machine Stitches
In today’s world there are a big variety of sewing machines. I have personally worked on a Singer, Frick, Bernina and Nina home machines. In the clothing industries you also have a big variety of machines, while I was studying I used a Brother industrial sewing machine. There are some differences in home sewing machines and industrial ones. It all depends on what you prefer, I like the home sewing machines as they are smaller and some machines have more functions than the industrial machines.
It’s quite important to understand your type of machine and know the correct settings. The tension of your thread and the type of fabric being used should be correct otherwise you can run into some problems. Normally you get a booklet with when buying your new machine or some shops offer classes. When i bought my machine the shop gave 5 free lessons to help me understand and know the in’s and out’s. I learned quite a lot and it was very nice.
So lets start with covering some very basic stitches on most machines.
Straight stitch:
All sewing machines will have a straight stitch as this is your base sewing stitch. You can change the length of your stitch so it depends if you just want to sew or maybe use the stitch for top stitching.
Zig Zag Stitch:
Also one of the stitches that most machine will have. The older type of machines you would use the zig zag or the three step zig zag stitch to finish raw edges and that your fabric wouldn’t fray.
Blind hem Stitch:
The blind hem stitch or the stretch blind hem stitch are an invisible stitch used for hemming. This stitch also allows stretch when working with a stretch fabric like knits.
Overlock:
Most of the overlock stitches of today will stitch and finish off raw edges at the same time. It’s really quick and very neatly done when using this stitch.
Decorative stitch:
There are 2 basic decorative stitches, one is the satin stitch or the tracery stitch. A lot of the newer version machines have a variety of decorative stitches and some can even be programmed with design and crafty stitches.
These are just some of the basic sewing machine stitches that’s used. There are a lot more and it also depends on what type of machine you are using. The newer version of machines will offer more than the older ones.
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This article gives you a better understanding about the variety of basic sewing machine stitches. There are a lot more but it all depend on your type of sewing machine. Today you get one type of sewing machine that can do a lot more crafty stitches than the older types.
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