Sewing machines have become so easy to use and extremely time saving. You
can use sewing machines for most of your sewing upon learning how they
operate. The machine is indeed mightier than the hand stitching method.
However, there are some cases in which your hand needle will be necessary:
Attaching lining - If you machine stitch a lining
into a garment, the stitch will show on the outside of the garment.
To keep the lining stitch invisible, you must use your needle and
thread.
Button fastening - Buttons with a shank (rather
than "sew thru" holes) must be sewn by hand
Closure - (As an example), When sewing a pillow,
you will leave a small opening to turn the fabric inside out (to the
correct side), then stuff the pillow. Then you will close the
opening with needle and thread.
Finishing touches - Sewing the last minute details
such as, tacking down facing, stitching on snaps, keep flaps in
place, etc..
Hand basting - A temporary way to hold fabric
together. After replacing the basting with a permanent stitch, you
will remove the temporary stitches.
Astray seams - To fix hard-to-reach seams that have
unraveled, use a slipstitch.
This article was provided by V. Phillips of Sewing It All.
com. For more information on sewing and popular
needlecrafts, be sure to visit
www.sewingitall.com.
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