Taking corners with a twin needle
Jan Bruyndonckx
Hi,
Yesterday, I was stitching for the first time with a twin needle. It just
worked great! Until I came to a corner. Obviously, one cannot leave the
needle in the fabric, lift up the sewing foot (is that the right word?)
and turn the fabric, as one does with a normal, single needle.
What's the 'correct' way? I carefully turned the fabric with the needle
up, and tried to match needle on the inside corner. But I wondered if
there are other ways..
Thanks,
Jan
Patricia Clements
Jan, I believe that I have seen several sewing shows that
covered the twin needle. If memory is correct, at least
one sewing expert left the needles in the fabric, turned
the fabric, and continued sewing. Looked great. Please try
this on scraps first, can't hurt.
Patricia
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GypsiWoman
>I was stitching for the first time with a twin needle....<<snip>>... one
cannot leave the
>needle in the fabric, lift up the sewing foot and turn the fabric, as one does
with a normal, single needle.
The answer is yes and no. With the larger size twins (6.0 and larger) the
needles are of slightly different lengths, with the longer of the two on the
right side of the bar. At least that's how it is with the brand I use, Schmetz.
This would allow you to lift the needles enough for the shorter of the two to
clear the fabric while the longer needle remains embedded. Then you can pivot
the fabric and continue the corner. The longer needle creates a sharp corner,
while the shorter needle actually crosses the first line of stitching at a
right angle. Works very nicely on patch pockets.
The smaller needles, (4.0 and smaller) are both of the same length, so the lift
and pivot doesn't work. Just in case you're wondering, the sizes (2.0, etc.)
refer to the number of mm between the two needles. The larger the number, the
greater the distance. They are perfectly sized for various widths of narrow
ribbons. If you'd like to find out more, I suggest contacting Nancy's Notions.
Get the FULL catalog (not the smaller specialty mailers) for the complete
selection of needles and specialty feet. That is an education in itself.
Gitana, Brooklyn NY
Gypsi...@aol.com
ballo ergo sum
S. Davey
Actually, when I had a class on decorative pintucking, that's *exactly*
what they told us to do! You leave the needle in the fabric, lift the
presser foot, turn the fabric, lower the presser foot, and continue on your
way. I know, it sounds terribly wrong and you expect the fabric to look
all funny after you do it, but it doesn't. Try it, it works. (At least it
does with the regular twin needles--I don't know about the ones that are
extra-widely spaced.)
Sharon
Jan Bruyndonckx <jbruyn...@waveweb.innet.be> wrote in article
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> Hi,
>
> Yesterday, I was stitching for the first time with a twin needle. It
just
> worked great! Until I came to a corner. Obviously, one cannot leave the
> needle in the fabric, lift up the sewing foot (is that the right word?)
Carolprudm
In article <jbruyndonckx-2...@uu194-7-68-96.unknown.uunet.be>,
jbruyn...@waveweb.innet.be (Jan Bruyndonckx) writes:
>
>Yesterday, I was stitching for the first time with a twin needle. It just
>worked great! Until I came to a corner. Obviously, one cannot leave the
>needle in the fabric, lift up the sewing foot (is that the right word?)
>and turn the fabric, as one does with a normal, single needle.
>
>What's the 'correct' way? I carefully turned the fabric with the needle
>up, and tried to match needle on the inside corner. But I wondered if
>there are other ways..
Depends on the width of the needle. With a narrow needle I leave the needle
just barely in the fabric, half turn it and take one stitch then finish the
turn. With a wider needle i would take more stitches.
Carol in Spotsylvania, VA
romper
S. Davey wrote:
>
> Actually, when I had a class on decorative pintucking, that's *exactly*
> what they told us to do! You leave the needle in the fabric, lift the
> presser foot, turn the fabric, lower the presser foot, and continue on your
> way.
And just hope the needle doesn't break or come out?
Micke
S. Davey
You don't pull on the fabric to try to even it out, you just turn it. It
looks a little funny before you take the first stitch, but no, it doesn't
break and it doesn't come out. Try it on a scrap. (But, again, I wouldn't
with an extra-wide double needle.)
Sharon
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