Sewing Problems Solved

Press a knit hem with the iron set for the fiber, not for the project: polyester knits glaze and can wave permanently above a low-medium setting, cotton jersey tolerates more heat but stretches if…

A wavy knit hem is usually stretched, not sewn wrong: the fabric was pulled as it fed, the stitch couldn't move with the knit, or the hem was pressed with too much heat or steam.

Bubbling fusible interfacing almost always traces to one of four causes: incomplete fusion (heat, pressure or time short of the product's specification), the iron sliding instead of being lifted…