r/SewingWorld

Home sewing setup canvas bags, leather goods, mixed materials running a juki dnu-1541s daily. For the past eight months I’ve been dealing with inconsistent stitch quality: tension looks fine on light fabric but completely falls apart over two layers. I’ve changed needles dozens of times, rethreaded constantly, and had the machine serviced twice. Technician says the machine is fine.

A friend stopped by last week and immediately pointed out my folding table. He said the flex under load could be throwing off feed consistency on heavy materials and making the tension issues impossible to diagnose. I never even considered that.

I’ve been running the 1541s on a folding table for eight months of daily production could that alone explain these issues, or is the machine simply at its limit?

30 yards RHT 100% cotton

6+7*7 Slub

13.5 Oz, 6+7*7

So on the warp yarns they used two different thickness of yarns 6 gauge and 7 gauge
On the weft that used a 7 gauge yarn

So the thicker gauge yarns will fade before the deeper lying 6 gauge yarns. Also the warp yarns are not traditionally undyed *white-ish yarns. In this fabric they have alternating colors.

So the fading of this denim will be very unique.

The plan is to remake my own denim fit (which I already tested) but now with everything combined from the first 13 jeans. On which I tested different ideas.
So this will get the:
- corded buttonhole
- corded beltloops
- ghost patch (patch on the inside construction visible on the outside)
- Double lined reinforced pockets

How hard will it be?

Some context: I have always struggled with finding bottoms that fit me right. Everything is primarily high waisted and it just looks ugly on my body. I also have a 30" inseam and typically go for 32" inseam. Most inseam for women is 26-28".

I was wondering how difficult would it be for a complete noobie to sew something like sweatpants for the first time? What would i need?

I want to use a cotton blend. I hate fleece or polyester (when its the dominant blend).

Anyway, if yall have any tips or if you know any retailers, brands, etc. I do have a budget and thats why I cant afford getting them customized by a professional

I’m going to be opening a sewing studio in the Midwest. What type of sewing class would you actually sign up for?

Examples of the top of my head:

Mending class (visible mending?)
Home decor related- ruffled pillow, curtains, etc.
Clothes - which type of clothing item?
Classic beginner items- zippered pouch, etc
Others?

What are some things you look for to determine if a sewing pattern is AI slop? It's getting harder and harder to tell, so I just don't trust Etsy anymore and I tend to stick to reputable companies. Thanks!

I am looking for a place to get bulk clothing tags of various sizes.
specifically the long satin ones that are usually inside kids cloths along the inside seams of shirts or pants.

I’m basically making a blanket that is covered with nothing but tags on the outside, and asides from cutting the tags on all the cloths and fabric items in the house I don’t know where to look.

I see that I can order custom or generic satin tags from a few places but I am hoping to get a variety of lengths, colors and sizes.

Any ideas on where I can go.