r/sewhelp

I have an inseam invisible zip, and I want to be able to make the puller hidden. Other than sewing it away from the stitch line, then hand sewing by hand on the body - is there a way I can hide the puller? Perhaps a lightweight zip would help. I have used blue zip on this trial to make it obvious, on the real version I would use matching colour

been having problems with button spiders nesting in my button box any tips?

Hello, seeking help before I order fabric for pajama pants. The pattern fabric requirements say “2 5/8 yards / 44 inches wide non-directional.” This is not the fabric requirement listed for a specific size but just for any adult size pants. I have seen this flannel in both 43 inch and 44 inch listings but I can only find it in stock in 43 inches. Can I still use this fabric to make these pants if I am only making a size small? Or do I need more yardage? I included the finished garment dimensions for reference. Thanks for any help in advance.

I ordered this off Amazon to wear as a matching Halloween costume with a friend but I have a couple issues with the top and I’m not 100% sure how to fix them, hoping someone can help!

1. ⁠It rides up anytime I move/lift my arms
2. ⁠The material isn’t breathable so I get really hot in it

Notes:
- I’m a beginner/intermediate sewer (I do lots of alterations but rarely construct a garment from scratch)
- I use a sewing machine
- The teal material is a 2-way stretch and the least stretchy fabric on the costume
- I think the sleeves/shoulder area is the reason it rides up so a stronger elastic won’t help
- I have some black stretchy mesh that can be used to alter

Would appreciate any thoughts/help/advice on what’s the problem and how to fix it please 💙

My sister is making a Halloween costume for her son. He's the Demogorgon from stranger things. She's using a hooded sweatshirt for the costume and attached petal like pieces around the hood. She's having trouble finding a way to make the petal like piece on his hood stay upright. The red pieces are felt and the white spines are golf tees. One piece of felt is sewn to the front of the hood. The tees go through the front piece. The backing felt is glued to the front piece and covers the exposed tee tops.

What will allow these pieces to stay up (it either flops forward or back)? Cardboard/firm pieces slipped inside still cause it to flop over.

So I've only been learning machine sewing and more traditional hand-stitched embroidery this last year or so, but I've been shopping around for materials for a few projects sort of absent-mindedly.

I was in Japan for a friend's wedding over Summer, and I bought a roll of this sort of unwoven stranded floss thread/yarn that I loved the look of since it's seemingly an even blend of 8 continuous distinct threads of 4-5 different colors spooled for sewing with them all together and getting a really dynamic pretty texture since no stitch looks uniform with any other because the 8 threads are completely unwoven and unwound.

I've been loving this thread but every time I use it, I get afraid I'll never be able to find anything else like it since I don't seem to be able to find anything online describing a term I can use to find a similar material!

I'm down to planning how I might be able to spin my own somehow from different single-strand threads because it would kill me to have no other way of getting more like this to decorate more durable and intricate projects.

I went to a tailor and they said they couldn’t do anything about the line forming under my boobs. Need other opinions on this!

Hi everyone,

I’m making a formal gown for an event at the end of October (the Cassandra gown by vikisews). I’d like to add embellishments to this dress like this sketch generated by chatgpt (which I’m well aware I will not match exactly). I can’t seem to find exactly what I’m looking for, maybe I’m googling the wrong things? I’ve been googling lots of variations of “sew on tiny rhinestones” and “tiny crystal flowers for sewing”.
I would really appreciate if anyone knows where I should look/what to look for, or if anyone has done these kinds of embellishments before and has advice! I have sewing experience but not this kind of embroidery/decoration. Any help is appreciated!

My grandma gave me this husqvarna viking sewing machine emerald 116
I’m curious if this machine would be able to do free motion sewing? I’ve never done free motion sewing before but am making a quiet book for my niece and saw some great designs that involve it. Any insights into this? Can I purchase a free motion presser foot and accomplish this? Do I need a different machine? Can other machines do this but not mine? Sorry for the ignorance and thank you in advance!

I’m making my first ever dress and followed the instructions shown here, including sewing the side seams… but then when it comes to adding the lining, it’s showing the side seams open! I sewed in the lining at the neckline anyway, just sort of tucking the lining into the partially finished garment, before realizing that i have no way of finishing the armholes because they’re already in a circle.

Do I need to undo the side seams and begin again? (Or just make a new bodice entirely with the leftover fabric, because my neckline is looking…not great.) I’m also wondering if this will prevent me from turning the lining inside out later. Pics of pattern instructions and current garment included.

My relative got me this jacket for me as a gift. However it’s a bit tight on me (even after removing the sleeves)
Is there anything else I can do to make it comfortable? Or should I leave it as is and use it as a vest (I’m the second photo I had to sew the inner and outer part of the jacket, if I try to sew it together I would have issues putting it on)
I would like any help or tips, I don’t want this gift to go to waste and I would like to wear this. Seems cute enough
Any help is apprised

I’m remaking this miniskirt that I made ages ago before I got my serger (last slide) since I somehow ripped a hole in it with my shoes. I want to use both of these fabrics to make one for me and my friend. Both fabrics have a slight amount of stretch and a backing(??)

I can’t really find much info online if I can serge them. I know it’s not necessary since the fabrics won’t fray, but since I’m in not just making this for myself, I want to have a more professional and clean looking seams to gift to someone, but I’m also worried about the amount of perforations a serged seam creates and the overall durability of doing so with such annoying fabrics.

Any advice would be so so so appreciated since I have until tomorrow morning to complete these. Also, if I can use a serger, any advice on what stitch length, how many needles, etc. would be so welcome

Hello! I have this dress that my friend wants me to take in. I already hemmed the bottom but I’m a bit stumped on what to do with the back. The fabric drapes too low so that you can literally see her butt crack lol, I pinned it to take it in on the sides but it does get rid of some of the vibe of flowy open back. There are two side seams to the dress and one of them has the side zipper so taking it in on the sides may be a little tricky. I thought about removing the back piece all together and raising it he fabric so I still keep the hang but it just sits up higher on her back but then again we get into the problem of the zipper, which I guess could remove fully? Does anyone have any suggestions? Would be greatly appreciated!!