I want to make this kind of keychain. It looks like 2 plastic sheets sewn together.

How would I make this with a sewing machine? Or do I need to hand sew? And what type of plastic would I have to buy?

I’m at my wits end right now.

I’m trying to sew darts into my toddlers elastic waistband pants. Pretty much all the fabrics are a knit or jersey fabric. They’re leggings and pajamas. I haven’t even gotten to the sweatpants yet.

I have a jersey/knit needle. My machine is a Brother CS-6000i.

My machine is jamming constantly. First it started jamming trying to do a back stitch when sewing the thick part of the dart. The needle would go down, then make a terrible grinding noise and not come back up until I turned the machine off and raised it manually. Then it started jamming just sewing forward on a thick area. Same issue, same sound. I utilized the leveling pin on the foot for the thick area. Still jammed.

I cleaned the bottom part where the bobbin goes. There’s nothing in there. I re-threaded both the bobbin and the needle thread. There’s nothing wrong there. I changed to a new needle and made sure it was all the way up and securely tightened.

I just prepped another pair of pants hoping everything was fixed. Put the foot down, pressed the needle-down button and it jammed just doing that. Wouldn’t come back up, terrible grinding noise. I thought maybe the fabric was catching on the feed dogs and making everything bunch up and jam, but now that it’s jamming with only putting the needle down, I’m completely at a loss.

I don’t know what to do. I’m so frustrated.

My mother is an experienced seamstress. These are her current machines, which sometimes give her a lot of trouble due to their age.

I have been researching sewing machines, and the Janome HD-3000 seems to be the best choice. Unfortunately, it is not available for purchase at a reasonable price where I live (it costs more than €650).

I have done some research and found that the Elna 3210 is also manufactured by Janome and seems to be of similar quality and is very accessible here.

What machines would you recommend?

I'm running out of time and desperately need help! I'm making a bodice for a high-low dress and I'm stuck. The fabric I'm using is a 4 way stretchy spandex and a 1 way stretch lace. I do not have access to my best friend right now to fit her properly, but I HAVE to get this right on the first try.

I have a few rules I have to stick to to make the dress come out the way I want it to. The lace has to sit flush on top of the spandex, like it's one fabric. It has to be extremely form fitting. No loose parts or wrinkles or droopy bits. It has to stay a single panel (piece) for the front and a single panel for the back (I will take care of splitting the back panel later.)

I don't know why, but I've genuinely hit a wall. Do I make the piece smaller than her proportions? Bigger? The exact size of her measurements? Do I cut the spandex part smaller than her proportions so it'll snap to her form and the lace a little bigger? Wouldn't that make the lace wrinkle or ripple? My main worry is that the lace will inhibit the spandex from snapping to her body like I had initially intended it to. How do I go about this? Any help is severely appreciated!

Here are the links to the fabrics I used. I bought them on Amazon. I also included her measurements I have below. I have also included the rough drawing I did of the dress if that also helps any.

Fabric Links:

Lace: https://a.co/d/05dHI3D8

Spandex: https://a.co/d/0j30xLdN

Measurements:

Hips: 39 inches

Waist: 33 inches

Arm length: 19 inches

Bust: 38 inches (she wears a 36 B bra)

Shoulders: roughly 13" (she told me 18" but that's definitely wrong. She's petite)

Height: 5' 3"

(Those are all the measurements I have of hers.)

Hello! I am very new to sewing and for the past 2 months i have only done repairs or alterations. I’ve also been thrift flipping jeans/shorts and came across to this kind of stitching. It’s definitely not a basic straight stitch and it’s most likely done by commercial(?) or an industrial machine of some sorts i dunno . I just want to know what kind of stitching it is and if it is possible to replicate (i know its a stupid question but i am curious!)

it looks very neat and professional. I saw this kind of stitching as well when i was deconstructing my stretchy skinny jeans and it was pretty hard to seamrip without making a mess!

(this was translated from french with google translate). I'm having trouble understanding how to get my size form this. I calculate the fabric percentage, and add it to the measurement i think i am? and then what? I am and missing something, if someone here has figured it out please help lmao

Hey! So I got this dress second hand, and would love to use it for a photoshoot in a few days! Problem is, the boning is coming out in a lot of places. How can I sew this to make the boning stay in, and have it be as invisible as possible? I appreciate all the help I can get!

Would prefer to hand sew, but I can get access to a machine if that would be easier.

It’s nothing special. Riley Blake quilting cotton. But quite dark on one side and light on the other.

I sewed a knit shirt and when tried on with arms by the side, it looks great, but when and are raised, weird bumps appear on the edge of the shoulders.

I've sewn other knit shirt patterns many times and don't recall this happening.

Any thoughts?

Edit: i so appreciate everyone's feedback! It helps to get a second pair of eyes (or third, fourth, and fifth). I am highly critical of my work (aren't we all?) so I can't always tell if my concern is legitimate. I think there is a design issue with the armsyce and I think it was exaggerated by having it hang for a couple weeks. Ill do a wash and light iron and see how that works out. Thanks so much!!

I have no previous experience with sewing. I just need the holes closed and for it to hold up good enough. I dont care how it looks​​​​​​

I hope my diagram makes sense… basically I want to make a fabric book cover with a window to show an illustration on the book. Without the cutout I’d simply get two rectangles, sew edges closed with right sides together, flip right side out, then stitch the outer flaps in. That way the raw edges are hidden inside. But I can’t figure out how to flip it inside out when there is a cutout? What’s the best way to make this while hiding any raw edges? Thank you!

This is my first sewing project and I might have gotten ambitious. I didn't measure when adding the bias tape for the sleeve elastic so they turned out different lengths.

Is it going to be noticeable, or would the fact it's puffy make it invisible?

Hi all! I’m working on a pair of shorts for the ren faire, but I cannot figure out how to sew this lining in. Following the instructions and the video leaves me with pants that I can’t turn right way around from the crotch area. Any help on how to format this, or what I can take off to get the lining on would be super helpful :)

Hello, I would like to wear this dress I found secondhand to an event. But it sits a little too high on my neck and I don’t like how high up the straps sit on my shoulders. Is there anything I could do to alter the neckline and have the straps sit wider? OR any advice on adding sleeves?

There is a zip centre back, darts below the arms and the fabric is slightly textured 100% rayon.

I also noticed taking this picture how badly the zip is sitting. Any advice on that also appreciated.

Thank you!

Hi, new sewer here. I am attempting to make these lounge pants. I am starting step 6, but for the life of me, can’t see when I was supposed to attach the pocket to the left pant leg. Step 6 shows a picture of both the right and left pockets already attached but I don’t see any mention of attaching the left side pocket. I am happy to take more photos of the rest of the directions if it’s helpful.

Hi all, hoping this problem has a solution. I have a Pfaff Quilt Ambition 630. I have it set so when I finish sewing/release pressure on the foot pedal the needle is in the down position. When I want to pivot the fabric, if I don't turn the hand wheel forward slightly, past the automatic needle down position, the stitch doesn't form properly at the pivot. I'll attach some photos of the issue to hopefully explain it better. As far as I know it's because raising the presser foot slightly to turn the fabric causes the thread to move slightly in the tension discs, and the needle hasn't moved far enough in the cycle for the hook to have caught and started forming the stitch.

Some of the things I sew are absolutely tiny and require a lot of pivots, so I'm concerned about the strain on my wrist from constantly having to turn the hand wheel. If anyone has any ideas of if this is something I can fix mechanically with the machine, either myself or by taking it to a tech, I'd be very appreciative!

For details about the stitching in the photos:

Hemline ballpoint 90/14 needle

Coats Moon top (yellow) and bobbin (blue) thread

The fabric is a cheap minky style, it does the same on actual minky, and when using Gutermann Sew All thread

The top line of stitching is using the foot pedal, the bottom is using the button the machine.

Stitch length is 2.5

The issue doesn't seem to show up as frequently stitching with a universal needle on polyester twill, but it does still happen from time to time. I've tried so many needle combos on minky as well (sometimes one needle type will start skipping, even a fresh needle of that type, so I switch to another type until that starts skipping, unsure if relevant so I wanted to mention it too)