Tips for Sewing With Knits, With TomKat Stitchery
Seamwork Radio: Sewing and Creativity
Colette Media
4.9 • 763 Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
If you've ever felt intimidated by sewing with knits, you're not alone!
The stretchy nature of knit fabric can make them appear tricky to wrangle through your machine. But don’t worry—Whitney from TomKat Stitchery is here to help.
Whitney sat down with Sarai and shared her top 10 tips to help you conquer knits with confidence.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Sari and I'm Haley and this is Seamwork Radio. |
| 0:09.5 | Welcome back to Seamwork Radio where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy. |
| 0:17.1 | So Haley's out on parental leave with her new baby so I'm flying, and I've invited some really fun guests to join me on the podcast. |
| 0:24.7 | And today I'm here with Whitney from Tomcat Stitchery. |
| 0:28.5 | Hi, Whitney. |
| 0:29.7 | Hello, thank you so much for having me on. |
| 0:33.4 | So Whitney's goal with Tomcat Stitchery is to share the creative process of sewing and curating a better wardrobe with people from all over the world. |
| 0:41.6 | She has a really popular YouTube channel and tons of classes and resources to help you learn new sewing techniques and make plans to sew your entire wardrobe. |
| 0:50.3 | So today, Whitney's here with us to share her 10 favorite tips for sewing with knits so you can find and sew your dream t-shirt pattern. |
| 1:00.2 | I'm so happy to have you here, Whitney, and so happy to talk knits. |
| 1:05.1 | I absolutely. It's one of my favorite things to talk about, one of my favorite things to sew with. |
| 1:10.0 | So, yeah, I could talk |
| 1:11.4 | all day about them. And your YouTube channel is such an awesome resource for people who are |
| 1:17.7 | interested in knits or any kind of sewing, really, and kind of upping their sewing game. |
| 1:21.6 | What is it that you like the most about sewing with knits? There's a few things that I really like about sewing with nets. |
| 1:28.8 | Number one, I just really enjoy wearing knits. |
| 1:31.1 | I find them easy to fit. |
| 1:32.9 | I find them comfortable. |
| 1:34.5 | I find with the newer fabrics that are out there, |
| 1:37.2 | it's really easy to get a very polished look while still maintaining that comfort. |
| 1:42.2 | But as far as sewing with them, |
| 1:43.8 | I find them quicker. While I do do a majority |
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