While laminates can seem intimidating, there’s no reason to
avoid them. Just keep these handy tips in mind:
- When using pins, keep them in
the seam allowance. The holes they leave are permanent.
- Use binding clips, vinyl coated
paper clips or even bobby pins to keep two pieces joined together while
you stitch. These tools do not leave holes. There will be times when
you won’t have a seam allowance to hide holes from pins (topstitching,
edgestitching, etc.) and these little tools will make a big difference.
- Do NOT iron. For best results,
finger press the seams. If you must press, be sure to iron on the wrong
side or use a pressing cloth over the laminate to protect the surface from
the iron. Use a low heat to press.
- Use a specialized foot, such as a walking foot, Teflon coated foot or roller foot. If you do not have one, you can put painter’s tape on the bottom of your sewing machine foot. Painter’s tape will not leave residue on the foot and will help the foot glide smoothly across the coated surface.
- Use a slightly longer stitch and a sharp Universal 80/12 or a Microtex 80/12 sewing machine needle for best results.
Our laminates come in 54/55” (137/140cm) widths. Don’t
forget to factor this into yardage requirements on patterns that do not
specifically state yardage for wide widths.
Looking for ideas? We have a few suggestions.
Heather Bailey’s darling Jack & Jill lunch bag pattern:
Amy Butler’s Rainy Days raincoat pattern
For a free pattern to make a laminate garment bag, check out
Melissa Peda’s pretty project here.
Be sure to come back next week when we share the love of
laminates with a giveaway!
4 comments:
I appreciate those tips since I have not used lamintes before.
has been along time since I worked with laminates but these would make great bags
I have not tried laminates; thanks for the tips and suggestions.
I cannot get the link for the free garment bag pattern to work. Can you please send me a direct link? Thank you
My email address is: sewjazzy59@gmail.com
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