Hi guys, I'm Cassie from Faodail Creation and every single Wednesday
I post a new video right here on this channel, and it's all about sewing or how to use a sewing machine
in this video we're going to learn all about the heirloom stitch it's a wonderful stitch and you can do so much with it
with a little bit of creativity
for this particular project I recommend that you use either a cotton or a
Linen because a broad cloth is just going to be too thin and a denim of a twill is going to be too thick
So you're going to need an heirloom needle. This is what it looks like it has a wing on it
And I'll show you a bit more closely
So this is what it looks like it's more thicker than a regular needle
and as it goes in and out it's going to create holes in your fabric
You're going to need some fabric here
I have 100% cotton and also this cotton has been stabilized
Now you can stabilize it one of two ways
You can use a spray stabilizer
This is the spray stabilizer that I use and I buy this from my sewing machine shop. It's very common
You should be able to find it. You can also use a water soluble
stabilizer just like this, and in order to get rid of this stabilizer
You just need to spritz it with some water on the back and it
literally just disappears and
This is what this water soluble stabilize
it looks like and the reason why you need
Stabilizer is that your stitches may pucker if you don't use anything in order to stabilize it while it's going through your sewing machine
So first of all we have to put our needle in and the reason that we know it goes in right is the
Flat side here goes to the reverse of the machine, so you have the curved bit facing you
You are not going to be able to use your automatic threader at this stage. You are going to have to self thread the needle
There are a few stitches that our Baby Lock Soprano recommends. It recommends number 40
It recommends 42
it recommends 45
46
48
54
56
and also 57 and 58
I'm not going to stitch them all out. I'm going to show you
Three examples, and I'm gonna first show you on number 48
so in order to get stitch 48 we're gonna have to select this button here and
type 48
So we are going to hit this button right here
And we're going to get it to our decorative stitch 3 like so and we are going to type
48 and then it gives us our pattern right here
Our machine is also telling us it wants foot N
and also just make sure that your speed is not going too fast because you want to go quite slow,
but steady and you just want to make sure that you can keep that straight line as you are doing this stitching
So we have our fabric in the center
And we're going to try and follow this line all the way down the middle and let's start
Now can you see how it's moving backwards and forwards you don't want to be holding on to it
Just guide it straight
Just don't tug the fabric at all
Now because this is creating like a pattern like a honeycomb stitch
You're going to want to make sure that you are catching the end of the stitch and in order to do that
There's a button that you press on your machine, so it makes sure that it finishes the end of this particular pattern
So in order to get the end of this decorative stitch we're going to press this button
Now it's let the machine know that it's only going to finish the end of this one stitch and it's going to stop
And this is what this heirloom stitch is going to look like
Now let's get a little bit more creative by adding some embroidery thread and let's see how this
looks on the project, but remember because it's a decorative
piece of work
So you're going to use this on a handkerchief or a tablecloth?
You are going to have to use the same thread in your bobbin as what your using in
the top thread so both the same color
and because this thread is on a cone
I've stood it up on its own thread stand just to allow for no twists in the thread and
Also, I have placed a net around
My thread in order to stop any twists also
So I'm going to use exactly the same stitch and the only thing that's different is the thread color
and this is how it looks with
Embroidery thread it may need a thinner thread it may be a little bit too thick for this
But you can see how it just pops and it just adds a little bit of a feature to it
Now with a little bit of creativity you can do all sorts of effects with this
So I've marked my line there with my iron, and then I'm going to put my ribbon on top
of this line and
I've also used stitch number 56, which is like a ladder
So here you can see decorative stitches number three and 56, and it looks like a ladder here
So this is a little bit more tricky in order to keep your straight line
But just try your best and with some practice you'll get really good at it
And this is what it's going to look like with the ribbon inside
So guys that was the heirloom stitch and it creates such a fantastic effects on your napkins or
Your tablecloth you can add it to so many different projects
just go and try it out and guys don't forget to hit subscribe
So you don't forget to see me next Wednesday. Thank you very much for watching. Bye