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My go to topstitch finish for the men’s custom sportswear. 
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My go to topstitch finish for the men’s custom sportswear. 

andrewolinek
November 30, 2019
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It is either a 4mm wide coverstitch, 4mm wide twin needle or 2 rows of single stitching. This is a video for the 4mm wide twin needle. My constructions seam is a wide seam allowance 4 thread serger seam.  With…

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Make you own pleat board.
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Make you own pleat board.

andrewolinek
July 3, 2019
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With some practice, I have the method of making my own pleat boards, out of poster board and fusible interfacing. Not as durable as retail ones, but only cost me about $2.00 to make and about 20 mins. They run…

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Bulky Nylon vs Serger Cone Thread.
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Bulky Nylon vs Serger Cone Thread.

andrewolinek
April 17, 2019
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Here are the two different threads, same settings, and the same fabric. The bulky nylon is much soft and fills in the stitch much them serger cone thread. And some stretch to it. When to us, when you want to…

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My method for hemming and finishing a leg or armhole.
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My method for hemming and finishing a leg or armhole.

andrewolinek
April 17, 2019
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  Instead of doing the leg or arm seam first then hemming, I do the hemming on the flat, then do the leg or arm seam. This does not work on in all situations but it is my usual method…

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How to line up fabric when doing a cover hem on a garment.
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How to line up fabric when doing a cover hem on a garment.

andrewolinek
April 17, 2019
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How to line up fabric when doing a cover hem on a garment. Start by placing the garment wrong side up so you can see the folded over edge of the hem. line up you needles where you what the…

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Redesigning a hood for a hoodie jacket.
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Redesigning a hood for a hoodie jacket.

andrewolinek
April 9, 2019
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Making another muslin (wearable), more curved in the top panel at the neckline closer to what I will be using in the final build. A 4″ accent strip at the top of hood for a different look for the traditional…

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Faux leather accent strip to fleece.
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Faux leather accent strip to fleece.

andrewolinek
April 3, 2019
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Doing some testing and practicing adding some faux leather with some fleece. Faux leather comes in a huge variety of thickness, already figured out that I will need to use the thinner ones, much easier. I used serger for the…

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Bulky/Woolly nylon serger thread.
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Bulky/Woolly nylon serger thread.

andrewolinek
April 2, 2019
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What is bulky/woolly nylon,  it is a thread that is made up of roughed up or crinkled fibers in a loose multi stand configuration, unlike regular thread which is 2 or 3 strand twisted together. It has a strong recommendation…

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Practicing serger seams  on fleece.
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Practicing serger seams on fleece.

andrewolinek
April 2, 2019
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Just doing some practicing with serger with fleece, have an upcoming hoodie jacket builds. Doing a 4 thread serger and topstitching on a home sewing machine, with a deco stitch. The serger is a Singer Professional 5 (14T968DC), the Sewing…

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Strip insertion in side panel of jacket.
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Strip insertion in side panel of jacket.

andrewolinek
April 2, 2019
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Need to refine my method for adding in an accent strip to a panel. Any way to get some animal print into a garment, hehe When adding in a panel you have to be careful of which fabric is on…

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