Stuart | The Woolpatch's video: Interfacing - what is interfacing Ep3 Sew What - A conversational sewing podcast show

Topics covered in this Episode: +interfacing What is interfacing? What is the purpose of interfacing? How do you do it? Sew in? Iron on? We talk about it all! ________________________________________________________________ The following questions on Interfacing that you put forward were answered at various points through the discussion Questions from Instagram @knitsbycampfires (Brenda): Theory of Interfacing, Which ones for when? What to do when the label or instructions have been lost and you don't want to bin it? How do you identify the grain on Interfacing? @ladyfreshknits I try to stay away from plastics as much as possible - what are the alternatives to this? @know_me_sews - Best Iron Settings Questions from Youtube @Theresa Casteel Would it be okay to fuse (interface) the fabric piece, then cut the pattern pieces (collar and collar stand)? ________________________________________________________________ Sew What Question and Answers: Questions from YouTube comments 36:28 | @Elise Stewart I would love any tips on how you get the right side of the fabric when putting in sleeves. Takes me ages to work out how to sew them in so the right side is on the outside when finished. I often have to pin them in several times because that is the part of mirroring I find difficult to get my head around 44:28 | @Susan Jane May would love to know a) how to make a pattern from a favourite dress of mine and b) the ins and outs of working with jersey/ fabrics with stretch. 49:05 | @Cindy Wilson I would love to know a professional way to finish a elastic waste band on a pair of pants. I like the wide elastic feeling, but it just looks “Clunky “. Please advise. __________________________________________________________ Join in the show We have plans to talk about fabrics, tools and techniques over the coming weeks and this may change according to your involvement. What are you sewing? Do you have questions on something specific? Would you like some guidance on something you are doing for the first time? We would love to hear from you and we will add this to our conversation and see how it develops each week. Let us know in the comments of any of these videos and we'll discuss them the following week. We'd love to hear what you are making and how you are getting on. The beauty of this show is we are all learning together and we are all at different levels of skills. I'm very much a beginner dressmaker and Carol is an expert with a wealth of knowledge to impart, so hopefully there will be content for many of you out there no mater what skill level and experience. Come learn with us, or just have us on in the background whilst you're sewing! We'd love you to join us. Stuart & Carol ___________________________________________________________________________ Want to learn more from Carol? Carol's You Tube Channel 'I never learned to sew': Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6k-TqV5244PPglnVgoXeKA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolalaynebespoke/ website: https://www.carolalayne.com/ Watch 'All Gathered Up' our review show of each episode of The Great British Sewing Bee with lots of advice and tutorials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z0hLPm9Kp0&list=PLCOrlMmCOH8G_0UwqGRNH8yRqvpv8wfMk&index=19 ________________________________________________________________ The Woolpatch Website https://www.thewoolpatch.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thewoolpatch Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewoolpatch/