Stitch to use with fleece
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I usually use my regular length straight stitch for blankets. I would do the same for a quilt. The cotton fabric won't give, so why should the fleece need to? I use a very narrow zigzag in regular length for apparel. You might need a little give there. A fancy stitch on the edge of scarves. Lengthening the stitch will make it more likely to break, so I never do that.
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I have used a very narrow zigzag. IMO it's best to use some kind of a stitch with "give", since the fabric is so easily stretched. If the fabrics stretches and the stitches do not, the stitches will break. A very narrow zigzag provides some give, but still gives the effect of a straight stitch.
Isn't a stretch stitch basically a narrow zigzag? Never thought to check my sewing machine to see......
Isn't a stretch stitch basically a narrow zigzag? Never thought to check my sewing machine to see......
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I use a stretch stitch too. It's not a zig zag. It goes forward, back, forward like a triple stitch. On the machine stitch guide it looks like three lines next to each other. I don't understand how it's stretchy but it is. I also use a longer stitch on any knits.
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Originally Posted by gale
I use a stretch stitch too. It's not a zig zag. It goes forward, back, forward like a triple stitch. On the machine stitch guide it looks like three lines next to each other. I don't understand how it's stretchy but it is. I also use a longer stitch on any knits.
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