Add Trim Around Edges of a Sewing Project Using Zig Zag Technique

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On behalf of expertvillage.com, I’m Jennifer with A Perfect Fit Alterations, 102 S. Main Street in the old part of Burleson, Texas. Our phone number is 817-447-3522. In this clip we have finished putting our poodle on with a wide zigzag stitch. Now we’re going to add trim around the edge. Now you can add trims to purses, cover up flaws in fabrics, all kinds of different things. But we’re going to use this black trim, and we’re going to go around this little poodle here. Now we’re going to use a heavier—our regular foot for sewing this zigzag, because it’s a heavier foot and it’s going to help hold this trim in place as we’re zigzagging around it. We’re going to use a narrower zigzag stitch than what we’ve used here, and start a little bit off the edge, so that you can trim this off a little later and use a fray check or something on the end of it, some glue on the end of it to stop it from fraying on the end. We’re going to adjust our zigzag stitch to a little narrower and a little wider, and use black thread on the black trim and it’ll almost hide the thread in the trim, so you’ll almost, just clip your end here, you’ll almost not see the stitching. It doesn’t matter if you’re right in the middle or right straight, you can just sew it on there it’ll stay. When you get to the end, put your needle into the fabric, raise your pressure foot and continue on all the way around your project. Once you get the hang of it you can go pretty quick, put your needle down, turn your fabric and just kind of push your trim in there so that it kind of molds itself around the corner. And as you zigzag over top of it, there’s a little lump there, but as you zigzag over the top of it your machine shouldn’t have a problem. Put your needle down and don’t worry about going all the way to the end there; we can trim the excess denim away. You can see how this heavier foot is helping to hold this in place; if you use that lighter foot, it’s not going to hold it place as well. When you get to the end, you’re going to hit your reverse key, lock your stitches—if you don’t lock your stitches on a zigzag, they’re going to come apart. And you’ve made a border around your project!

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