Silk charmeuse was a nightmare until I tried a walking foot

Honestly, I avoided silk charmeuse for like two years because every project ended up puckered and crooked. I thought people were just making excuses about it being slippery or whatever. Then my sewing buddy basically forced me to borrow her walking foot for a blouse I was making. Ngl, it completely changed how the fabric fed through my machine, no more layers shifting around. I used a size 70 sharp needle and some wonder clips too, and the seams actually laid flat for once. The blouse was a black floral print that took me about 6 hours total, and it came out way better than anything I'd practiced before. Has anyone else fought with slippery fabrics until they found the right presser foot setup?

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mark_smith5925d ago

That walking foot is a game changer for sure. I use a size 70 microtex needle with mine and it handles silk charmeuse like butter with zero slipping.

gonzalez.grant25d ago

Disagree actually - I've had way better luck with a size 60 for charmeuse, the 70 leaves dimples on mine.