Tension and Stitch Length (when sewing denim)

When using denim thread. My machine sews much better when I up the tension. This is especially true if I'm using the same heavy duty thread in the bobbin as well. You'll have to play with it on your machine to see what looks best. Test it out on a scrap of fabric that is the same or very similar to what you'll actually be sewing on for your project.

Just remember where the tension was to begin with and set it back there after you are done!

 

Here are examples of how the stitches look at different stitch lengths. For top stitching I always use a long stitch length. I just think it looks better and shows up better.

Ruffle Front Skirt

This is one of my all time favorites that I've made.

Dark blue jeans with striped panel, ruffled at the bottom in back and ruffled panel in front.

 

 

 

 

Ice Skating Skirts

Made these for my little girls to match the shirt/vest combos for ice skating.

 

Panel Skirts

I made these skirts for myself using the top of a pair of jeans (dark one) and a pair of shorts (light one).  Legs off of several other pairs of jeans were used for the panels.

 

Rosey Ruffle Skirts

I made these for my girls. Basic jeans to skirt. Then added the ruffle and the denim roses.

 

Little Girls Skirts

These skirts were made by me for a friends little girl. The first two are made from jeans and the last one was made with denim fabric with button hole elastic in the waist band adjustable.



Basic Cheeta Print

From jeans to a skirt using cheetah print denim.

Just the basic skirt with the leg off a matching pair of jeans used as the insert.

I turned the legs at an angle so that the side seam from the extra skirt made the panel look like it was pieced together.

 

 

Skirt With Side Panels

This skirt is extra full because besides the regular inserts, I added side panel inserts too. I ripped out the side seams of the jeans and put in triangular panels to give it more fullness.

 

Fireworks Skirt

I made this skirt for my daughter quite a while ago.

We call it the fireworks skirt because she wore it to see the fireworks last year and because it reminded us of fireworks in the first place.

 

Just Below The Knee Skirt With Bottom Ruffle

This was a very unique pair of jeans to begin with.

I did have to put backing behind the "threadbare" out parts so the wouldn't be see through.

 

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