Sewing with Fleece
Here is some information that I found on Sewing.org:
**Differential Feed: On stretchier fleeces, adjust differential as necessary, to 1 or 1.5 for seams to lay flat.
THREAD:
Choose good quality, long staple polyester thread to match your fabric, or a shade darker.
NEEDLES:
Always begin the project with a new needle and because fleece is a knitted fabric choose a universal, stretch or ballpoint needle. These needles have rounded or softened points that deflect rather than pierce the yarns. Choose the needle size according to the weight of the fleece. Use the smallest size needle possible that is strong enough for the job.
STITCH LENGTH;
In garment construction, use the fewest number of stitches per inch to be functional in the garment you are making. As a rule, this is 7 to 9 stitches per inch or approximately a 3mm to 4mm stitch length – conventional machine and serger. This length is appropriate for most loose fitting fleece garments with no high stress seams.
TIP:
If your machine balks at feeding the fleece, first try lengthening the stitch length. If more help is needed, lighten the pressure on the presser foot.
Flat Zippers:
Place garment on a flat surface. Using double-sided wash-away basting tapeadhere zipper to garment one-to-one (no pushing or pulling). Stitch in place using a long stitch length.
Easy Patch Pockets:
Eliminate uneven pocket edges and bulky seams by simply sewing the pockets flat onto the garment leaving the raw blunt cut edges exposed. Use wash-away basting tape to adhere pockets. Topstitch to secure.
ROTARY CUTTERS:
Bulky fleeces are much easier to cut when using the larger size 60 mm cutter. Choose the medium 45 mm rotary cutter with a wave blade or pinking blade when you want a decorative blunt edge finish. Since fleece does not ravel, eliminate bulk on collars, cuffs and pockets by using the blunt cut edge as the finished edge.
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