Sewing jersey and knit fabrics can be intimidating, but with the right tips, advice, tapes and interfacings you can increase your confidence tenfold. In this video I take you through step by step how I sewed Simplicity 8982 and the tapes and interfacing I used to get great results. I sewed the whole garment on my Babylock Desire 3 coverlock machine (available on our site) an overlocker and coverstitch machine combined, but many of the tips and advice are also applicable if you are sewing it up on a sewing machine and the construction steps and approach are the same.

I show you how to stabilise the shoulder seams, sew a neckband successfully including preparing the neckline and neckband itself, sew the sleevehead, sleeve and side seams and hem the dress and sleeves. All of these steps are applicable to most knit or jersey garments you might want to sew.

Everything I mention is available on our website and I've included links to everything below. I've also included a link to a video with tips for pressing during garment construction. I didn't include footage of pressing the seams, but I always press every seam before I cross it with another seam so if you need any advice on pressing you check our specific video out for those tips.

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► Simplicity 8982 https://www.sewessential.co.uk/misses...

► Pressing video    • Dressmaking Pressing Tips and Tools  

► Overlocker mat https://www.sewessential.co.uk/overlo...

► Narrow ribbon https://www.sewessential.co.uk/bowtiq...

► Dritz stay tape https://www.sewessential.co.uk/dritz...

► Prym mini iron https://www.sewessential.co.uk/prymm...

► Vilene seam tape https://www.sewessential.co.uk/vliese...

► Prym seam tape https://www.sewessential.co.uk/pryms...

► Stretch interfacing https://www.sewessential.co.uk/stretc...

► Babylock overlockers https://www.sewessential.co.uk/sewing...