Sewing Basics #2: 7 Ways to Attach/Use Elastic

[jordinsimone]

I am a person who really really really wants to be a fashion designer when i get older adn i have tryed to sew and use elastic but i havent had much success, watching this video gave me hope in my mind and heart that i can do it and all i need to do is just work at it to accomplish. Thankyou very very much .

[SweetStrawberry74]

I subbed!!!

NOW WHERE IS MAH COOKIE

[sewandsew61]

can u make another sewing/clothing tut?

[lovepandas5]

I have a lot of trouble elastic threat shirring for some reason my machince can not make the cloth gather. What am I doing wrong?

[sp00kylove]

you just saved my ass a pair of good leggings because the threading came loose around the elastic casing, so i got mad and tried to fix it, ended up opening all the seams around the casing and had no idea how to fix it. Your seriously amazing for sharing your knowledge with us lol. im guna go fix my leggings now lol thank youuu

[KimuraDark94]

Can the next sewing basics video be on zippers? I'll be practicing with elastics til then. o(^▽^)o

[jedidaforce]

If you know how to knit, do you think you could do a tutorial on it?

[sparrrk420]

ughhhhh elastic thread i wish it would like me as much as i like it!!!!!! practice practice practice!!

[LittleMissJamaican]

Did you make the yellow swimsuit?! like so she can see!

[rastagirl194]

Have any of your garments ever fallen apart because of bad sewing or something??

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@rastagirl194 I go to school where I am taught nothing but perfection. if you sew following ready to wear rules it holds up just as well and sometimes even better than what you buy at the store. Sometimes I get a bit annoyed with "DIY" get's correlated with bad quality.

[MrsLillilove]

Yo are Wunderful *____*

And your Videos <33

[Anemistyle]

I love your videos, they are soooooo helpful xx

[NuesiiseuN]

Thank you for the gathering and sheering difference explanation!!!

[06atashi]

LOVE it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rockiegirl67]

Thank you!!! This is very helpful.

[converseluvaxoxo]

Your tutorials are so helpful!!

[howardl0vr]

thank you!

[Neonprettykitty]

Amazing! No one else gives info like this that Ive seen! :3

[CandyHeartLee]

Very informative <3 thanks!

[XpoldingToast]

Do you back stitch when shirring?

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@XpoldingToast normally you just sew in a loop and sew over the start about 4-5 stitches..if you don't loop around...you will have to back stitch once or twice....sometimes I don't..I take it out and I hand tie for a nicer look.

[CarefreeGirlie]

2:28 I spy your engagement ring! Gorgeous! <3

[Earendil2501]

thanks for this, it will be very useful :)

[taintedfangs]

could you use elastic to ruche? I've been looking everywhere and asking everyone but it seems ruching is a rarely known technique :(

[CiljaW]

@taintedfangs You can sew a seam with the longest stitches (make sure not to fasten the thread on either side) then pull on both threads on each end (over and underthread). This should make ruches, spread the ruches evenly. Then sew a regular seam (do fasten the thread this time) to lock down the ruches. Then you can remove the first seam.

This wont be elastical in any way...

[MsEri17]

Thank you!!

[tomigurl415]

If there's a love button i will click that. Thanks so much. I'm just about to add elastics to my kids pants.

[emergencylipstick]

oh my god

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[swethe1]

Thanks for showing us this, I know how to sew but it is always nice to see it done right so I can follow it. Sue from Texas.

[ginunleashed]

ur tuts r quick, easy and straight to d point...u ROCK!!

[Hcochick1996]

could you do a video on what kind of sewing machine you have and how you load it? thanks ><

[MyBRBLife]

@Hcochick1996 she has this video maybe it can help you

/watch?v=D1tJVKEZB3Q

[TannahPutASpellOnYou]

Could you make a video on how to make a loose fit crop top?

[hattersuffa]

You're like a teacher :D You're giving us the techniques to prepare us for a future project. i LOVE you!

[XxXcxiiSalviXxX]

You should do more sewing basic videos for beginners.

[bb60605]

I love your tutorials. Tutorials specifically for sewing basics are so helpful. Thank you!

[JPJMFBRSgirl]

TTTHHHHAAAAANNNNNNKKKKKKK YYYYOOOUUUUUUUU ive been struggling with elastics XD

[RaisaIbex]

Thank you for this Tut! It's so nice to have a bunch of different elastic techniques together like this. I foresee using your video for reference in designing costumes/garb.

[LauraleeTurtles]

You owe me a cookie!

[NeverLoveNiila]

This is so great and easy to understand! I can't even tell you how this will help me! Thank you so much for all the effort you put into teaching us this stuff <3

[elixelle]

Your sewing basics series is awesome! :) I've always had trouble with sewing elastics especially shirring but I'm definitely going to try these out. Thanks dear! :)

[justkeepdancing100]

swimwear!!! i cant wait!

[indierockbunny]

Brilliant! thanks for the great tutorial!

[MiMixAwu]

Thank you~ that would help me since I don't take sewing lessons. It looks hard by watching but I think when I watch and do it it would be a lot easier

[OoCHAILATTEoO]

This is very helpful for me! My new sewing project is making curtains for my new home and this is a little bit annoying (16 curtains) :(

I will be so happy, when its done and I can sew clothes for me again.

[Iluvu098]

6:16 That dress is beautiful! Did you make that?

[r0ckyr0nnie]

thank you so much for tutorials like these. it's video like these i appreciate :)

[NotOfThisAge]

This is great! I'm really learning a lot from your sewing basics videos. Keep them up. Lots of love.

[hrankin23]

I can never get over how fabulous your red dress turned out.

[chicharowngbulaklak]

SWIMWEAR! cant wait. <3 i really love you sewing tutorials! i made my own bustier, using your pattern! love it!

[brendaz27]

Useful!!!

[colormagnet]

Thank you!

[YoBootyStinks]

Thanks 4 This!

[mcarson89]

Perfect, just what i needed to learn more about!

[vicvicbabii]

YOU ROCK

[sillytifa]

I have one question, when you are shirting what stitch length and tension did you use?

[PerfectPride]

You totaly just blew my mind away. *A*

And OMG swimwear!!!! <3 <3 <3 Cant wait for those videos, do them soon please!!!

[kbbles]

ah, if only i had this video 3 months ago....

[fishyzneedle]

this is so awesome! very informative and easy to understand.. i love your sewing tutorials.. they make sewing seem not scary.. i'm still afraid of my machine but your tips help make hand sewing a little bit easier.. i'm hoping to get over my machine phobias, and with every video i watch i feel like i can do it! thank you! please don't stop! you're a really great teacher!!

[xoxfiftyytwo]

i love how you teach us the basics before you go onto other things. I feel like you're my teacher or something, and I'm a young grasshopper

[amanalator]

uuuuuugh YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!

[carlynicoleelliotte]

Awesome tutorial!! Thanks!

[Kaprikornkutie]

very helpful ... added to favourites ... thanks :D

[BlweLotus]

YOU'RE SO SMART o.O I was seriously blown away... Usually when I watch YouTube videos, I only pay half attention because I'm multitasking but WOW... You are just so smart :D

[camstuff08]

i love your videos you have the best sewing tutorials! keep it up!

[AZNSayshi22]

Where's my cookie? ;D

[ArTnHuMaNfOrM]

Whats great about these is even though you just used them for training purposes, you can reuse them just by dying them so the stitching doesnt look so odd :) btw love your tutorials

[tomwahtoes]

Do I hear The Grasshopper Song in the background? :D

[funferret7]

grasshopper song! <3 thanks for the tutorial!!

[raininghard]

Whaoo!! You are so amazing! Thank you so so much for sharing this. I appreciate these sewing videos so much because you pay to learn these techniques in school but you share this with us for free. Thank you!!

[eldala212]

I would really like to see a tutorial on swimwear! x elda

[LadyJenny80]

@eldala212 I'd like to see that too. 

[jennandjer1104]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do tutorials! They are much appreciated!

[kirbyatvshifter25]

the grasshopper song! <3 im so happy you have been back making videos!!

[tomboyz151]

love these Sewing Basics tutorials!! <3

[VSophieL]

Thanks a lot!! :)

[TamarinTorpedo]

OMG! thanks so much! this is the most helpful sewing video i've seen in a long time!

[elvisrocs88]

gaaaaaaaahhh i adore your sewing videos!!!

[xywiina]

I'm so happy we're all getting back into this KL groove.

[therubberduckiehero]

That was the BEST video you have ever made! personally I love your vids but this one is just so helpful!!!

[dixie162003]

You just saved my life I think. I've been wondering how to do all of these for a while but didn't have a clue where to start. Thank you so much!!

[annastasia124]

This was EXTREMLEY helpful!!!!!! THANK YOU!!

[gypsysomething1]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I'm new to sewing and have run into "snags" when it comes to elastic in my clothes. Thank you!

[bmviola310]

thank you for this vid!!! soo helpful and the detail in your vid is easy to follow thank you for your hard work!!! i cant wait to try some projects out =) xoxo

[o00xena00o]

loved this tutorial!! thanks!!!



[emilyhale27]

Excellent, cant wait for your swimsuit tutorials, Im going on my first holiday in 6 years in May, cant wait to make my own stuff for it. xx

[queenkaui]

Thank you! i LOVE your sewing videos, especially these tips for beginners because my grandma doesnt want to teach me so I have to learn on my own. Please make more of these tutorials!!!

[GirlyAvonGirl]

such an amazing video... my muma use to sew lots of clothes for me and now i know what she use to do... coz that time i was too small to understand.... m gonna sew somethng and gift it to her... she'll be so proud... all thanks to u girl!

[PhatSonia]

You are Awesome!!!! Thank you for this information.

[Musicislifex3x3]

Dudeee i have that bikini top :)

[edudegollac]

I WANNA COOKIE!

[Dianaah07]

So helpful ;))

[aliskey62389]

Grasshopper song!

[NcreateL]

this video must have taken forever thank you so much you are like my fav person on youtube!!!!! have a awesome day k.l

[adowntowndoll]

More videos like this please'

[Dessiiful]

Is that sunnyhill's grasshopper song in the background? ^^

[FLGirl25]

This video was soooooooooo helpful Thank you!<333

[applesmoothiee]

Oh my god this is brilliant thankyou :D

[LoaderTorrent]

Wow I am a guy and I don't do sewing at all but now I think about starting :)

Great Video! Fav.!

[RicardoRedefined]

:D you just taught me how to make a sleeve(arm) garter for my Steampunk cosplay. I am so very thankful!!

[ManiacPie]

What kind of sewing machine is used here? Can someone tell me please? =D

[xsunday16]

how did you know that i exactly needed a video like that :D i was just about to sew my ja dress for karneval and needed such a technique. thank you :D

[YuukaYagami]

I really appreciate you making this video! Thank you so much. It'll be a quick and useful future guide.

I've only worked with elastic on one gathered skirt's waistband so far, and it was quite painful. :( I didn't use a long enough strip of elastic, so the first time I tried on the skirt it felt like it was trying to slice me in half! Lol! And then the elastic somehow twisted up inside its channel and wasn't flat anymore...

[Mkasia5]

Just thank you!

[JeSuis007]

totaly awesome!

[junng7]

I did the elastic thread one for one of my Chinese New Year dresses.:)

[empress4lyphe]

Thank you thank you thank you...I cut a dress recently because it was obviously from way back in the days (my great grandma gave me) with ruffles from top to bottom. This isn't our (me and my sis) kind of style but I was inspired by it the other day to make a ruffled top. So snip snip. But then I realized I could make a ruffled skirt with the last two ruffles I had cut off to make the top. I was planning to use elastic and just wig it and pray it comes out well but now I have this video!

[000Muah]

I CANT WAIT FOR Sewing Basics #3!!!!!!!

[000Muah]

this is a really amazing tutorial!!!!i really cant wait for your next sewing video!!!

[myprettymocha]

It's people like you that makes Youtube so great! Thank you so much for sharing! I've used a couple of the techniques but I just learned a lot more! I love your tutorials!!:-)

[hmkrafts]

I just got a hand me down sewing machine, and I have NO idea how to use it lol. I wanna start making clothes :)

[hokeychik]

You have probs been asked this so many times

but what sewing machine do you use?/recomend?

I want to start up sewing just for small things like taking up the hem of my trousers but i am not sure to what machine to buy ><

[DanielDerBarde]

I want my cookie! >___<

[sewstyle]

Awesome ! I can't wait for your tutorial on how to make a swimsuit !!! Thank you sew much for your detailed instruction! I have learned a lot from you !

[MissKrisztina92]

very useful thank you :)

[Loopykittystar]

Wow girl! you got TALENT! xx

[SayaShinigami]

You are god! 8D Thank you so much for this tutorial, I've learned myself how to sew and have been using the 1st method for years, never knowing about the others. (okay I knew about shirring but never tried it XD)

I'll be using these methods in the future for sure! Thankies :)

[MalteseLizzieMcGee]

Ooh, swim suits :) Can't wait. Thank you for showing all of these techniques, and for explaining them so well

[Thetwinize]

I am doing a Fashion school :3 and she really teach you guys the right way ! Great you are doing this for all those people who wanna learn how to sew :3

[MaidOfCake]

I just recently bought a new sewing machine because my old one is not even worth fixing because it was so cheap.

I love pretty much every video that you've posted because it's helped me learn something even if it was just a little bit.

[JeanGiraffe]

Thank you so much for putting your time and effort into this video!! It really helps us that are new to sewing!! You rock!!

[JonesLuna]

You should put all the basics videos in a "Basics" playlist?

Would be super handy for newbies :) Nice tutorial!

[itskathx3]

what kind of sewing machine are you using?

[Meekmica]

Thus was so helpful. I will definitely use these techniques when I do sewing tutorials on my new channel. Perhaps you will check it out? It would be greatly appreciated :3

Love from Chicago.

MeekMica.

[arabbint]

You explained everything so well,thanks 4 sharing yr knowledge :)

[44Greenwood44]

This was so helpful!!! thanks a lot!! love you xxx

[Sophie00876]

Why am I always that 304th viewer?

[tIgGeRnPoOh25]

This is extremely helpful. Thank you!

[bluegemini24]

thank you for giving us examples of garments that have those types of elastics :) very helpful

[Jenelle38]

KL, I have a question for you. Did you already know how to sew before you went to fashion school? I want to learn how to sew on my own time and am trying to gather as many resources as I can. Seems so complicated. Thanks! :)

[ElementalMisshap]

Thank you. I love when you upload these. I think thats how i found your channel, when i was looking for how to make ruffles videos. Yours was the best. : )

[mayvisss]

I love your sewing tutorials! They're really easy to understand! Thanks <3

[HaraJukuDollyx]

o0o0o funn! if only i knew how to sew! :D

[Lissagirl99]

for the second one you did, do you stretch the elastic as you sew or does it just work out ok as you sew?

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@Lissagirl99 u must stretch ..

[PandaBaby51]

haha the casing would be perfect for creating ice skate blade covers. Making this with old sweats.

[rastagirl194]

@PandaBaby51 haha true I do figure skating <3

[OdeliaMcGee]

you'r sewing tutorials are amazing!!! please make more!

[queenblurblab]

Why is there no love button?

[rainbowdoom]

This was awesome!!

[cshell790]

i want 2 make a swimsuit. help me

[lamopanda]

Thanks so much for this :D *cyber hug* all I knew how to do was casing however I didn't know exactly what I was doing :p

[BEASTmaniac100]

I subbed! WHERE'S MA COOKIE? ;D

[sweetpuppy120489]

OMG this isss sooooooo cooooolllll!!!!!!!!

[BargainBeauty365]

Do you have any tips on shirring with elastic thread on a Brother machine? (I'm not sure what kind of machine you use/have used.) I've tried the trick with loosening one of the screws in the bobbin casing, but nothing I've tried has made it actually work.

[babydoll02134]

hiii. i think you're amazing, did you take a class in sewing at your school or an outside separate location? And how long did it take you to learn everything? Thank you!!

[MsLeebra]

I don't know why I'm watching this because I have nooo idea how to use my sewing machine. I do know that if I ever decide to learn, I'll be coming here to learn to make stuff. You make it all seem so easy.

[vladmyrjv]

I'm So excited. <3 Love you forever!~

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@vladmyrjv forever you are my love! 

[greenrmytears]

Thanks for the tutorial. I can all but 2 of the 7. I am going to challenge myself to all soon.

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@greenrmytears haha good luck!

[makeuptoya]

Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to enlighten us! i know it must be hard :/

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@makeuptoya You welcome! as long as it helps you guys and you can use it then my effort isn't wasted....^_^" that's all I want is to make sure your questions are answered!

[05ALMA20]

Hey so I recently saw a long sleeve shirt that had a scoop down the back about halfway with a criss-cross on the back. Do you think it would be a good idea to use a scrunchie or just an empty casing?

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@05ALMA20 I think an empty casing would look more delicate.

[debodrumsitck27]

I don't sew but I'm watching this anyway haha but you never know. Maybe I can use this in the future

[fashionistakitty]

hehe all these elastic techniques are great i realize that i know more than what i thought :P

[kiararjack2]

Thank you soooooo much for posting this! I've been dying to know how to use elastic thread! And how long did it take you to make this video?! You're so incredibly dedicated <3

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@kiararjack2 haha about 6 hours to record, sew and edit...^_^"

[kiararjack2]

@SecretLifeOfaBioNerd O_o I am astounded... Kudos to you for doing all that!! Keep it up (whenever you can) and lots of love from the Great White North <3

[onlyaudreyb]

this video must have taken forever to make.

THANK YOU

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

@onlyaudreyb you welcome! I hope it helps you out!

[yelloweyedowl7]

Very informative and entertaining. I love your sewing tutorials, and would love to see more in the near future.

[xXxAznGoHardxXx]

I want to sew baby scratch mittens, which technique should I use?

[snaileen]

could you do a video on scalloping? maybe even how to create your own pattern for the scallop

[IcedReality]

I love this! Thank you!

[Beauteegal]

I LOVE your sewing videos. :) Please make more ?? <3

[lovelyhabs]

WOooo, that's so complete and useful 8D

Thank you very much ~

I feel a little more like a pro with those techniques and examples ~

[LuluMedly]

This is REALLY helpful!

Thanks so much ! =D

[KetchupLordKC]

I really liked this video, nice job! :)

[TRAYcee03]

Thank you so much for this! I just started sewing and am having a very hard time with elastics. This will help a lot!