How To Sew Netting Fabric

Go slowly with your machine on the netting if you move too quickly you may kill your motor.

How to sew netting fabric. Use a short stitch length. Change the sewing machine regular point needle to a size 9 10 or 11 jersey ballpoint needle. Use a looped stitch on your sewing machine to tie the edges of your netting together.

If the sleeves are on the inside of the netting there is a small corner where the fabric separates. Follow the manufacturers instructions taking care not to get melted stabilizer on the iron or ironing board. It is commonly used for making wedding dresses and bridal veils.

Plus using a tear-away or wash-away stabilizer will make your sewing time with this fabric a lot better and easier. Use a tear-away wash-away or tissue paper stabilizer underneath so the feed dogs arent grabbing air. Starting to sew the seams with a solid piece of fabric and then proceeding on to sew the net helps.

In this Insider member-only video learn how to mark the sheer fabric for perfect bead placement and how to manipulate the stitching for an unobtrusive attachment. Tulle fabric is a light and airy netting like fabric that was named after the city of Tulle in France where it was first manufactured. Also use a shorter stitch length as the closer the stitches the better the hold.

Cut the sheer just as you would cut any fabric for fabric collage to the exact shape you want it. Fuse two layers of tulle together with the stabilizer and sew a ribbon or fabric strip over the seam to hide any jagged edges. This way no fear of stretching and tearing the fabric at all.

Remove the stabilizer after sewing. The needlepoint inserts in between the mesh threads and avoids splitting or breaking the thread. The round tip shape of the needle allows the sewing machine to stitch in between the fibers of loosely-woven fabrics such as mesh.