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After my internship, I'm obsessed with upcycling denim, but my seams keep puckering.
During my internship, I saw how much fabric gets wasted. Now I'm trying to turn old jeans into cool jackets. But my seams always pucker and look bad. I changed the thread tension a few times, but it didn't help. What should I do to make them smooth?
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charlie_rodriguez316mo ago
My old Singer 4411 would still pucker with a denim needle and longer stitches. I found the presser foot pressure was way too high for thick layers. Backing it off just a little, like a quarter turn, let the fabric feed without getting dragged. Also, I stopped pulling the denim through from the front and just guided it lightly from behind. The feed dogs do the work if you let them.
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rowanw916mo ago
Oh, the seam puckering struggle is real, and I once made a denim bag that looked like it had a fight with the sewing machine. Try using a denim needle and a longer stitch length, which helped me a lot. Denim can be tricky, but you'll get the hang of it.
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shane_wilson6mo ago
Honestly it's just a bag, not a runway piece. A little puckering gives it some character anyway. People get way too stressed about perfection.
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logan_patel6mo ago
Yeah, that puckering is the worst... drove me crazy on a tote bag project. Found out it really happens when you're going over lots of layers, like where side seams meet. Sometimes just testing the stitch on a scrap piece of the same thickness first shows you if the machine is happy.
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