What does "clip to stitching" mean?

Question

I'm pretty new to sewing and I'm making Simplicity #3964, part of the Built by Wendy line. The directions say as follows:

To reinforce inner corners of front at small and large dots, stitch along seam line for about 1" each side of dots stitching through dots. Clip to stitching at each dot.

Clip what to what stitching? The grammar at the end of the first sentence doesn't even make sense, please help!

Ohhh it means clip with scissors! I'm so silly, I kept thinking paper clips or pins or something. Thanks everyone!

Answer 1

Since you sewed past where the dot is on the pattern, make one cut with VERY sharp scizzors, all the way to where the dot would be if it was also on the fabric, as close as you can get to the stitching without cutting the thread. hang in there!

Clipping releases the curve so it can curve.

Answer 2

In lay terms, with the tip of very sharp scissors you want to make two small snips through the seam area fabric at the dot locations, up to the stitch line without cutting the stitches. That small snip after sewing allows you to open up the seam for easier pressing, and helps the curves and corners lay flat and neat.

Answer 3

After you stitch the seam, you stitch again along that seam line as instructed and then clip through that stitching you just did from the edge of the fabric to the dot.

This is just a stitching to reinforce the fabric to keep it from stretching or pulling apart.

It would be easier to explain if I knew what you were making, but I hope it helps. Good Luck! ~-~

Answer 4

Go to the instructions on your pattern so that you can be sure you are clipping in the right place. Usually on a curve, a sleave, a collar etc.

With your scissors, snip into the fabric with the point of the scissors perpendicular to the seam. Snip UP TO but NOT PAST the seam. This allows the seam to lie flat without puckering.

Answer 5

when you do anything with a curved seam you need to clip the seam allowance almost to the stitching, they are telling you to make a second line of reinforcement stitching at that curve and then clip the fabric seam allowance to that line of reinforcing stitching. this way it turns without leaving puckers and pull marks. you also do it at square corners to help ease the turning of the fabric.

Answer 6

clipping also applies to inside corners. The ones shaped like an L. In that case you would clip diagonal to the corner. Like the other answers this allows the fabric to shape right. It also takes a little of the bulk out. If it's in inside corner I take to snips forming a V and take that right out so that there is no bulk there.