How do you stay stitch?

Question

I am sewing a dress and I haven't sewed in a while, and a lot of the things in the pattern call for things I've never done. It calls for stay stitching--what settings should I use for this?

Answer 1

I use a short zig zag stitch. It's meant to secure the edges of the fabric so the shape can't distort. Move your stitch length down to one and set it to a narrow zigzag. Run it a quarter of an inch from the edge. A quarter of an inch is the width of one side of your presser foot.

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Answer 2

Stay Stitch

Answer 3

the purpose of the stay stitch is to keep the area from stretching out of shape. I use the machine to stitch either on the stitching line or just inside of the line. If you have a 5/8 inch seam you could stitch on the 1/2 inch mark. You will cover the stay stitch with the collar or binding on the neck or sleeve. If you are using really fine material or slippery you might want to do the stay stitch by hand. On your pattern instruction sheet there should be an example of stay stitching.

Answer 4

Use a normal straight stitch, at a medium-short length 2.5MM on my machine. Stitch towards the center of curves, meaning on a neckline you would start from the shoulder and go toward the center. Don't pull or push the fabric, let the machine feed the fabric naturally. Stitch with the curves, don't stretch them straight. The stay stitch is there so they stay the proper length. Stay stitching is also used for reinforcements wherever a seam runs the risk of becoming stretched or distorted while working. It's also used when a seam needs to be clipped into; such as collars, plackets corners or points. The stitching keeps the clip from ripping past the seam line.

Answer 5

Knot off the ends well and your stitches should stay just fine. If they don't, look directly at them, speak in a firm but quiet voice and say, "Stay."

Ok, now that I have some of the silliness out of my system, "stay stitching" is a normal straight stitch that you run right along the edge of a cut-out garment piece you're going to be working with. It's usually done around the neck or the armholes, often on curves but sometimes on straight pieces. It's to hold your cut-out piece of fabric in exactly the shape you cut it, while you're sewing it to other pieces. Some people use a slightly longer than normal stitch while others use the regular length. It has nothing to do with the zigzagging along the edge to keep it from fraying. Do that, too, if that's how you plan to finish the edges, but do your stay stitching with a straight stitch.

Answer 6

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How do you stay stitch?
I am sewing a dress and I haven't sewed in a while, and a lot of the things in the pattern call for things I've never done. It calls for stay stitching--what settings should I use for this?

Answer 7

normal stitch would be just to the edge of where your normal stitching will be, the purpose is to stabilize the fabric in a curve where it might streach, and you want to do it on the side away from the item toward the seam allowance, you dont want this stitching to be on the part of the clothing that is seen on the outside. use a normal to slightly shorter than normal straight stitch.

Answer 8

Stay Stich