Using the manual cutter on the side
of the sewing machine
When you finish the seam, pull the work to
the side and use the manual thread cutter on
the side of the sewing machine to cut off the
bobbin and top threads.
Doing this will leave a healthy length for the
start of the next seam. A quick downward
motion works best. This is great when you’re
in a hurry and need to get to the next step
quickly!
I’ve been known to be already standing and
ready to walk to the ironing board and yank
the threads through the cutter!
Chain piecing
Nothing to trim once the pieces are snipped apart
Chain piecing
Another way to keep your
work tidy is to chain piece.
Because you can get those
pieces very close together
when you’re sewing them,
there are no threads to trim
once you clip the pieces
apart.
Manual thread cutter
Clip the threads by
hand using snips
When I complete the seam,
I pull my work to the back
of the sewing machine.
Then using a pair of snips, I
clip the threads close to the
work.
I find that pulling to the
back rather than the front
or the side gets my threads
more or less organized for
the start of the next seam.
Pull the work to the back so the threads are more or less organized for the start of the next seam.
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