Plate for passing difficult places: how to use - Technology and sewing tips. Tough Place Plate: How to Use Tough Place Plate for Sewing

01.02.2023

The hard-to-reach plate allows you to sew a straight line on a household sewing machine without skipping stitches, even in the area of \u200b\u200bstitching seams.

How to use the device for passing through thick places, consider the example of hemming denim shorts.

You will need:

Old jeans;
A device for passing thick sections on a household sewing machine;
Threads and a needle for sewing;
small hammer

Step 1

Measure the length of future shorts, taking into account the allowance of 2 cm for the hem.

Step 2

Cut off the legs along the marked line.

Step 3

Cut off the side seam allowance at the corner.

Step 4

Unscrew the allowances on the wrong side by 1 cm and bast, for convenience and accuracy, use a ruler to mark the allowances.

Step 5

Iron.

Step 6

Using a small hammer, tap the seam and side seam of the denim shorts to flatten them out.

Step 7

Re-turn the allowances on the wrong side by 1 cm and baste.

Step 8

Iron and tap the back and side seam again.

Step 9

Wind the thread around the bobbin for delay. Thread the needle with regular thread for sewing on a sewing machine, matching the color of your denim shorts.

Set the stitch length to "4".

Step 10: Using the thick spot tool, hem the shorts

Start stitching exactly at the hem of the denim shorts.

Come close to the stitching seam.

Raise the sewing machine foot while keeping the needle in the fabric.

Place the thick area passer under the foot at the back, close to the seam.

Lower the presser foot and begin to "pass" the thick section. If necessary, hold the device with your hand so that it does not move.

When the seam of the denim shorts is almost through, stop the machine, leaving the needle in the fabric.

Transfer the plate to pass difficult places and place it under the presser foot in front.

Lower the presser foot and complete the thick section.

Once the seam is behind the presser foot, stop the machine and remove the tool.

Lower the presser foot and continue stitching along the edge of the hem.

At the side seam area, repeat all steps with the thick spot tool.

Iron the seams.

Ready! The seam is even, without skipping stitches.

Feet that are included with the machine

Today we will talk about the most necessary paws for your typewriter:

standard- supplied with the machine;
additional- definitely worth buying.

Standard sewing machine feet:

Universal - used for ordinary stitches
Single zipper foot
Buttonhole presser feet (different for semi-automatic and automatic machines)

We will not be able to work without these paws. Each of them can be purchased separately if needed. Having only them, you can safely start sewing, especially if you are just discovering this activity. Advanced students can also get acquainted with an additional set of paws.

Extra foot set

Hidden zipper foot
Teflon foot - useful when working with leather, leatherette and fabrics with coatings
Roller foot - for pile materials
Blindstitch and topstitch foot with limiter
Overcasting foot - useful for finishing edges
Hem foot - for double hemming
Walking foot - for working with multi-layered areas. Promotes the advancement of all layers, it is possible to process any materials without deformation

Even more?

This is the minimum set of additional legs that we recommend. But there are other interesting devices that can help, and we will also talk about them:

Foot for processing the edge of the product with an oblique inlay. Bias binding is a thin strip of material cut on the bias, which is used to finish the edges of skirts, collars and other details cut on the bias. Such a foot will allow you to do this in one step and significantly speed up the process, but the inlay sewn in the usual way looks much neater.
Button sewing foot - not suitable for stemmed buttons.
The foot for working with knitwear has a special silicone pad for uniform passage of the fabric. The walking foot also has this feature.
There is also a special device for difficult places - it helps when you need to pass through dense areas.
Pintuck foot - used in tandem with a twin needle.
Folding machine
The device for laying folds allows you to select the frequency of folds (in stitches). Useful when sewing folds on fabric.

Please note that buying paws in sets is usually much more profitable. Not all presser feet are universal, so take an adapter and a presser foot with you to the sewing store - you can't go wrong. Enjoy the shopping!

To hem jeans, denim shorts, thick fabrics at home in places with strong compaction, use a special tool for passing through thick places.

Photo and author of the master class: Yulia Dekanova

The hard-to-reach plate allows you to sew a straight line on a household sewing machine without skipping stitches, even in the area of \u200b\u200bstitching seams.

How to use the device for passing through thick places, consider the example of hemming denim shorts.

You will need:

Old jeans;
A device for passing thick sections on a household sewing machine;
Tailor's scissors;
Threads for stitching;
Threads and a needle for sewing;
Ruler for marking allowances;
Aqua marker;
Jeans needles;
small hammer

Step 1 Measure the length of future shorts, taking into account the allowance of 2 cm for the hem.

Step 2 Cut off the legs along the marked line.

Step 3 Cut off the side seam allowance at the corner.

Step 4 Unscrew the allowances on the wrong side by 1 cm and baste, for convenience and accuracy
use a ruler to mark the allowances.

Step 5 Iron.

Step 6 Use a small mallet to tap out the seam and side seam of the jeans.
shorts to make it flatter.

Step 7 Re-turn the allowances on the wrong side by 1 cm and baste.

Step 8 Iron and tap the back and side seam again.

Step 9 Wind the thread around the bobbin for delay. Thread the needle with normal sewing thread
sewing machine that matches the color of your denim shorts.
Set the stitch length to "4".

Step 10: Using the thick spot tool, hem the shorts. back to back
go to the stitching seam. Raise the sewing machine foot, leaving the needle
in fabric. Place the thick places under the presser foot at the back, close to the
to the seam. Lower the presser foot and begin to "pass" the thick section. If necessary
hold the device with your hand so that it does not move.