If you have recently decided to venture into the world of hand sewing, it is important to have a trick, or several, to make this task much easier and more rewarding.
Sewing seems impossible and a talent reserved for a select few. The truth is that sewing at home is not difficult at all. You just have to start slowly and with realistic projects, according to your level of knowledge. This ancient activity allows you to create clothes from scratch, repair old ones, design and reuse fabrics stored in your wardrobe.
On this occasion, I am going to share my expert sewing trick for repairing a clothing item or accessory with a pulled thread. This happens when a thread on your clothing accidentally gets caught on something and the fabric becomes puckered.
A trick is a tool or list of tips used in the home to solve almost any problem. There are tricks for cleaning, recycling, cooking, sewing, gardening and pests. For every household issue, there is surely a home remedy.
These techniques allow you to save money on expensive products and fix objects, clean surfaces and repair clothes with materials or ingredients you have at home.
The seamstress’s trick: how to fix a thread caught on clothing using a coin
You don’t need thread, a needle or a sewing machine. My grandmother taught me this trick and it really works. When threads get caught, clothes get ruined, especially if they are made of delicate or very fine fabrics, as it is much easier to fix a loose stitch in wool.
To do this trick, you will need a coin, preferably a one-peso or fifty-cent coin. Place the fabric with the snagged thread on the work surface and start running the coin, using the edge, along the thread until the pucker disappears.
It is important to apply force without fear and keep the coin upright. It’s that simple. With a sewing trick and a few minutes, you can remove any snagged thread from any item of clothing without resorting to sewing tools.
A trick and something more: tips for starting to sew at home
- Put together a small sewing kit with the basics, such as thread, needles, scissors, pins and a tape measure.
- Start with the simplest tasks and work your way up to more complex ones. If you are just starting out, don’t take on very difficult projects.
- Always use sewing patterns and mark the fabric clearly before you start to prevent measurement errors.
