My dad was an engineer and he used to maintain my mother's sewing machine, so I can tell you about the fabric under the foot. Here are two pieces of information for you. 1. When you raise the foot, there is a spring mechanism inside that is being strained and so you should always put the foot down when you are not using the machine. 2. Underneath the foot there is a mechanism with little teeth on it that drags the fabric foward as you sew. These little metal teeth should not come into contact with the metal foot because some damage may occur that might lead to the mechanism snagging on delicate fabrics such as silk. That's why you have to put a piece of scrap fabric under the foot when the foot is down.
My gran always did that with her hand cranked Singer and I always wondered why. Now I know, I will do the same. I have a Bernina and a Pfaff machine which I’ve had for years. Thanks for that explanation.
Really nice, Arne. I love watching your hands at work. They are so smart, being connected to your brain. You make the most fiddly work seem easy. Carlos, you give great commentary while Arne works. What a team!
Thank you for an interesting episode. That sweater is so beautiful!! And Carlos, I must tell you that not reading instructions is not just Norwegian- American men don’t read directions either 🤣🤣
We have always kept a piece of fabric under the foot of our machine for exactly the reason Kathy states.I tend to use a larger scrap of fabric and when I need to check a stitch length or a stitch setting I sew a line on the fabric before I begin a project. Thank you for your videos Arne and Carlos, they are so helpful!
This was super. THANK YOU. I learned so much. Arne, thank you for saying, “It’s good enough for me.” I am sure your “good enough” is still near-perfection (if not actual perfection!), but it gives me such encouragement to hear knitters at your level not saying things MUST BE PERFECT. I’m still learning, my work is never perfectly executed, but I’m still so proud with each new skill learned. Thanks for making my day. Your channel makes me so happy.
It is always so much fun to watch your videos. You are informative as well as entertaining…like an evening with old friends! I love knowing you are also thrift shoppers! When my friends ask about my thrifted clothing items, I refer to them as my “rescue” sweaters. You’ve inspired me to buy a thrift sweater to practice my steeks before I try it on a hand knit sweater. I love your beautiful hand knit sweater. Good idea to alter it so it remains wearable…Thanks again for another great video.
You are definitely more interesting that watching paint dry. There is something calming about your videos in general. I knit, but I don't even own a sewing machine and here I sit watching this one.
I watched all the old episodes on steering while you were on holiday.(mosty cuz I needed a A&C fix). Because of you both I am knitting my first Sedestal sweater. I'm starting with a baby sweater so as not to overwhelme myself. I have learned so much. I wish my mom was still alive so I could share you with her. She was an amazing knitter. Thank you both.
I learned something just by watching Arne use the sewing machine. He wound new black thread over the blue thread on the bobbin. I have always started with an empty bobbin before, and often end up throwing away thread. Yet it totally makes sense that you could do it the way Arne does. And if Arne who is so strict about putting cloth under the presser foot does that, it must be OK!!! Thanks for the tip.
I’ve only placed fabric under foot with needle down for travel. Usually that’s to the annual cleaning service I insist on having done to my machines. I never thought of doing this while in storage or between projects. I sew almost daily, but maybe I should do this at the end of my sewing sessions. Hummm??? Something to consider. Cheryl
You can use that piece of fabric as a “leader” to help prevent the fabric you want to sew on from bunching up and getting caught in the needle hole/feed dogs creating a bird’s nest. It helps keep everything sewing smoothly. You can also use an “ender” piece of fabric used at the end of whatever you are sewing. You continue sewing down the middle of the ender piece, cut the thread between your project and the ender piece and voila! You have a starter piece for your next piece of fabric. Learned this from Laura on her you tube channel Sewveryeasy.
Beautiful sweater. It was fortunate it was in your closet and not mine. I would have had to go on a diet to fit into it. Steek is a scary thought for me. I can "steak" though, yum. I must have some Norwegian in me. I don't like to read instructions either! You two are so funny. I may never use a sewing machine on my sweaters but I enjoy the entertainment you bring to me! I do learn so much from you too! See you next week!
Thank you. This was very helpful, and delightful, as always. I got a new Janome sewing machine myself. I am still trying to figure things out. There are some very helpful tutorials on RUclips done by sewing instructors … easier than reading the manual. But as my Norwegian relatives always said, “When all else fails, read the directions.” I didn’t realize this was a Norwegian trait.
Fascinating guys. You make it looks so easy. Isn’t that funny that the sleeves haven’t shrunk over the years 🤭 thanks guys. Looking forward to seeing it worn. 👏👏
Oh Wow! What an adventure doing the thrift shops in Iceland! If I ever get back to Norge I’ll have a ball doing the thrift shops, especially the smaller towns!
How wonderful to listen to you two, always makes me smile. I use those little pieces of fabric when I'm quilting, I call them leaders and followers, they save the good material from being sucked down by the feed dogs ,especially when I'm chain piecing. Thanks again for sharing
I use tissue paper to start my sewing on both knitted fabric or slippery or basically anything that is likely to be taken down by the teeth of a machine. I just place a small square under the fabric and above the teeth then sew, And then it just tears away from the stitches when you have finished the seam. I collect up all the tissue paper from deliveries etc so its recycling and reusing. Interesting tutorial. Thank you.
Great episode! Thank you! I love it when the backside is neat and clean, so the placket that covers the raw edge is perfect. By the way, I missed you two over the holiday time; funny how we get used to somebody being in our lives. A virtual visit while surviving Omikron is as good as it gets for an old lady like me. 😂❤
Lovely seeing you two again! I have a few sweaters I can practise this steeking method on. Thank you for an excellent tutorial! Including a few laughs as usual!
That's a stunning sweater and I love how you are recycling it. I would not put a zipper in either, certainly not in a sweater of this caliber. Although I do realize some may not be able to manage buttons and can understand why a zipper is more manageable for those who may have arthritis for example. I have never steeked a garment before, but I have tailored clothes for years and have no doubt I will steek in the near future. Nice to see you back! Look forward to the next video and to the final version of this gorgeous sweater. 😊
Very interesting. I bought a pattern book and Lopi yarn, when I was in Reykjavik, from a big yarn shop up towards the cathedral. I knitted a jacket with a yoke pattern which was supposed to have a zip. It took me a week to knit and 5 years to cut it, I was so afraid of the steeking. 🤣 I found the zip made the front buckle so I took it out and made plackets with buttons. I loved Reykjavik (I went at Christmas time), especially as the women seemed to take their knitting everywhere with them, even to restaurants. I assume they belonged to the Knitters Guild. I’ll definitely go back one day. In the meantime, I’m knitting more Shetland style as I’m in the UK. The Shetland wool doesn’t need steeking as it’s ‘sticky’ and holds together. I like the way you’ve done the inside though, I usually cover with an edging tape. Will try your way next time. Stay safe! ❤️🌈
Tak for showing this technique in more detail. I have a jumper that I bought from a charity shop to practise steeking on. If only I could find a wonderful Nordic jumper in the charity (thrift) shops too 😊 I hope that you are both enjoying your break. Be well, Sally 🌹
What a lovely surprise just before I go to bed. My two favourite knitters. This jumper is beautiful and I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. Btw Arne, my mother used to put a piece of material under the foot too. And yes, she's passed that habit on to me. Night all.
Funny... I'm in the middle of a steek using the videos you made several years ago. I had to watch this one to see if there was anything new to learn. Thanks!!
I appreciate that you do your tutorial in real time, there is so much unspoken information to be picked up in the watching. Besides, the conversation between the two of you keeps to episode moving, at least from this viewers perspective. That said, I am knitting up your Setesdal men’s sweater and have added 16 steel stitches at each armhole foot a knitted steek sleeve facing as an alternative to the machine steek in the pattern. And of course I had to knit the sleeves first to get the actual measure of the armhole steek. I still have a good bit of knitting before I can see the outcome. My husband will ware it no matter, so long as it’s loosely fit.
Great demonstration as I am going to attempt a Norwegian cardigan and I will need to be able to do this. Also a good tip for putting fabric under foot of the machine I will do this from now on. Thank you.
Thank you so much, I am saving these tutorials for easy review after my thrift store shopping trip 😉 I wish you both could join me at the thrift store! I hope a lot of people donate their sweaters du or me to find them😁.
Omg I just found u two on utube absolutely enjoy you both I also am Norwegian my grandparents cam from Norway to the States,u are so talented and interesting I will be watching you 😊 From Minnesota 🇺🇸
It's nice to see things done correctly and with care. On the subject of zippers: they should be washed before using.even in any fabric. They always shrink.
I agree with Carlos about buttons vs zipper although during my one and only visit to Norway so far I desperately picked up a zippered traditional sweater commercially made by Dale of Norway in a gift shop. It had to be the right colour (red) and fit for me and the options were limited in September where our tour bus went. I still love the sweater and it fits perfectly. But if I could do it again might look for a buttoned cardigan instead. Maybe I'll make one myself some day with enough practice and tutorials by Arne and Carlos. ;)
Thank you for doing this episode, I am just finishing a cardigan and am now planning on adding facing to the placket to make it looked more finished .🥰,Sharon
I love your tutorial! You are my favorite to watch. However, in black it was really challenging for my wear eyes to see the details! I wish I could see what you were doing, I want to learn this technique
I am about to steek a Lopi sweater so this tutorial was very helpful. I have steeked a sweater before but your method was a great reminder for me. Not reading instructions is a habit of mine too which is why I do not like new electrical appliances. I do hope your jacket will fit you after all the modifications Arne. If not you could always start a new trend and make a Norwegian dog jacket for Helmer.❤️XAngela
Quilters call those pieces of fabric "beginners and enders" when we place them before and after the actual piece to be stitched. They help us conserve thread and it also keeps the machine from wadding up thread in the throat plate. Otherwise you have to pull out a length of thread behind the back of the foot and hold it to keep the thread from wadding up. I do that when making garments too. Thank you for these steeking tutorials. I think I could actually try it (on a thrift store garment first though).
The piece of fabric to start is to keep a fluffy edge from getting sucked down into the feed dogs.Same like for fabrics like chiffon etc! I'm been sewing and knitting just dishcloths so excited your back for some knitting inspiration.🇨🇦♥️😁
The fabric is to protect the feeders under the foot of the machine. Although on domestic sewing machines do many stitches the hole where the needle goes into is large and for some machines need the fabric at the start to stop it being sucked into the hole. Industrial machines don't require fabric under the foot, just don't fill a bobbin with the foot on feeders.
@@daisyrea7219 That's what I meant.When you start a seam on soft fabric and it can get sucked down into the needle hole and it gets all jammed and puckered into the bobbin etc.
The buttons are perfect… great choice! I’ve never done this process to any sweater. It has been interesting to watch. I love how everything is so polished on the inside😊 Thank you, Cheryl
So nice to see you. Really do miss Sit and Knit. Been trying to find a replacement but no other quirky people are doing it for me. I’m hoping you two are safe and healthy.
I love watching you two interacting. And you are so calm and competent you make me think I might try steeking one day. A step up from my previous opinion that I would never be brave enough to cut knitting!!! Thanks and welcome back to my RUclips screen 😊
Arne and Carlos I hope you are doing well in the new year. The sweater and buttons are beautiful. Looking forward to seeing it when completed. I look forward to seeing your vlogs each week. Please pet Freya and Helmer for me
I like your idea about purchasing sweaters from thrift stores for steeking. I just might try this. Although taking scissors to a knitted garment does make me a bit nervous.
I am a quilter also, so here’s a tip…. Always start sewing on a scrap piece of fabric whenever you are sewing. Sew over, then off the scrap a few stitches then onto the garment. Use the scrap to pull the beginning edge of the fabric through the needle area and over feed dogs. Your garment edge won’t get pulled down into the hole. Finish your seam, and trim your thread.
Wow that's so different than I thought. Like other people I thought it was folded over and double thickness. you cleared it up nicely for me. Those buttons are beautiful too and work really well with the sweater. Thanks so much for this episode. 💗
This was so interesting, you both explained very well. As someone who sews it made since to me why you were doing this. It was such a pleasure to be with you two once again.
Hi Arne and Carlos,I was told by my grandmother to place a piece of fabric on the feed dogs to prevent dust from getting in the bottom of your sewing machine. Also it can become a leader fabric when you start sewing.
Really good episode I got some jumpers from a vintage sale and this would make them into great cardigans. These vintage jumpers are much better quality than a lot of the new mass made ones. Looking forward to the next episode. Thank you both again recycling older clothes is the way to go. Xx
Simply the best info channel on knitting ever! “Don’t touch and sew my fingerCarlos” haha! I have actually done that to my self with a pedal to the floor Once!
Lovely to listen to how you amended the jumper into a cardigan. You always make things so interesting.Think it will look really nice when it’s finished. Well done Arne, with your very good assistant hehe , your both very talented people. As always enjoyed seeing you both again, No getting to stern Arne with Carlos, it’s not you. Haha,x
Lovely surprise on a wintery Saturday night! I like Arne's idea of buying some "vintage" sweaters to steek! I've received my Rowan Select Norwegian yarn, loving knitting with it, for the intarsia sweater Synnove, a learning experience for me, after much experience w/ stranded colorwork.
Thank you for the update on the placket for a steeked sweater. This was the most difficult thing for me to get a straight seam. Also I am looking forward to seeing how you make the button holes on a vertical placket. I ended up using a large eyelet hole.
This is a beautiful jacket!! The buttons are perfect and so beautiful!! I love watching you guys work on thing the love and passion for your art really shows.
I am impressed! Lovely sweater as pullover and you saved it as a cardigan. What I learned is how hard it is to work with black. I have the same problem with yarn and need really good lighting. Well done! 👏
Thank you I love the snow. Any moose this winter? We are in the middle of a winter storm in South Carolina we have 2 to 3 inches so naturally everything is closed and people are at home. So I am home, glad you are on, and I am knitting.
Re: zippers 5:50. traditionally, I agree with you, buttons are the way to go. However, people with arthritis have a hard time with buttons, so learning how to install zippers is necessary if you are going to do custom work like me. 💖🌞🌵😷
My dad was an engineer and he used to maintain my mother's sewing machine, so I can tell you about the fabric under the foot. Here are two pieces of information for you. 1. When you raise the foot, there is a spring mechanism inside that is being strained and so you should always put the foot down when you are not using the machine. 2. Underneath the foot there is a mechanism with little teeth on it that drags the fabric foward as you sew. These little metal teeth should not come into contact with the metal foot because some damage may occur that might lead to the mechanism snagging on delicate fabrics such as silk. That's why you have to put a piece of scrap fabric under the foot when the foot is down.
Thanks for sharing!
This was very interesting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Ty for the info
My gran always did that with her hand cranked Singer and I always wondered why. Now I know, I will do the same. I have a Bernina and a Pfaff machine which I’ve had for years. Thanks for that explanation.
Thank you very much. I have gone downstairs, pout some fabric under the foot of my machine and put the foot down. It is a 1927 singer hand cranked
"So you want me to go get the sewing machine? I guess I'll be right back" giggle. I love you guys 🥰
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Really nice, Arne. I love watching your hands at work. They are so smart, being connected to your brain. You make the most fiddly work seem easy. Carlos, you give great commentary while Arne works. What a team!
Thank you!
Even though black isn’t the best colour to choose to do a demonstration it is a joy just to see you two working on this together!
Thank you!
A placket on a jacket! Just what I needed to brighten this snowy day. Beautiful technique
Thank you!
This is the most amusing version of watching paint dry I have ever seen LOL
Haha!
Arne, I could watch you all day doing anything.😃
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Thank you for an interesting episode. That sweater is so beautiful!! And Carlos, I must tell you that not reading instructions is not just Norwegian- American men don’t read directions either 🤣🤣
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We have always kept a piece of fabric under the foot of our machine for exactly the reason Kathy states.I tend to use a larger scrap of fabric and when I need to check a stitch length or a stitch setting I sew a line on the fabric before I begin a project. Thank you for your videos Arne and Carlos, they are so helpful!
Thank you for watching!
OMG way to work it, Arne! Enthusiastic thrift shopping for the win!
Thank you!
This was super. THANK YOU. I learned so much. Arne, thank you for saying, “It’s good enough for me.” I am sure your “good enough” is still near-perfection (if not actual perfection!), but it gives me such encouragement to hear knitters at your level not saying things MUST BE PERFECT. I’m still learning, my work is never perfectly executed, but I’m still so proud with each new skill learned. Thanks for making my day. Your channel makes me so happy.
Thank you Stacie!
It is always so much fun to watch your videos. You are informative as well as entertaining…like an evening with old friends! I love knowing you are also thrift shoppers! When my friends ask about my thrifted clothing items, I refer to them as my “rescue” sweaters. You’ve inspired me to buy a thrift sweater to practice my steeks before I try it on a hand knit sweater. I love your beautiful hand knit sweater. Good idea to alter it so it remains wearable…Thanks again for another great video.
You are welcome and happy steeking!
I am going to be steeking for the first time on my next project and you two videos have really made me brave. Thank you.
Stay brave and have fun!
I love the curtains behind you!
Thank you so much!
You are definitely more interesting that watching paint dry. There is something calming about your videos in general. I knit, but I don't even own a sewing machine and here I sit watching this one.
No need to do, to watch!
You lovely gentlemen are delightful to watch ,I feel like I learn so much n what a wonderful relationship you both have
I watched all the old episodes on steering while you were on holiday.(mosty cuz I needed a A&C fix). Because of you both I am knitting my first Sedestal sweater. I'm starting with a baby sweater so as not to overwhelme myself. I have learned so much. I wish my mom was still alive so I could share you with her. She was an amazing knitter. Thank you both.
You are welcome!
Very educational and a beautiful result. What a great way to revitalize a sweater that has mysteriously shrunk in the closet!! ❤️from🇨🇦
Thank you for posting early.
👋 I missed you guys and I don't even knit. So good to see you both!
That’s me too! Don’t knit but love these two
Thank you for joining, no need to knit!
You two have been therapy!
I learned something just by watching Arne use the sewing machine. He wound new black thread over the blue thread on the bobbin. I have always started with an empty bobbin before, and often end up throwing away thread. Yet it totally makes sense that you could do it the way Arne does. And if Arne who is so strict about putting cloth under the presser foot does that, it must be OK!!! Thanks for the tip.
I’ve only placed fabric under foot with needle down for travel. Usually that’s to the annual cleaning service I insist on having done to my machines. I never thought of doing this while in storage or between projects. I sew almost daily, but maybe I should do this at the end of my sewing sessions. Hummm??? Something to consider.
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My mom used to do this as well. Think it was a way to not waste bobbin thread.
You can use that piece of fabric as a “leader” to help prevent the fabric you want to sew on from bunching up and getting caught in the needle hole/feed dogs creating a bird’s nest. It helps keep everything sewing smoothly. You can also use an “ender” piece of fabric used at the end of whatever you are sewing. You continue sewing down the middle of the ender piece, cut the thread between your project and the ender piece and voila! You have a starter piece for your next piece of fabric. Learned this from Laura on her you tube channel Sewveryeasy.
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Beautiful sweater. It was fortunate it was in your closet and not mine. I would have had to go on a diet to fit into it. Steek is a scary thought for me. I can "steak" though, yum. I must have some Norwegian in me. I don't like to read instructions either! You two are so funny. I may never use a sewing machine on my sweaters but I enjoy the entertainment you bring to me! I do learn so much from you too! See you next week!
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I MISS YOU!!! (ps Steeking is what brought me to you😊)
So glad it did!
Thank you. This was very helpful, and delightful, as always. I got a new Janome sewing machine myself. I am still trying to figure things out. There are some very helpful tutorials on RUclips done by sewing instructors … easier than reading the manual. But as my Norwegian relatives always said, “When all else fails, read the directions.” I didn’t realize this was a Norwegian trait.
I agree. I have 2 janome machines and both manuals stink!
Thank you for the tips on tutorials!
I can hardly wait for the "Thrift Store" haul videos! 🤗👍🥳
Fascinating guys. You make it looks so easy. Isn’t that funny that the sleeves haven’t shrunk over the years 🤭 thanks guys. Looking forward to seeing it worn. 👏👏
It is a mystery!
Oh Wow! What an adventure doing the thrift shops in Iceland! If I ever get back to Norge I’ll have a ball doing the thrift shops, especially the smaller towns!
How wonderful to listen to you two, always makes me smile.
I use those little pieces of fabric when I'm quilting, I call them leaders and followers, they save the good material from being sucked down by the feed dogs ,especially when I'm chain piecing.
Thanks again for sharing
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I use tissue paper to start my sewing on both knitted fabric or slippery or basically anything that is likely to be taken down by the teeth of a machine. I just place a small square under the fabric and above the teeth then sew, And then it just tears away from the stitches when you have finished the seam. I collect up all the tissue paper from deliveries etc so its recycling and reusing. Interesting tutorial. Thank you.
Those buttons are perfect and beautiful
Great episode! Thank you! I love it when the backside is neat and clean, so the placket that covers the raw edge is perfect. By the way, I missed you two over the holiday time; funny how we get used to somebody being in our lives. A virtual visit while surviving Omikron is as good as it gets for an old lady like me. 😂❤
Ditto Gisela Foster!
Same with me Gisela 😍
Lovely seeing you two again! I have a few sweaters I can practise this steeking method on. Thank you for an excellent tutorial! Including a few laughs as usual!
I hope you feel better now and I’m like you, I enjoyed all the chats. I am missing them very much.
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That's a stunning sweater and I love how you are recycling it. I would not put a zipper in either, certainly not in a sweater of this caliber. Although I do realize some may not be able to manage buttons and can understand why a zipper is more manageable for those who may have arthritis for example. I have never steeked a garment before, but I have tailored clothes for years and have no doubt I will steek in the near future. Nice to see you back! Look forward to the next video and to the final version of this gorgeous sweater. 😊
Hi Rita, we hope you give it a go!
Very interesting. I bought a pattern book and Lopi yarn, when I was in Reykjavik, from a big yarn shop up towards the cathedral. I knitted a jacket with a yoke pattern which was supposed to have a zip. It took me a week to knit and 5 years to cut it, I was so afraid of the steeking. 🤣 I found the zip made the front buckle so I took it out and made plackets with buttons. I loved Reykjavik (I went at Christmas time), especially as the women seemed to take their knitting everywhere with them, even to restaurants. I assume they belonged to the Knitters Guild. I’ll definitely go back one day. In the meantime, I’m knitting more Shetland style as I’m in the UK. The Shetland wool doesn’t need steeking as it’s ‘sticky’ and holds together. I like the way you’ve done the inside though, I usually cover with an edging tape. Will try your way next time. Stay safe! ❤️🌈
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I always use fabric under the presser foot too :-) Learn to do it at school 50 years ago.
Tak for showing this technique in more detail. I have a jumper that I bought from a charity shop to practise steeking on. If only I could find a wonderful Nordic jumper in the charity (thrift) shops too 😊 I hope that you are both enjoying your break. Be well, Sally 🌹
Thank you Sally!
What a lovely surprise just before I go to bed. My two favourite knitters. This jumper is beautiful and I'm looking forward to seeing it finished.
Btw Arne, my mother used to put a piece of material under the foot too. And yes, she's passed that habit on to me. Night all.
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Funny... I'm in the middle of a steek using the videos you made several years ago. I had to watch this one to see if there was anything new to learn. Thanks!!
You are welcome and perfect timing!
I appreciate that you do your tutorial in real time, there is so much unspoken information to be picked up in the watching. Besides, the conversation between the two of you keeps to episode moving, at least from this viewers perspective.
That said, I am knitting up your Setesdal men’s sweater and have added 16 steel stitches at each armhole foot a knitted steek sleeve facing as an alternative to the machine steek in the pattern. And of course I had to knit the sleeves first to get the actual measure of the armhole steek. I still have a good bit of knitting before I can see the outcome. My husband will ware it no matter, so long as it’s loosely fit.
We hope he likes it!
Formative as always. Thanks so much.
Thank you!
Great demonstration as I am going to attempt a Norwegian cardigan and I will need to be able to do this. Also a good tip for putting fabric under foot of the machine I will do this from now on. Thank you.
You are welcome and good luck with your cardigan
Love you guys , so enjoyed every episodes
Thank you!
I am a knitter and only a novice sewer. I did invest in a lovely Juki machine - I just ran to it to put a cloth under the foot 😀🦶🏻
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Thank you so much, I am saving these tutorials for easy review after my thrift store shopping trip 😉 I wish you both could join me at the thrift store! I hope a lot of people donate their sweaters du or me to find them😁.
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Great episode. Thanks for all the tips! Love the buttons 😍, they are perfect!
Thank you!
Arne getting strict! We need this in a video before I'll believe it 😁
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Omg I just found u two on utube absolutely enjoy you both I also am Norwegian my grandparents cam from Norway to the States,u are so talented and interesting I will be watching you 😊 From Minnesota 🇺🇸
Hi Vicki! Welcome to our channel! We have a lot of Norwegian heritage related content and we hope you find something to your liking!
I love learning from you guys!!!! Thank you for teaching us new things!!!!!! LOVE
You are welcome😊
Stunning buttons!
Thank you!
It's nice to see things done correctly and with care. On the subject of zippers: they should be washed before using.even in any fabric. They always shrink.
Thank you for the tip!
I agree with Carlos about buttons vs zipper although during my one and only visit to Norway so far I desperately picked up a zippered traditional sweater commercially made by Dale of Norway in a gift shop. It had to be the right colour (red) and fit for me and the options were limited in September where our tour bus went. I still love the sweater and it fits perfectly. But if I could do it again might look for a buttoned cardigan instead. Maybe I'll make one myself some day with enough practice and tutorials by Arne and Carlos. ;)
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Thank you for doing this episode, I am just finishing a cardigan and am now planning on adding facing to the placket to make it looked more finished .🥰,Sharon
Perfect timing!
Great tutorial. Thank you, enjoy your podcasts so much.
Thank you Cheryl!
Thank you, enjoyed watching.
I love your tutorial! You are my favorite to watch. However, in black it was really challenging for my wear eyes to see the details! I wish I could see what you were doing, I want to learn this technique
I was always taught to put some fabric under the presser foot too.
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Fabulous concept👌😊❣️
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I am about to steek a Lopi sweater so this tutorial was very helpful. I have steeked a sweater before but your method was a great reminder for me. Not reading instructions is a habit of mine too which is why I do not like new electrical appliances. I do hope your jacket will fit you after all the modifications Arne. If not you could always start a new trend and make a Norwegian dog jacket for Helmer.❤️XAngela
That would be a fun trend!
Great seeing you two. Enjoyed your visit.
Thank you!
Quilters call those pieces of fabric "beginners and enders" when we place them before and after the actual piece to be stitched. They help us conserve thread and it also keeps the machine from wadding up thread in the throat plate. Otherwise you have to pull out a length of thread behind the back of the foot and hold it to keep the thread from wadding up. I do that when making garments too. Thank you for these steeking tutorials. I think I could actually try it (on a thrift store garment first though).
Thank you for sharing Diana, you should try it, it is a lot of fun.
Great video. Thanks so much for sharing!
You are welcome!
The piece of fabric to start is to keep a fluffy edge from getting sucked down into the feed dogs.Same like for fabrics like chiffon etc! I'm been sewing and knitting just dishcloths so excited your back for some knitting inspiration.🇨🇦♥️😁
He didn't use the fabric whilst sewing, just whilst moving the machine. 💖🌞🌵😷
The fabric is to protect the feeders under the foot of the machine. Although on domestic sewing machines do many stitches the hole where the needle goes into is large and for some machines need the fabric at the start to stop it being sucked into the hole. Industrial machines don't require fabric under the foot, just don't fill a bobbin with the foot on feeders.
@@daisyrea7219 That's what I meant.When you start a seam on soft fabric and it can get sucked down into the needle hole and it gets all jammed and puckered into the bobbin etc.
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Thanks for the video on steeking. I have sweaters I don’t wear due to feeling they are choking me. I have a solution. 😀
There is always a solution😊
The buttons are perfect… great choice! I’ve never done this process to any sweater. It has been interesting to watch. I love how everything is so polished on the inside😊
Thank you,
Cheryl
Wow, that looks so nice! You two are so talented! It will be nice to see it finished.
I’m laughing. I don’t give a flip about a placket but I love your personalities and will watch it again for more fun. Thanks!
You are welcome!
Very clear! Thanks!
You are welcome!
So nice to see you. Really do miss Sit and Knit. Been trying to find a replacement but no other quirky people are doing it for me. I’m hoping you two are safe and healthy.
We will be back soon!
I love watching you two interacting. And you are so calm and competent you make me think I might try steeking one day. A step up from my previous opinion that I would never be brave enough to cut knitting!!!
Thanks and welcome back to my RUclips screen 😊
You should give it a try one day
Arne and Carlos I hope you are doing well in the new year. The sweater and buttons are beautiful. Looking forward to seeing it when completed. I look forward to seeing your vlogs each week. Please pet Freya and Helmer for me
We are fine thank you, we hope 2022 has been good so far Ginger!
This video was extremely helpful!! Thank you!!
You are welcome Karen!
It will be a very nice cardigan 😍!
I like your idea about purchasing sweaters from thrift stores for steeking. I just might try this. Although taking scissors to a knitted garment does make me a bit nervous.
You should, it might make you more confident.
Lovely steeking lesson Thanks !
You are welcome Nicole!
Hello glad to see y’all 😀
Good to be back Jenni!
Love it I do the same with my smaller sweater looking forward to next part. Buttonholes!
Yes!
I am a quilter also, so here’s a tip…. Always start sewing on a scrap piece of fabric whenever you are sewing. Sew over, then off the scrap a few stitches then onto the garment. Use the scrap to pull the beginning edge of the fabric through the needle area and over feed dogs. Your garment edge won’t get pulled down into the hole. Finish your seam, and trim your thread.
Thank you!
Wow that's so different than I thought. Like other people I thought it was folded over and double thickness. you cleared it up nicely for me. Those buttons are beautiful too and work really well with the sweater. Thanks so much for this episode. 💗
You are welcome Beverly!
I did too and couldn't wrap my head around the extra bulk and the addition of extra button holes. I'd figured I'd got something wrong
Great video Arne and Carlos and I loved hearing you speak about Iceland. I live it there❤️
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This was so interesting, you both explained very well. As someone who sews it made since to me why you were doing this. It was such a pleasure to be with you two once again.
Thank you for watching!
I totally agree! I understood the reasoning because I sew. I love nice edges or concealed seams.
Cheryl
Hi Arne and Carlos,I was told by my grandmother to place a piece of fabric on the feed dogs to prevent dust from getting in the bottom of your sewing machine. Also it can become a leader fabric when you start sewing.
Thank you for the tip!
Yes. I was taught to put a piece of fabric under the presser foot on the sewing machine too! 👍
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That's easier than I thought. It's terrifying cutting in to knitted fabric!
Don’t be afraid!
Really good episode I got some jumpers from a vintage sale and this would make them into great cardigans. These vintage jumpers are much better quality than a lot of the new mass made ones. Looking forward to the next episode. Thank you both again recycling older clothes is the way to go. Xx
The only way to go!
Simply the best info channel on knitting ever! “Don’t touch and sew my fingerCarlos” haha! I have actually done that to my self with a pedal to the floor
Once!
🤣 we hope you are okay!
Good seeing you. Interesting technique.
Thank you!
Lovely to listen to how you amended the jumper into a cardigan. You always make things so interesting.Think it will look really nice when it’s finished. Well done Arne, with your very good assistant hehe , your both very talented people. As always enjoyed seeing you both again, No getting to stern Arne with Carlos, it’s not you. Haha,x
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Lovely surprise on a wintery Saturday night! I like Arne's idea of buying some "vintage" sweaters to steek! I've received my Rowan Select Norwegian yarn, loving knitting with it, for the intarsia sweater Synnove, a learning experience for me, after much experience w/ stranded colorwork.
Thank you for the update on the placket for a steeked sweater. This was the most difficult thing for me to get a straight seam. Also I am looking forward to seeing how you make the button holes on a vertical placket. I ended up using a large eyelet hole.
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This is a beautiful jacket!! The buttons are perfect and so beautiful!! I love watching you guys work on thing the love and passion for your art really shows.
Thank you so much!
Perfect- II'm going to try this. Thanks
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I am impressed! Lovely sweater as pullover and you saved it as a cardigan. What I learned is how hard it is to work with black. I have the same problem with yarn and need really good lighting. Well done! 👏
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Arne and the rows…. So cute.
Thank you I love the snow. Any moose this winter? We are in the middle of a winter storm in South Carolina we have 2 to 3 inches so naturally everything is closed and people are at home. So I am home, glad you are on, and I am knitting.
Lots of moose!
Thank you for another great tutorial teaching us how to transform and preserve our knitwear.
You are welcome!
Re: zippers 5:50. traditionally, I agree with you, buttons are the way to go. However, people with arthritis have a hard time with buttons, so learning how to install zippers is necessary if you are going to do custom work like me. 💖🌞🌵😷
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I wish I had a vntage sweater to overhaul like yours.
Maybe you could find one at a thrift store.
@@ARNECARLOS I'd rather have one that Arne made. 😀
Great advice!
Thank you!
Thank you 🙏
You are welcome!
Too many charming moments from you guys, You entertain me with every syllable thank you.