Design: Mod Tree Orange by Paper Pie
Design: Golf Balls & Yellow Tees on the Green by lauriekentdesigns
Design: Bikes Blue Green by curious_nook
Left: Design: Turquoise Branch by Christiem.
Right: Design: Art Nouveau18-green by guylas_coastal_creations
Sport Piqué Sewing Tips:
Ironing: If required, use an iron with a light touch on a synthetic setting only.
Fraying: The edges of Sport Piqué can be left raw, the fabric will not fray!
Sewing Needle: We had the best luck sewing with a regular universal needle. But, since Piqué is a knit fabric, a new thin ballpoint needle that is size 9/65 or 10/70 is a great alternative.
Thread: Use 100% polyester thread for best results, but you may find success with a cotton-wrapped polyester thread as well.
Stitch: Piqué stretches along the crosswise grain 50%. Use a narrow stitch length with wider zig-zag stitch setting or a serger or overlock machine.
Lining and Interfacing: For lightly colored or white designs it may be helpful to add a lining fabric. A light interfacing will help give structure to shirt and dress collars.
Hemming: An unfinished cut hem stays flat (doesn’t roll when cut/not hemmed), but we found that Steam-a-Seam was helpful to prevent slipping.
**Always take care to test your machine settings on a scrap of piqué before starting your project.
I’ve tried every needle type and size I can think of but none of the needles seem to easily pierce through the fabric. No matter what I do, it locks up my whole machine 🙁 I just saw the comment below so I will see if a walking foot helps.
Hi KC, sorry you’re experiencing some trouble! It might be a combination of not just your needle, but the machine foot, thread type, and even the machine settings itself like tension and type of stitch selected. Check out this link to read more about our supply suggestions for each of our fabric types.
Crafty regards,
Anna
Spoonflower
Hi. I have just tried sewing up some Performance Pique – with more just arrived for my next projects – and I am having so much trouble with my stitches. I have tried so many different needles, tensions and stitch lengths as well as re-threading multiple times. It feels like the needle has trouble piercing through the fabric and the stitches are constantly skipping. It is worse when sewing a hem but better with extra thickness – like elastic or a binding being attached. Any more tips?? Thanks!!
Hi Rebecca,
For pique we use a Schmetz stretch 70/75 needle with Güterman thread, check out this guide for more on recommended needles! We also like to use a walking foot on the machine for sewing with all knits to help with an even tension. Hope this helps!
Best,
Anna
Spoonflower
Hi Kamekoknits! If you’re referring to the sewing pattern for the fitness top, I didn’t use one – instead I took a top I already owned and liked a lot and traced it. Especially when sleeves are not involved I found this to be pretty easy and definitely fun!
I love the fitness top. Is that pattern available???