A Shout Out

to my good friend Wonder Tape, by Dritz! So I may be a little over enthusiastic lately, but it seems like this little miracle stuff has so many uses. I want to give credit when credit is due. I feel great sewing sometimes has more to do with the tools. This is one of those tools that can help take your sewing to the next level.

I have been speeding up production on so many projects, because of this little sticky stuff. Often times, I need to  slow down and re-do something, because it didn’t line up or slipped out of position while sewing. But now I don’t have to 🙂 and I can still be a little perfectionist and a little bit overachiever, without compromising quality or taking forever on any single step.

So here are a few of my favorite uses for this brilliant sticky stuff. Cut, peel, and stick:

• Seam intersections (such as underarm/sides, crotch, and any other 4 way points you want to be perfect). I am a fanatic about these (I know, it’s definitely not a healthy obsession).
• The start of a seam when serging. Have you ever started serging a seam, and Oh Crap! one piece of fabric slips and and then they are no longer even at the upper edges? That throws everything off, right? Well, use a  tiny piece of wonder tape to keep them together and get serging!
• Pocket placement (especially knits and matching patterns perfectly)
• Matching stripes  or other patterns in the fabric , like for side seams <——seriously this! I’m embarrassed now to admit how long  I have spent doing this without WT.  Hours literally, because I obsess and have an unhealthy need for things to be perfect. Even more embarrassing is how I have been seen picking out a seam and re-sewing if not exact.
• Neck bindings if your knit is too curly and very unruly. Use WT to hold it down and make it behave 🙂
• Hold seam allowances down I use this to prevent the seam allowance from being pushed by the presser foot. It keeps them where you want them to be.
• sewing  pants for so many of the steps, such as belt loops
• Zippers–so helpful with many types of zippers
• Hold size tags in place, especially when sewing with twin needle–keeps them straight, in addition to making sure they get sewn into the waistband or neckline binding

I suppose there are loads more uses, but this is the list I could come up with right now (and I need to get back to costume sewing –tomorrow is Halloween). If you have a favorite use for wonder tape, please do tell! Sharing is caring 🙂

Oh, wonder tape, we love you. (or at least very strong like)

PS if you have not tried this stuff, please do. Now. Oh and I am no way affiliated with Dritz.  and Unfortunately, I am not being paid to promote.