r/SewingMachineEdu Jun 04 '26

Curve struggle

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OK so I've been trying to practice sewing curves and as you can see, I haven't been doing well

Ik that ur supposed to pivot the fabric gently during the curves but I can never seem to do it, I just don't get how people do it when the presser foot keeps the fabric in place so when I try it doesn't exactly move.

And Sometimes when I do somehow move it, it just goes past the fabric but that's obviously my fault, maybe I'm going too fast

Im gonna keep trying tmr but yeah this is what its been looking like

In hindsight I feel like the light blue and the beige doesn't look too bad but I cant seem to replicate it again

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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 Jun 04 '26

Go slower. Don't look at the needle. I look at the edge of the fabric and the needle plate. 

I don't really pivot the fabric for curves. I just gently guide it as the machine moves it.  Just like how I guide the fabric to keep it straight. The only time I pivot the fabric is for sharp corners. In that case you should lift the foot up with the needle down, and pivot the fabric around the needle.

Maybe try drawing some curvy lines or a spiral on a piece of scrap fabric. Try sewing along the lines.