Episode 557: At Your Side 🧵 Virtually!
Couching, Tapered Stitches & Sewing a Blind Hem with a Serger
If you love learning multiple techniques in one inspiring session, this At Your Side Virtually! episode is for you. Brother Ambassador Angela Wolf packed this live show with sewing and embroidery tutorials you can use immediately in your creative projects.
From decorative embroidery techniques to professional garment finishes, this episode delivers practical instruction plus a bonus lesson straight from the Airflow 3000 Serger Masterclass.
🎥 Watch the Episode
In this live show, Angela demonstrates each technique step by step, sharing tips, machine settings, and creative ideas along the way.
👉 Watch the full replay to follow along and stitch with confidence.
🧶 What You’ll Learn in This Episode
This episode covers three powerful techniques that elevate both garments and creative projects:
✨ Couching with Embroidery
Couching adds texture and dimension by stitching decorative threads, yarns, or trims onto fabric using embroidery.
Angela shares:
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How to set up couching for embroidery on a Brother embroidery machine
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Yarn choices for best results
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Perfect for garments and home dec projects
✂️ Tapering Stitches for a Professional Finish
Tapered stitches create clean starts and stops, especially useful for decorative stitching and embroidery outlines.
You’ll learn:
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How to set up the Brother Luminaire and Aveneer for tapering stitches
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How to use the snowball feature for perfect stitch ending
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How to set up stich engles to start and end the stitch
🧵 Bonus: Sew a Blind Hem with a Serger
Straight from the Brother Airflow 3000 Serger Masterclass, Angela Wolf, Cathy Gandy, and Kathy Stipe demonstrates how to sew a blind hem using a serger — a fast, professional alternative to traditional hemming.
Covered in this lesson:
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Blind hem setup on a serger
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Fabric preparation and folding
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How to achieve nearly invisible hems or change to a ladder stitch
💡 Pro Tips from the Show
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Practice couching designs on scrap fabric before stitching final projects
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Use tapered stitches to avoid bulky thread build-up
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Test blind hem settings on similar fabric weights for best results
Be sure to register your Brother machine to gain access to the Angela Wolf Masterclassses.
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Cheers,
Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur, and Brother Brand Ambassador
