Crew finishing touches square

4 — Cuffs, Hems and Finishing Touches

Posted
24—January 2022

The final step of the Cloud Sweatshirt sew along - cuffs, hems and finishing touches!

Cloud Sweatshirt Sew Along — 4 — Cuffs, Hems and Finishing Touches
Jan 24 2022
3 cuffs overlocked
New cuffs pressed inhalf
Crew Neck and Hoodie

With the right sides together, stitch the short ends of each cuff piece together.

Fold the cuffs in half, with the wrong sides together and matching the raw edges.

18 pinning cuff to sleeve close
19 basting cuff

Pin the cuff to the sleeve with the right sides together, matching the notch and the seam.

Machine basting a few stitched at the seam and notches can help hold everything in place when you are overlocking.

20 finished cuff

Stitch the cuff to the sleeve, stretching the cuff as you sew. Press the seam towards the sleeve.

Repeat for the second sleeve.

21 cuff coverseam

Using a twin needle, cover seam, or your preferred finishing stitch, stitch the cuff seam allowance to the body.

4 waist band overlocked
5 waist band folded

With the right sides together, stitch the short ends of the hem band together.

Fold the hem band in half, with the wrong sides together and matching the raw edges.

22 pinning waist band
23 overlocked waistband

Pin the hem band to the body with the right sides together, matching the hem band seam to the left side seam. Overlock the hem to the body, stretching the hem band slightly as you sew. Press the seam towards the body.

25 coverseam hem close

Using a twin needle, cover seam, or your preferred finishing stitch, stitch the hem seam allowance to the body.

Ammended funnel cuff overlock
Funnel Neck

Neaten the cuff edge of the sleeve.

Next, fold back the sleeve hem 3cm, wrong sides together. The pre-sewing pressing steps you made will help with this. Pin in place.

Ammended funnel cuff coverseam

Using a twin needle or your preferred finishing stitch, sew the sleeve hem at 3cm.

Repeat for the other side.

Funnel hem turnback pinned

Neaten the hem edge of your sweatshirt.

Then, fold back the body hem 3cm, wrong sides together. The pre-sewing pressing steps you made will help with this. Pin in place.

Ammended funnel hem coverseam

Using a twin needle or your preferred finishing stitch, sew the body hem at 3cm.

12 hood cuttting buttonhole
13 hood threading drawstring

If you are sewing a hoodie, carefully cut open the buttonholes and thread the drawstring through using a safety pin or bodkin.

14 hood cord end stitched close

Fold each end of the drawstring over 1cm, two times. Edge stitch to secure.

Crew hang shot front

Clip any loose threads and give your sweatshirt a final press.

You’re all finished!

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