Sew wrist warmers from leftover jersey.

Sew wrist warmers from leftover jersey, cold weather is predicted. It is so comfortable to wear warm garments. I’m used to wearing wrist warmers in winter and I love them!

I sew both overlock and coverlock seams with BERNINA L 890.Ind If you don’t have a coverlock, you could take twin needles as an alternative and use Mettler Seraflex thread. It’s elastic.

BERNINA L 890

The L 890 is perfectly suited for working with all types of fabrics, including knits as well as wovens. With One-Step BERNINA Air Threader ✓ Intuitive operation via touch screen ✓ Fast, precise & quiet ✓ Manufactured by BERNINA ✓ 100% designed and engineered in Switzerland ✓

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Supplies to sew wrist warmers:

A leftover jersey fabric, from which you can cut 2 patches with (minimum) sizes 23 x 18 cm and 2 patches 23 x 15,5 cm. The width depends on the elasticity of the fabric. I needed 20 cm, but I recommend 23 cm, and you can adjust if they seem too big…
Mettler Seralene overlock thread
Mettler Seraflock overlock thread
A twin needle as alternative for a coverlock?
A cutting mat, ruler and rotary cutter are useful.

Start to sew the wrist warmers:

Pin a big and a small patch together on the 23 cm side, right sides of the fabric are facing.

Overlock with a 6 mm stitch, stitchlength 2. I used the Clear Overlock/Combostitch Foot #C27 to get a good view on my work.

Clear Overlock/Combostitch Foot #C27

✓ For general sewing with overlock, coverstitch or combo stitches ✓ Sew on tapes up to 14 mm in width ✓ Good view of the needle area ✓ Markings as a practical guide ✓ Compatible with L 890

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Cut only a minimum of fabric while overlocking.

Fold the wristwarmer over. Be sure the seams are each facing to an opposite direction, to prevent bulky seams. Sew the long seam.

Now it’s time to try the wrist warmes on. If you think the fit is too loose, you can adjust and sew a new overlock seam.

Fold the wrist warmer over with the longest part on the inside. Be sure the longest part is about 1,5 cm longer than the shortest one. Fold over the seam to the outside and pin.