BERNINA Corporate Blog -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.
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.
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.
Coverlock from the inside. Guide the wrist warmer along the presserfoot to keep an even seam.
The wrist warmers are ready.
I think this is a very quick project! How many pairs will you make?
Great idea.  But… why aren’t you using cover stitch for last seam?  It’s super stretchy.
Hi Dee, you are right! I did finish with a coverseam, but I have mistyped. I corrected now. Thanks for mentioning.
This is good idea as it keeps hands warm – I will try it using the L890 too. Â Why are you using 3 different threads? Â Thanks.
Hi Kgrisha, well, now I wonder too… Probably because I wanted to mention you could use a stretch stitch on the sewing machine and then I forgot? You’re right, you don’t need 3 kinds of threads… I will delete the Seralon. Thanks for mentioning.