Given the choice, I prefer hand sewing over machine and appliqué has got to be one of my favourite techniques. It’s like a form of art, I guess – the way you can take the teeniest, tin…
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Many of us swear by specific products. I’m a fan of many of them because what works on one brand of an antique sewing machine, is terrible on another (such as
Learn sewing bias tape to bind your fabric with this detailed tutorial - to bind a straight edge, a curved edge, and make bias mitered corners
Today is the fourth installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! We are going to wrap up the adjustments portion of the process today with narrow and broad shoulder adjustments. Tomorrow we will ... Read More
Learn The Basic Sewing Machine Presser Feet To Make Your Sewing Easier. Sewing machine Presser feet expand your creative potential!
Today is the third installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! In case you missed the first few posts, we have covered how to grade between sizes, how to do a quick ‘cheater’ full ... Read More
Here is a fast and easy way to do a small FBA (Full bust Adjustment) in a sewing pattern. This method works best when the adjustment is less than 8 cm.
Today is the fourth installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! We are going to wrap up the adjustments portion of the process today with narrow and broad shoulder adjustments. Tomorrow we will ... Read More
If you have ever tried to thread a needle and failed, you may have wished you had one of these. It is not hard to use a needle threader, but it can be near impossible to thread a needle without one sometimes. Just push the needle threader wire through the eye of the needle. Slide
when orangewetland suggested shadowfokd flagstones I was very sceptical. I thought these should be possible but would be very hard to do because they're often so tough to make from paper. turns out that in fabric pretty easy, though. the process is very straight-forward. when you have a crease pattern with the flagstone polygons what you want to do is bringing the polygons together. and then you have the points where several polygons share a corner. on the back you will get a waterbomb structure. the challenge in paper is now to make something sensible with the waterbomb and collapse it along the grid. in fabric though, you just have to sew the polygons' corners together. afterwards you can squash the stuff on the back (doesn't matter if gets ugly, you're not gonna show it) or you can leave it three-dimensional which actually is pretty cool. for this picture I tried the simplest flagstone pattern. and actually the hexagons formed all by themselves, there was no shaping applied. I could press the hexagon edges flat to get something similar to this effect but I really like them puffy and cushion-ish. and I love the circles that arise this way.
I've been wanting to write about this subject AND to do this tutorial for a very long time. As you will learn later on, the tutorial is sor...
There is something almost miraculous about sewing a stuffed animal. You start with a bunch…
The Canadian Smocking Matrix Design is a unique and popular way of creating smocking patterns. It is created by first creating a grid of horizontal and vertical lines on a piece of fabric. Then, the fabric is gathered along the lines to create the desired pattern. This method is often used to create intricate and … Continue reading "How To Do Canadian Smocking Matrix Design"
Discover 26 brilliant, creative and thoughtful DIY items to handcraft to donate to your local nursing home.
Today is the fourth installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! We are going to wrap up the adjustments portion of the process today with narrow and broad shoulder adjustments. Tomorrow we will ... Read More
In this article we explore short row bust shaping in a specific example, one of my WIPs. You can see how I calculated everything necessary to get a perfect fit around my figure and use these steps to make your own custom fit garments.
This front tie blouse is perfect for creating an elegant and modern style. It features gathered waist and sleeves, a cropped length, and a sophisticated bishop sleeve. Get our free downloadable PDF…
Today will be the first post in a 2 part series on doing full bust adjustments on patterns without any darts. For the first post, we will be covering a quick ... Read More
