Menu If you’re like most sewers, when you sewing grain comes to mind, you envision lining pieces of a sewing pattern up along the lengthwise grain (with those little arrows that imprinted on the pattern as your guide, of course). It makes sense that’s how you would think about sewing grain because after all, […]
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How to Make a Fabric Rosette (Reviews Updated 2022)
Menu You’ve made a beautiful gown using a dress form, a jacket from a sewing pattern, or a handbag from a pattern that you’ve made yourself. The finished product came out great, but there’s something missing… You want to add a little something extra to the garment; something to make it pop. Fabric ribbons are […]
How to Sew Velvet
Menu Of all the different types of sewing fabric out there, velvet is definitely one of the most luxurious. It’s a pile fabric, which means it has a soft-hand (like chenille, suede, minky, faux fur, and other fabrics that have a fuzzy surface). The pile can vary from short to deep, but all velvet materials […]
How to Sew Armholes to Fit Bodice
Menu You have the perfect sewing pattern for a jacket or shirt, or you’re planning on making a lovely gown with a dress form. You’ve picked out the perfect sewing fabric (whether it’s suede, linen, denim and chambray, lace, faux leather, or knit), and you have all of the sewing essentials you need to make […]
How to Identify Fabrics with a Burn Test (Reviews Updated 2022)
Menu Whether you’re using a dress form or a sewing pattern to make a garment or you’re planning on making drapery, a quilt, covers for your furnishing, or any other type of hand-stitched item, choosing the right type of sewing fabric, quilting fabric, or upholstery fabric is essential. It makes all the difference in the […]
How to Sew a Welt Pocket
Menu All sewers will agree: there’s nothing better than taking a piece of sewing fabric and a sewing pattern and turning it into a piece of clothing that you can actually wear, using nothing some thread, hand sewing needles, and a sewing machine. There’s just something so rewarding about retreating to your sewing room and […]
How to Sew a Sleeve Placket
Menu You have selected a handsome sewing pattern for a tailored, button down shirt. You’ve picked out the perfect sewing fabric – a knit material – and you can’t wait to get into your sewing room, rev up your sewing machine, and get to work. There’s just one problem, though; as you’re sewing, you come […]
How to Easily Fit Sleeves (Reviews Updated 2022)
Menu Of all the trials and tribulations that sewers face, it seems that achieving a properly set-in sleeve is the most troublesome. They end up being too tight, too narrow, and too small, which makes for a pretty uncomfortable garment. While you may not be aiming to making a couture garment, you certainly want to […]
How to Sew a Flat Fly Front Zipper
Menu You’re pretty confident in your sewing abilities. You’ve spent a lot of time in your sewing room working with your sewing machine and perfecting your craft. You’ve managed to turn sewing fabric into some pretty impressive (if you do say so yourself) garments. Now that you’re confident in your abilities, you’ve decided to try […]
How to Cinch a Dress (Reviews Updated 2022)
Menu Have you made a lovely dress on your own using a dress form or a sewing pattern and beautiful sewing fabric but you’ve lost weight since you made it or it just looks a bit too boxy? Did you purchase an off-the-rack dress from a department store, but it isn’t as flattering as you’d […]