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Assembling PDF patterns is something you have to go through to get sewing. You want this task to take as little time as possible. […]
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It’s almost Halloween! And by almost Halloween, I mean it’s time to start planning DIY Halloween costumes. Because Halloween will be here before you know it, and, as a sewist and generally crafty, creative, and handy soul, you need time to bring your art to life. […]
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Discover why forgiving fabrics are so great, what makes a fabric forgiving, and which fabrics fall into the “easy to sew” camp. […]
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Vintage buttonholers are handy-dandy attachments that work on many MODERN sewing machines. Here’s a Q&A to get your started with buttonholers. […]
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Yay, it’s time to go FABRIC SHOPPING! Woot woot, Oprah levels of excitement! I’m not being facetious! Come with me to Vogue Fabrics in Evanston, Illinois, where we shall shop till we drop! […]
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Stabilizing seams. Admittedly, it’s not a sexy topic, but it’s something all sewists have to keep in mind as they construct long-lasting garments. Let’s chat about why sew stabilize, which seams need extra strength, and the pros and cons of your seam stabilizing options. […]
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Do you know about “Boundless Style,” the dressmaking book from Victory Patterns? If you don’t, you should, and I hope this lovely maxi dress spurs you to check it out. […]
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When I shared my No. 1 tip for instant sewjo, I ended up with extra tips — so many extra hacks that I had one tip for each letter of the alphabet. […]
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Cutting slippery fabric can be a beastly sewing task. It shifts. It slips away. It bunches up when you ever-so-gently brush against it when you’re trying really REALLY hard not to handle it any more than it needs to be handled. This is the story of how I learned how to cut slippery fabric the hard way — and the technique I use today to ensure drama-free, slippery-fabric slicing. […]
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Sewing a waistband speeds along — until you get to the final step of blind stitching by hand the inner waistband to the pants or skirt. Hand stitching isn’t hard, but it’s certainly not fast, either. Keep reading to learn a hand-stitching-free technique for sewing a waistband. It’s quicker thank hand sewing and produces a tidy result, inside and out! […]