As I send off 2 of my boys to go skiing this morning, I’m reminded that it is indeed in the thick of scarf season. One of my favorite things about making DIY scarves (besides staying warm!) is how they can be a quick intro to working with fabrics you may not have tried before. […]
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Your pattern stash needs help. We’ve all fallen for another 99 cent pattern sale and bought an unholy amount of patterns. I get it. Some things are too good to pass up. And doggone I love a shiny pattern envelope. But buy the “it” patterns of the moment too many times and you’ll find boxes
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Let’s talk how to store fabric. Once upon a time I had a giant bin I shoved all my fabric in. Every time I wanted to sew, I first had to dump out everything on the floor, hope there weren’t any stray pins in it, and then maybe I’d find what I was looking for.
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In the world of YouTube, if you’re learning to sew you might be tempted to run away from the books, but let’s talk about some sewing books for beginners that are actually helpful. First a story. I got my first sewing machine when I was about 10. After a couple months, I gave up on
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Today you’re going to learn how to sew a scrunchie. This is a perfect project for sewing beginners and for kids, even if this is your very first project. Scrunchies are back and they’re much more fun than the 80s and 90s the last time I tried to pretend that my fine hair could handle
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Today I’m showing you how to make a faux fur pom pom. I’ve been seeing faux fur pom poms everywhere of late! And why not–they’re such a great winter embellishment for anything from socks to hair ties. The cool thing too is that they’re really fast to make and they need almost no fabric. If
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Today I’m talking about how to make a detachable fur collar. When cold weather hits, I start frantically pulling out different scarves, wraps, hoods, and all the thermal fabrics I can to fight off the chill. There’s been a few times when I’ve gotten extra smart and made detachable faux fur collars. This is where
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It’s faux fur season so what a better time than to talk about how to sew faux fur sans fluff. Faux fur can be messy–like wrap your clothes in plastic wrap so you don’t look like a muppet attacked you messy.** So you’re thinking why bother with faux fur in the first place? Because it’s
Winter is coming, so why not make yourself a snugly DIY neck warmer? The cold continues here in Colorado, and I’ve been wearing my own neck warmer scarf for the last week. Boy howdy has it been helping me stay toasty! This neck warmer sports a cool separating zipper which gives it some different wearing
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It’s something you hear all the time, but I definitely can’t believe 2019 is almost over! I did a lot of sewing for the blog and my YouTube, but I did manage to sew some other things for myself. And can I say I totally needed 2 like yesterday! Liberty henley with pearl snaps It
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