Frustrated with a particular sewing technique? Here you’ll find detailed sewing tutorials that’ll reduce your sewing frustrations and get you through that pattern you’re working on.
Ever wanted to know how to sew a buttonhole by hand? If that last sentence just gave you hives, know that there’s an easier way to sew a buttonhole by machine. The truth is that buttonholes are functional closures and whether you make them by machine or by hand, they take a little bit of …
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You will absolutely love learning how to make a square circle skirt. Confession: I do not love circle skirts. Hemming on the bias is not my favorite task and the hems are so long. But the circle skirt is a classic style and super easy for beginners to tackle. So how do we make a …
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Today I’ll show you how to darn a sock. With Fall in the air, it’s time to pull out all my favorite socks. I’ll be the first to admit I’m rough on my socks with all the walking I do. Thankfully, it’s really easy to fix your socks, and unlike other mending projects, darning a …
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I’ve got a dead easy project for my curly headed sisters: how to make a hair towel wrap. I will be the first person to admit that I’ve not always loved my curls. Growing up in a super hot, humid climate did not endear my curls to me. As I’ve gotten older, and actually found …
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Let’s talk about how to sew buttonholes. I know sewing buttonholes can be one of those tasks that makes people nervous. Let’s face it, it’s usually the last step in making a shirt or a jacket, and you don’t want to mess up! While there’s a few things that can go wrong, sewing beautiful buttonholes …
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In this post, you’ll learn how to sew a collar. I’ve been sewing shirts for my boys now for over a decade, and my first few collars were…rough. Learning to sew a shirt collar can come with a little bit of a learning curve. And tears. And wonkiness. But if you follow what I’m going …
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Today I’m talking about sewing a yoke. Making a yoke is one step in shirtmaking. When you do it well, it’ll add a lot of polish to your handmade button down shirts. I personally love making shirts for my boys. It’s such a different kind of sewing than what I do for myself, and it …
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Ever wondered how to make ruched sleeves? If you love playing with texture, ruching is one of those sewing techniques you should try. It creates beautiful gathers that distribute a lot of volume in a concentrated area making for a distinct kind of look that designers love to incorporate. In this quick tutorial, I’ll show …
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If thinking about how to sew a zipper gives you hives, I just bet you’ll find yourself loving learning how to sew a zipper on a jacket. It turns out separating zippers are really about the easiest zipper to sew around outside of an invisible zipper. Sounds too good to be true? Let me convince …
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Today is all about adding elastic to a jeans waistband with buttonhole elastic. If you have kids, you’ve probably seen buttonhole elastic on pants. And if you have kids with smaller waists, you LOOK for pants with buttonhole elastic. Buttonhole elastic is great stuff it turns out for helping create an adjustable waist. For kids …
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