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How to Ice Dye Fabric: easy beautiful DIY fabric just takes ice
Setting up your ice dye station Ice dyeing is perfect for outside, though you can work in a garage too. Set out a tarp, then
7 minute DIY Zipper Bag
Sew the bag Unzip and start sewing the lining The most important step: Unzip the zipper! If you don’t, you can’t turn the bag. Well,
Skirt Refashion: a free apron pattern for you
Skirt refashion: sewing process Make apron straps Stack 2 apron strap pieces right sides together (1 cut from the skirt, the other from lining). Stitch
Pick the best needles for knits: Sewing with knits 101
As I’ve been writing my raglan tee series, I kept thinking, but wait, there’s a lot of basics that I’m not covering like: what are
Sew a DIY sleeveless raglan tee with scarf neck
Sewing your scarf neck sleeveless raglan tee 1. Prep your hems + sew side seams First press up your hem on the back and front.
How to sew your own raglan tee
Sewing on the neckband You can call this step the fiddly bit because it is a little. But we’ll get through it! It might take
Raglan Tee Patterns for everyone
Raglan patterns for babies and kids See Kate Sew Free Baby Raglan I think making raglan tees for babies is a fabulous idea. All those
Easy-to-make DIY Raglan T-shirt pattern
4. Add seam allowances + hem allowances The front, back, and sleeve are going to need seam allowances and hem allowances. Up until this point
Sewing encouragement for beginners from the pros
Lauren Guthrie on going easy on yourself Lauren Guthrie of Guthrie and Ghani and The Great British Sewing Bee says it’s okay to accept that