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Learn to sew

Sewing the lace applique to the t-shirt Pinning the applique First mark the center front of your neckline. You can eyeball it or be more

September 7, 2019 No Comments

Sewing tips

14. Shop around One of the awesome things about shopping for fabric online is that you can often find the same fabric at another store

September 5, 2019 8 Comments

My makes

I can’t believe August is already nearly over! It’s been a busy month with travel and getting back to school and my teaching schedule and

August 28, 2019 6 Comments

Block printing

6. Stripes Stripes don’t have to be made with lines! If you want to make stripe block print repeats, grab a yardstick as a guide

August 20, 2019 No Comments

Easy Sewing Projects

Sewing on the pockets Press the side seams of the bag in one direction. Turn the backpack towards the right side. Fold the sides of

August 14, 2019 9 Comments

Block printing

3. Optional: make your own custom ink color You can absolutely use screen printing ink straight out of the jar. But say you want something

August 12, 2019 4 Comments

Block printing

How to carve your block print stamp Grab your carving tools and start carving away the outside parts of your block. Fit your tool with

July 23, 2019 No Comments

My makes

I’ve been shooting for writing a lot of helpful to other sewist types of posts lately. That’s where I want to go for Elizabeth Made

July 20, 2019 8 Comments

Block printing

Block printing supplies: Inks and inking tools There’s lots of different block printing inks, but make sure that the ones you’re using can be used

July 18, 2019 No Comments