Want to make your sewing projects last and look professional but can't afford a serger? Check this genius serging without a serger methods!
Aurora Sisneros shows you a quick and easy way to take in a shirt by yourself without using a dress form.
Taking out sewn stitches is already aggravating enough but what when it comes to serged stitches? Here is how to take out a serged seam the right way!
Serging and overlock stitches look complex, but they are super easy to remove. Easy to follow video guide to unlock the secret. Don't just pull!
There are many tutorials out there on how to create a narrow hem. The problem is they mostly demonstrate on a rectangular piece of fabric, which makes the process deceivingly easy. With a few exceptions, that usually is not how I use a narrow hem. If I need to hem something straight, a wide hem of 1″ or […]
An insider's secrets to tailoring and making alterations. Master the basics and more with Simple Tailoring & Alterations, a practical guide written by an accomplished costume maker and theatrical tailor. With over thirty years experience in the garment industry, J. Francois-Campbell knows every tailoring trick of the trade and shares them with you. A nip and a tuck for the perfect fit.Off-the-rack clothing rarely fits well because it was not made to your specific measurements. With the step-by-step instructions - plus 250 full-color photographs and 100 helpful illustrations - you can now make alterations that will save you big bucks: Save by updating outfits that no longer fit properly and spend less on new clothes. Don't pay expensive tailoring fees to have clothing mended and altered. Do follow these simple techniques to improve your wardrobe and line your pockets with the money you save. 10 essential tailoring techniques. Jay François-Campbell guides you through must-now techniques suitable for novices and intermediate sewers that range from replacing buttons to changing a garment's shape for a better fit. Projects cover skirts, dresses, pants, jackets, shirts, coats, capes, suits, sweaters, vests and ties. Master new skills and get more from what's in your closet. Get your copy of Simple Tailoring & Alterations you are on your way to advancing your skills with in-depth information on equipment, fabric choices, measuring, stitching, and making pro-level alterations to men's and women's garments. Here's know-how that will help you revamp your wardrobe and adeptly handle sweeping alterations that go beyond changing a hemline.
Learn the secret to serging corners like a pro! This one secret tip will help you serge corners as if they were straight lines! Serging Corners are as easy!
Alterations are a basic sewing skill that many take for granted. Learn the basics, skip the dry cleaners bill and do it yourself.
How to do common shoulder fitting adjustments: sloped shoulders, straight shoulders, forward shoulder, narrow shoulder and broad shoulder
The fitting workshops I run are always filled with “aha!” revelations for the participants, but it’s one of the simplest
Aurora Sisneros shows you a quick and easy way to take in a shirt by yourself without using a dress form.
How to do a full bust adjustment and a small bust adjustment, from patterns with darts to princess seams to patterns with no darts, there's a method here
5 out of 4 Patterns is dedicated to helping you learn how to sew for YOUR individual body. Rachelle is here to help you learn a few pants fitting tricks.
Learn how to sew a narrow hem (easy even on chiffon) using a ban roll tape. You will like this video sewing tutorial on how to sew a rolled hem on chiffon without a special rolled hem foot.
I’m often asked how to fit a sleeve for the greatest range of motion. I’ve discovered that baggy hip-hop pants—those dropped-crotch pants made popular by urban B-boys, DJs, and graffiti…
Today is the fourth installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! We are going to wrap up the adjustments portion of the process today with narrow and broad shoulder adjustments. Tomorrow we will ... Read More
This sewing basic tutorial will teach you how to sew a gathering stitch for perfect ruffles every time.
Here is a very interesting sewing tutorial for your sewing projects. Learn how to sew with the bobbin thread in the needle. Find out why you may need to do it.
Kenneth D. King shows you a variation of the tailored cuff. Follow these steps to learn how to sew a cuff with working buttonholes, also known as a "surgeon's cuff."
Neckline binding is my favourite neckline finish for knits. In today's Briar sewalong, we'll be showing you our method for creating a neckline binding.
Serger tension can be tricky for the beginner sewist. But with a little bit of clarity, you’ll know exactly how to turn those dials or knobs to achieve the perfect tension for all of your sewing projects.
Discover the key differences between a seamstress vs tailor, and the unique job opportunities each profession offers in the industry.
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Hey friends! It’s Nellie from sewmessy.blogspot.com. It’s January! And were I live, it’s cold. Like really really cold. And I’ve seen a lot of requests on...
Your solution for transparent fabric and creating a professional garment--a guide to underlining, by Brooks Ann Camper.
How to shop for fabric online. Learn some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your online fabric shopping experience - and sew them up with a Love Notions pattern.
In this lesson, we’re going to be covering how to sew a few things that many new knit sewists have a hard time with. Namely, neckbands, sleeves, and hems.
Looking for ways to make that 3-thread flatlock seam look better? You've come to the right place! Read on for 3-thread flatlock methods and tips!
Have you ever wondered how to undo serger stitches without ripping them out one by one? This tutorial will show you how.
In this tutorial I am going to show you how to make a pencil skirt pattern, what is a good fit for a pencil skirt, what fitting problems you may have with a DIY pencil skirt and why you may have them, how to take proper measurements for a pencil skirt and how to make a pencil skirt sloper pattern from scratch (for real people). If you like sewing clothes, it really important to have a good pencil skirt sloper - a custom-fitted, basic pattern which you can redesign and create many different styles of skirts, also you can use it to sew dresses.
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This ready-to-wear method of inserting a lining gives the fastest and most professional-looking results.
Sewing a simple knit T-Shirt is and easy DIY project than anyone can accomplish. All you need to sew sewing t-shirts for everyone you know.
I will admit to being a little excited last night when I went to bed, because I knew that on the morrow I would get to make yoga pants! Yeah! I certainly thought I would accomplish many other things as well, but what I am learning is that doing tutorials while sewing...really....really...really drags the process out. But let's begin..shall we? I find that a prayer is always a good way to start any project. I pray for patience, and due care. That having been said you want to lay your fabric out with right sides together, Supplex is sticky and stretchy, so from the get go you need that patience, just take your time and lay the fabric out so that there is no twisting going on at the fold line and both selvage edges...which like to curl...are curling up together. Use a rotary cutter if you can with a new blade in it, and pattern weights for the most accurate cutting. If this is not an option for you, you will want to use sharp scissors. Micro fibers will dull your scissors quickly like any polyester will. Some people keep a pair of relatively inexpensive sharp scissors for these fabrics and then just replace them when they get dull. This keeps their good dressmakers shears for the finer fabrics. To pin use very fine silk pins, like the pin on top, or even better a long quilting pin as shown on the bottom. The thicker the pin the more difficulty you will have getting it into your fabric. After cutting my pants out I take a scrap and sew up some sample seams to check my tension, stitch length, thread color etc. Never skip this step, as it can save you a lot of headaches down the road. Begin by using a #12 ball point, 10 sharp, or microfiber needle. Ball points are often recommended for knits, but with the new sharps and microfibers(which is just a fine sharp) these work just as well and often better then the ball points. Here I have my sample seam. I chose a three thread overlock which finishes the edges nicely and still allows for a lot of stretch. My seam allowance is 3/8" and my overlock takes up a scant 1/4". After sewing a few samples and stretching them I determined I would need to use the stretch stitch on my Bernina. If your machine does not have a stretch stitch just set it to do a very narrow tight zig-zag and then pray again for patience, because this stitch moves slowly and you cannot rush it. Settle in, get a nice cup of tea, put a movie in, whatever it takes, but you have been duly warned. I only use this stretch stitch for extreme active wear situations. You will not want to use this stitch on a rayon jersey for instance, as it's overkill for soft delicate knits, but it's quite necessary for something you want to do lots of stretching and bending in and you want the fabric to stay with you. Additionally if you do not have an overlock you can just trim back your seams and use a normal zig zag to finish them together. This I believe is the only time you will hear me suggest that you sew the crotch seams before the inseam, but there are always exceptions to the rules. Sewing the inseam after the crotch allows for maximum mobility. Pin your inseam at the crotch so the seam allowance on the crotch seams butt against each other and lay in opposite directions. This makes a flatter seam juncture. Start with basting you inseam and then baste your side seams, so you can check the fit before preceding, unless you are using a tried and true pattern. After the fitting you can sew your seams again using your stretch stitch and overlock. This is what your crotch seam will look like after its been stitched and overlocked. The crotch seams are the vertical seams in the picture, while the horizontal seam is the inseam. With the inseam and side seams sewn its time to sew the waistband on. I chose to use a 3" wide elastic for my waistband because I like the look and secure comfortable feeling of the wider band. I started by measuring around my low rise, meaning my pants are not sitting at my natural waist, but about an 2" below my belly button. I cut my elastic to this measurement, and then mark a 1" inch line with chalk along one cut edge. I then create a loop out of my elastic by overlapping the opposing short end to match the chalk line and sew a box. Now that my elastic is ready to go I sew my waistband together along the center back seam and sew it along one long edge to the waist of my pants. This requires me marking the waistband in 4ths and pinning it with right side together to the pants, matching the quarter marks to the center back, center front and side seams. This does require that I stretch the waistband a touch as it is slightly smaller in circumference then my pant waist. Once the waistband is attached I repeat that same process to my elastic of dividing into 4ths. With a zig zag I lay the elastic on top of the seam allowance using the stitching line to guide me and attach the waistband. You can see in the picture how I have lined the inside left edge of the foot with my elastic. This insures me catching the seam allowance underneath. The waistband is not being caught,except for its seam allowance but is laying to the left, with the elastic to the right. My elastic is now attached to the pants along the waistline seam allowance. I then wrap my waistband around my elastic bringing it to the inside of the pants and pin it carefully about every 3-4 inches. The 1st seam allowance is now laying to the right, or up into the waistband. The seam allowance of the waistband on the inside is laying flat extending beyond the seam. From the right side and using a zipper foot, stitch in the ditch of your waistband, catching the inside seam allowance as you go. This will create a nice flat attachment. My pants are sewn...that didn't seem so bad. They just need their hem. On ready to wear clothing they use a cover stitch to hem and sometimes seam. Most of us do not have this stitch on our overlocks. I actually do, but rarely use it, unless I will be sewing with it for a few days, as the the set up is a bit tedious. So my answer to the cover stitch, which I like the looks of , is to simply overlock my hem edge. Press and pin it up the desired amount..I used 2" Then I straight stitch from the inside stitching down the middle of my overlock and being careful not to stretch as I go.. Next I turn my pant legs inside out and sew another line of stitching a scant 1/4" from the first line. This gives me the double needle look you are accustomed to seeing along hemlines of knits. Here is the final result! A bit boring actually this first pair, but still mighty useful. I now know the pattern is good and have worked out the basic construction details, so I think for my next pair I will add some contrast piping down the side seam, or eliminate the side seam and add a racing stripe. I will work out in them tomorrow and let you know how they do, and what my husbands reaction to them is...giggle.
HOW TO SEW A ROUND HEM: Learn how to create a great easy round hemline on your garments with this tutorial. Check this sewing tutorial here
