Known for her interpretations of 18th century gowns, Lauren Rossi offers steps for creating hand-sewn eyelets - known for their outstanding strength - on both historic and modern garments.
04.20.2016 0845 Although I do enjoy using a sewing machine to stitch together projects, I initially learned how to hand sew as a child. Hand sewing isn’t as daunting as it sounds, alth…
Discover our creative ideas and free hand swen gift patterns you can make today. Surprise anyone with a personalized gift.
There is always something and often someone in my pocket waiting to be stitched. I’d be lost without this sort of thing. When I wander away from it for too… Read More
Discover our creative ideas and free hand swen gift patterns you can make today. Surprise anyone with a personalized gift.
Learn how to make a hand-sewn pillow with this step-by-step video tutorial. No sewing machine required! A quick and easy sewing project!
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For a circa 1480 Florentine gown As I’m working on my 1480s Italian costume, and waiting for my order of lacing rings to come… (waiting.. waiting…) I thought it might just be time…
hexagon quilt
An easy to follow step by step tutorial on making simple beginner quilts. These quilt projects can be made on any sewing machine or sewn by hand.
Sewing hacks and tips for faster sewing projects, less waste & more efficient use of time. Creative tool storage and tricks for cutting, ironing, stitching
Learn how to do a hand sewn buttonhole with this easy tutorial. Hand stitch buttonholes made with a buttonhole stitch.
Hello! If you have popped over from the tutorial I did on Fussy Cut Binding or just wandered in, welcome! Let's talk about how to make your hand sewing invisible. I see many quilts that have the hand sewn side looking like this: There is certainly nothing wrong with that. It’s neat and tidy, and just fine. But, you cou
Are you looking for ideas on the best things to sew and sell on Etsy? These 25 best selling sewn items on Etsy are sure to help get your creative juices flowing!
I just got back from the BEST trip with my husband to the Outer Banks to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. Since we were driving 6 hours and planned to have some restful down time while we were
Love the look of beautiful quilt and blanket bindings or hand-sewn hems applied with nearly invisible stitches? Learn slip stitch to sew your own!
Sewing hacks and tips for faster sewing projects, less waste & more efficient use of time. Creative tool storage and tricks for cutting, ironing, stitching
Hello! If you have popped over from the tutorial I did on Fussy Cut Binding or just wandered in, welcome! Let's talk about how to make your hand sewing invisible. I see many quilts that have the hand sewn side looking like this: There is certainly nothing wrong with that. It’s neat and tidy, and just fine. But, you cou
Hand-sewn Scrap Quilt : I have made quilts for many years and I really needed to use up some of the scraps that I have been accumulating.. This quilt is baby sized but makes a nice lap quilt in this same size. You can easily adapt this to any size and you don't have to u…
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Manticore tee by Zeynab Izadyar , via femke dik Paleta by Laura Morales , via femke dik hermit homewares via Tante T...
Hello, my name is Anna and I make cute miniature toys. I started sewing and crocheting many years ago when I was a child. My dream is to see my works make other people happy.
Discover our creative ideas and free hand swen gift patterns you can make today. Surprise anyone with a personalized gift.
Sewing hacks and tips for faster sewing projects, less waste & more efficient use of time. Creative tool storage and tricks for cutting, ironing, stitching
Improve you sewing projects with these must know sewing hacks that work for beginners or pros. Speed up your work, save time!
In this video sewing tutorial I will show you how to sew a buttonhole by hand. Find out why you would need to make hand-sewn buttonholes, how to do a knotted buttonhole stitch, what threads to use for making buttonholes by hand.
There are many options when adding binding to your quilt....I have had a lot of success using a French Binding and here is the method I use. To begin I measure the perimeter of my quilt top and add 10 inches to that measurement...that will be the amount of binding I will need to cover the quilt top. I cut my strips 2.5 inches (from selvedge edge to selvedge edge)... Sew the strips together by placing two strips perpendicular to each other and right sides facing...draw a line from the top left corner to the lower right corner. Stitch on the drawn line....and trim away the excess fabric.... Stitch all strips end to end in the same manner. Once all the strips are stitched together - press lengthwise wrong sides together.... Open the strip up and... Take the top right hand corner of your binding strip and bring the corner down to meet the bottom of the strip... Fold the strip together again...this will become a pocket a little later. You will begin and end stitching at this point. I usually begin adding the binding to the quilt top about 1/3rd. of the way in on one side of the quilt. Place the raw edge of the binding strip to the raw edge of the quilt top... Begin sewing (1/4 inch seam allowance) with the binding open. Mark with a pin 1 inch past where the bottom of the folded corner meets the binding strip. Stitch from the top of the binding to the pin - which is marking the 1 inch mark. Now fold the binding together again and begin stitching again at the point where you ended stitching at the 1 inch mark.... Now you have created the pocket where the end of the quilt will be tucked in! Continue stitching until you are a 1/4 inch from the corner of the quilt...then stop and take the quilt out of the machine. Fold the binding straight up.... Then fold the binding back down. Start stitching again a scant 1/4 inch from the corner. Now the binding will be added to the next side of the quilt. Repeat this for all four corners of the quilt. Once the 4th corner is complete....and you are nearing the pocket ( beginning of the binding)...line the remainder of the binding up with the point where you began stitching the binding (both layers of binding).... Cut the excess tail of binding to this point....now slip the tail into the pocket... Stitch from the where you stopped to the point where the binding is stitched together with both layers....fold the binding over to the back of the quilt and stitch by hand. I hope this is clear...and helpful....just drop me a line if you have any questions :) Mary
Sewing hacks and tips for faster sewing projects, less waste & more efficient use of time. Creative tool storage and tricks for cutting, ironing, stitching
Hexagon Piecing Tutorial: Hexagon piecing is super easy and fun! It's a great craft to do while hanging out on the couch, and it's extremely portable, so you can craft pretty much anywhere! :D You can use the sewn hexagons for all sorts of things: patches on clothes, as appl…
Known for her interpretations of 18th century gowns, Lauren Rossi offers steps for creating hand-sewn eyelets - known for their outstanding strength - on both historic and modern garments.
Have you forever been in awe of people who can sew and wished you could make some of the cute fabric crafts you see all over Pinterest and Instagram? I used to look at these projects with envy, too, wishing I could make them if only I had great sewing skills. Turns out, sewing is
There are lots and lots of binding tutorials. Lots. So I’m going to skim over binding basics fairly quickly in order to share with you how I machine bind my quilts to look almost hand sewn. I do all my quilts this way, so by now I’ve become fairly quick at it. I...Read More
Here are 17 hand sewing projects that are fun and easy to make. There is something to sew for your home and for everyone in your family!
Hand Sewn Pixel Shirts: These shirts are an incredibly fun way to celebrate your favorite retro games! The pixel look brings it an edge and everyone will be asking where you got it from! What you will need: - a plain t-shirt - waste canvas - embroidery floss - size 20 e…
Hand stitching is an essential sewing skill every sewer should possess and master. This basic sewing skill is still very useful to many advanced projects.
Over 20 adorable free baby sewing projects from quilting to clothes to teething accessories! Sewing for baby is fun with your own baby projects!
Discover our creative ideas and free hand swen gift patterns you can make today. Surprise anyone with a personalized gift.
Improve you sewing projects with these must know sewing hacks that work for beginners or pros. Speed up your work, save time!
Over the past few years I've been hand sewing much more. Machine sewing is fast and professional-looking, but these days I often prefer sewing by hand for its slow, meditative quality. It's relaxing and also portable, meaning I can work on it wherever I go. Today I'm focusing on one of my favorite hand stitches
Want an easy portable craft you can do anywhere, then try hand sewing. There are so many cool hand sewing projects you will want to try.
Do you want to learn how to hand quilt? Now’s the perfect time to get started! If you’re really unfamiliar with hand quilting, head over to read about the supplies you’ll need
Improve you sewing projects with these must know sewing hacks that work for beginners or pros. Speed up your work, save time!
Learn how to sew by hand for BEGINNERS! This step-by-step guide will show you the EASIEST ways no matter what your sewing project requires.
