Think you might be ready to add a serger to your craft room? Here’s a great article with lots of things to think about to make sure you end up with a serger that you’ll love and actually use.
Read the Serger Buying Tips at Rae Gun Ramblings.
For Sewing Enthusiasts
Think you might be ready to add a serger to your craft room? Here’s a great article with lots of things to think about to make sure you end up with a serger that you’ll love and actually use.
Read the Serger Buying Tips at Rae Gun Ramblings.
Looking to create a professionally finished neckline for your knit top/bodice? Learn to bind a knit neckline with this great tutorial by IndieSew. (Serger instructions but can be adapted to a sewing machine)
Nick Verreos, celebrity fashion designer and past contestant of Project Runway has his own TV Show – and it is AWESOME! We are particularly loving his classes on Draping.
Are you new to sewing? Hop over to Andrea’s Notebook to pick up some fantastic tips you didn’t know you needed! She’s compiled a great list of what you need to know about fabric and sewing before you learn to sew! And don’t miss the 40 Sew Hacks either!
Go see this great post at Andrea’s Notebook.
Making perfect mitered corners for napkins and blankets is easier than it sounds! Sewtorial has a fantastic tutorial to excited about cloth napkins! You’ll be able to sew up a whole basket full in no time!
See the tutorial on Sewtorial.
Before You Cut Your Fabric!!!
Just learning how to sew? Check out this post by Tilly & the Buttons before you cut into your fabric for some great beginner sewing tips. Trust me, it will save you time AND money.
The FUN part of sewing is… THE SEWING, right? Not so much the pattern assembly. (Or tracing tissue patterns, yikes!) Here’s how to cut TONS of time off of the PDF pattern assembly process!
You’ll get it down to just a few minutes! Head over to crafterhours for the how-to!
Ever wondered how to sew elastic thread, turn a narrow fabric tube, or add seam allowance to a pattern where it’s not included? Here’s the round up you’ve been waiting for!
Have you ever found the perfect free pattern but it’s not in the size you need? This tutorial from Melly Sews will show you how to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller and how to alter it and get exactly what you need.