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I Bought Fusible Web Instead of Fusible Interfacing—Is It the Same?

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I was out of fusible interfacing, and purchased by mistake fusible web. I figured they were similar. When I went to sew my pieces, even though the web was between… Read Article
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Material Cut With Wrong Sides Together

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I’m just starting sewing again after 40 years and when I laid out the pattern for my shirt and cut it out, I realized I had the material folded with… Read Article
Serger seam

How to Change Seam Allowance on a Serger

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I am a new owner/user of a serger. I want to entirely use a serger to make my next project, specifically learning to sew and cut off fabric using the… Read Article
Lining up a button with a buttonhole

How Do I Line Up My Buttons With the Buttonholes?

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I have sewn all my buttonholes using my machine, and now need to sew the buttons using the foot that came with my machine. How can I make sure the… Read Article
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Tips for Hemming Jeans: Keep Hem From Flipping

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Because my daughter and I are both short, I have been hemming jeans for decades. Nowadays we are wearing jeans that have stretch. I am finding that after they are… Read Article
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Trim Close to the Seam?

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Hi. Thank you for the Advancing Your Sewing Skills class! I am a self taught sewer and therefore am unaware of the finer points of the skill. I have always… Read Article
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Class 15 vs. 15J Bobbins: Are They Interchangeable?

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Are all size 15 bobbins interchangeable? Metal and plastic? 15J vs. plain 15? My machine manual does not have the bobbin size anywhere. I watched two different instructional videos on… Read Article
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Neatly Finished Bias Binding

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Thank you for creating the "Using Bias Tape for a Professional Finish" video! I didn’t know that one part of the bias tape was wider than the other! How do… Read Article
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Off-the-Rack Sizing vs. Pattern Sizing

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I'm sewing costumes for my entire family (15 total!) and am having problems with sizes. I bought patterns according to off-the-rack sizes for each member, but when I went to… Read Article
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How to Fix a Warped Cutting Mat

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Help! My cutting mat is buckled up and warped on one side now when it got accidentally too close to some heat. I paid $50 for this mat. I laid… Read Article
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How to Alter Patterns for a Larger Collar Circumference

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I’m looking for instruction on how to alter a pattern to accommodate a larger neck circumference. Lots of instruction to be found on how to sew a collar (which I… Read Article
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Differential on a Sewing Machine

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In Aurora’s differential video, she talks about differential feed on a serger. My question is, does a regular sewing machine have a differential? I found I needed to buy a… Read Article
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