If you have a pattern that you love to use over and over again, this quick tip is for you. Jessica Giardino tells us how we can stabilize our favorite sewing patterns so that they will stay around for a long time. Jessica gives us two quick options for stabilizing patterns in this sewing tutorial.
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Lining Fabric Overview
Christina Patzman talks about which types of lining are appropriate for various fabrics. She goes into detail about why the hang loose (polyester) and ambiance (bemberg rayon) are her favorites and discusses when you should use them. You will also learn about non-traditional lining fabrics such as pongee, china silk, and taffeta.
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How to Make a Christmas Stocking
The most wonderful time of the year is right around the corner. Ellen March walks us through a fun, holiday project! Watch as she shows us how to make a Christmas stocking with a basic pattern, while also adding simple embellishments that can be used to make the stocking your own. Get started today on this festive Christmas project with this sewing tutorial.
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How to Sew Corners
Stephanie Ohnmacht shows you the best way to sew corners when sewing your fabrics. With a little help from these step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to trim, turn, and eliminate bulk to create a strong, structured corner! Once you’ve mastered this technique, learn how to sew box corners! This is another useful skill for sewing…
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Techniques for Couching
Beth Bradley explains how couching is a fun and easy technique that provides you with a great deal of customization. Beth goes through each step and provides helpful tips and beneficial examples. Learn what tools you need and find out when to use a stabilizer. See the many different kinds of medium you can use…
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I’ve got hearing loss, and found this brief video difficult to follow without subtitles. Especially as it is necessary to show the pattern piece, so lip reading isn’t possible for these segments.
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I also trace my patterns on to the fabric used for weddings, the roll used by brides for walking down the aisle. I pick it up cheap in thrift stores.
i have being doing this for years old news
joyce is right – still won’t play
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I also had a problem to get this video to play until I enlarged the screen (small icon, bottom right). Once enlarged, all was good.
I know your comment was two years ago, Joyce, but if you or anyone else finds it difficult to open a video, hopefully clicking on this icon will help.