Finishing Touches
Like the icing on a cake, finishing on a sewing project is what truly brings the "wow factor" and polish. These videos feature tips and techniques on various finishing steps like hems, seams, piping, and other details.
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37:01Nicole LaFoille shows you how to sew a pillow cover with an opening in this sewing tutorial. Watch as she discusses and demonstrates the different ways in which you can sew a pillow cover, starting with the most basic overlap opening. Get started on a decorative throw pillow for your home, or for a friend
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31:39Enclosed seams provide a lovely finish for your garments. Colleen Exline shows you how to make professional looking garments with five common types of enclosed seams. She discusses which type of seams work best for which garments and fabrics. Get started on your next beautiful garment today with these helpful tips!
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30:08Stephanie Ohnmacht provides helpful tips and techniques for piping! See how you can add more detail and custom flair to your garments or even your home decorating projects. Find out what fabrics work best for adding contrast and learn how to find the grain lines on the fabric. Use these helpful tips and techniques today
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2:00Aurora Sisneros introduces you to a new and simpler sewing method for adding ruffle detail to your projects. Go through each step with Aurora and find out the tricks for making your ruffle details with crochet thread. It is time for you to start incorporating ruffles into your sewing projects while utilizing these helpful tips
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9:19Jill Case goes through each step with you for sewing a lapped zipper in this National Sewing Circle video. Find out how this great sewing technique can be less intimidating to work with than an invisible zipper. You’ll learn how you only need a zipper foot to perform this sewing technique, and you’ll see how
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9:43Ashley Hough explains how bobbin work is like sewing upside down while adding some extra embellishments to a project. In working with bobbins, you have the luxury of sewing with some things you couldn’t normally, including embroidery floss, cord, thin ribbon and yarn. She tells you to avoid some types that have wire, knobby features
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25:22Jessica Giardino shows you how to use fruits, flowers and veggies as stamps to personalize your sewing. Learn the many tips she provides to help you make fun stamps for your fabrics. See what materials work best and what tools you need to do this project. Use these tips to start a unique project full
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18:23Stephanie Ohnmacht helps you jazz up and create a customize look for your garments or home decorating accessories with pintucks. Start by laying them out and deciding where you are going to use them. You have to do a little bit of math to make the template, but after that it is smooth sailing.
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13:19Beth Bradley teaches you how to add elegant embellishments to garments or accessories with different lace applications. You’ll learn the hand-sewing technique for finer and less washed clothing, the fusing technique that is even less durable than stitching, and machine-stitching. Beth also teaches you how to attach lace trim to your garments.
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