Susan Khalje shares a tutorial at the Threads blog showing how to sew on hooks, eyes, and snaps .  The simple hand stiches look nice and attach the findings securely to the garment.  Go to the tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Caroline from Atelier Caroline shares a tutorial showing how to make alternating tucks for a cool herringbone effect.  She  used hers to make a gorgeous throw pillow. Get the how-to. [photo from Atelier Caroline]… Read more ...

Thera Joyce from Swagger Savvy Designs and Crafty Pirate shows how to finish the edges of your sewing projects with bias tape.  Bias tape is particularly useful when hemming a curved piece of fabric – the stretchy bias strips hug… Read more ...

The slip stitch is kind of a magic stitch.  It’s often used at the end of a sewing project to close a hole in a way that’s nearly invisible.  Head over to Chica and Jo for a video showing how… Read more ...

Janet M. Davies from JMD Designs created a tote bag with stitched pleat details on the sides.  The pleats are stitched down in alternative directions to create a wavy design.  She shares a tutorial showing how she did it.  Go … Read more ...

Aside from cutting errors, there are few mistakes in sewing that can’t be easily fixed.  Unwanted or crooked stitches can be ripped out and resewn.  If that sounds labor intensive, check out this video tutorial that Vanessa from Crafty Gemini… Read more ...

Janet from JMD Designs shows how to add bias trim with no stitch lines showing.  She stitches the first side down with a sewing machine, but the side that is wrapped around gets stitched by hand.  This takes a little… Read more ...

Craft Apple shares a tip on her blog for keeping your seam allowance consistent when sewing curves.  Go there now. [photo from Craft Apple]… Read more ...