Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Kathie from Ramonster and Ramonsterwear shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a sleeve placket for a buttondown shirt. Go to the tutorial.
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Donna Babylon, author of Decorating Sewlutions, shares some tips at Sew4Home for finding and working with repeats in the designs printed on fabrics. Go to the article.
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Susan Khalje shares a tutorial at Threads Magazine’s website for making thread bars for garment closures. A thread bar is a sturdier version of a crocheted thread chain, and can be used in place of a metal “eye” in a… Read more ... 
Knit fabrics have a reputation for being difficult to work with, but really I think it’s just a matter of them behaving differently under the needle than other fabrics. Not harder, just different and requiring some adjustments in the tools… Read more ... 
Making straps seems like such a quick little step in a sewing project – until it’s time to turn them right side out. Rae from Made By Rae shares a new trick she learned that makes this annoying step a… Read more ... 
Polly from Helping Little Hands shows an easy fix for a busted zipper that doesn’t involve ripping out the zipper and putting in a new one. Instead, she adds hook & eye closures to the zipper flap. Granted, that doesn’t… Read more ... 
Jen from Jen’s Bags and Just another day in the life of… shares a tip for cording that is so simple and yet so clever that you’ll think to yourself, “Why haven’t I been doing this all along???” At least… Read more ... 
Kirstin and Jordan from KojoDesigns share a tutorial on their blog for creating a pleated panel. This one was added to a buttercup bag, but you could use this same idea with any bag or tote that you make. Go … Read more ... 
Shannon from Hungry Zombie Couture shares her favorite method for gathering fabric. Get the how-to.
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Beth from Project: Project guest blogs over Come and See the Seitz with a tutorial showing how to use fusible webbing to make cute appliques for your sewing project. Get the how-to.
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Jerilyn from French Sleep Deprivation Study made this spring top inspired by a Mexican tent dress. She shares a tutorial showing how she achieved the characteristic styling on the yoke. Get the tute.
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Threads Magazine shows how to achieve a hemstitch on your sewing machine using a wing needle. The technique works best on natural fibers, such as linen. Go to the tutorial.
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For me, topstitching is a telling feature of a sewing project. It can either make the item look crisp and finished, or it can make it look sloppy and homemade (rather than handcrafted). Want to improve your topstitching? Keyka Lou … Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag helped her daughter make her first sewing project – a simple double-layer gathered skirt. A gathered skirt is an easy project for beginner sewists, but she made a few alterations to it in order to make… Read more ... 
