Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
If you’ve got a collection of old lace and eyelet trims, there are most likely at least a few of them with stains or yellowing. They may even be stored in a baggie, all balled up together. (This is what… Read more ... 
If you want to get into the world of sewing but don’t want to spend several hundred dollars (or more) on a fancy new sewing machine, why not give an older machine a whirl? Frankly, I prefer sewing on my… Read more ... 
Whether you’re cutting something on the straight grain, or need to offset a pattern piece at an angle from the straight grain, knowing where the threads run is crucial to the success of many sewing projects. Wee Folk Art shows… Read more ... 
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo made these fabric stencils, but instead of cutting the shapes out herself she used paper punches from her scrapbooking supplies. Brilliant! Read how she did it at Lil Blue Boo.
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Christine from Christine Sews shows how to add a clasp to a purse. This little detail is easy to add to your next handmade purse. Go to the tutorial.
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Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of CraftSanity demonstrates a couple of cool techniques for making custom designs on your fabrics. In the first, she uses colored sharpies to dye a piece of muslin. In the second, she uses dish detergent (with bleach) to… Read more ... 
With all of the refashioning of men’s dress shirts, sooner or later you’ll come across a project that needs a little bit of extra fabric for a strap or a ruffle or extra width. One place to get the extra… Read more ... 
Beccy from Wipster shows how she shortened a tunic and added pintucks to create a new sleeveless shirt. The impetus for the refashion was a small stain on the front of the tunic. She was able to cut out the… Read more ... 
Urban Organica tells how to make stretchy spaghetti straps. She uses them on nursing tops, but says they’d also be useful for anyone who has an active lifestyle. Stretchy function aside, they’re just plain cute! Get the how-to.
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If you like to sew on stretch knits, a twin needle might just become your second-best friend. (Your machine itself is your best friend, right?) A twin needle will sew two parallel lines of stitches on the top of a… Read more ... 
I love bias tape. Love, love, love it!! Love it so much I could marry it. I especially love custom bias tape out of printed fabrics.
Given my jr. high crush on custom bias tape, it should come as no… Read more ... 
Christine from Christine Sews shows how to create a zipper band for a purse. The zipper band is the bit of fabric at the top of the purse that connects the zipper to the body of the purse. Get the … Read more ... 
If the instructions on the little plastic invisible zipper feet leave you confused or frustrated, then take a look at this tutorial offered by Coats & Clark’s Sewing Secrets blog. (This blog is no longer activie and re-directs) We were… Read more ...