Sooner or later, every sewist will have to rip out a seam.  It happens to everyone, and it’s a task loved by no one.  Nicole M. of You SEW, Girl! posts some tips making this annoying task a little bit… Read more ...

Threads Magazine calls them fluid fabrics.  I always called them crawly or drapey fabrics.  You know, the fabrics that make beautiful, fluid gargments but are difficult to sew because they crawl all over the place, often not holding a pressed… Read more ...

Finishing the underarm area of a garment can be a challenge.  Lining it can be bulky, but a facing tends to peek out.  Whipstitch shows how she achieves a finished edge using bias binding.  This is such a nice finish! … Read more ...

Summerset Banks from Pins and Needles shows how she inserted a gusset into her latest sewing project.  She makes it look so easy!  Get the how-to. [tags]sewing, tutorial, gusset, insert[/tags]… Read more ...

Do the cuffs of your favorite long-sleeved tee or jacket look a little worse for wear?  Laupre shows how to replace a worn out cuff.  Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, mending, cuff, knit[/tags]… Read more ...

Sewing through several layers of thick fabric can be difficult.  Needles break, thread jams, you name it.  Keyk Lou has some tips making it at least a little bit easier to sew through thick fabrics.  Get the tips. [tags]sewing,… Read more ...

Hoppo Bumpo has been featuring instructions for various seam finishes in their Seam-Along blog post series.  This week, they finish out the series with decorative seams.  First up, the channel seam.  Get the how-to. [via Whipup] [tags]sewing, tutorial,… Read more ...

My pear-shaped self was very happy to see this information by Off the Cuff on altering a shirt pattern for a full midsection, or as they say,  “full hips and prominent abdomen.”  Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, pattern, alteration,… Read more ...

Threads magazine describes a “quick lining” technique for lining a garment and attaching the lining to the facings.  Read about this technique at threadsmagazine.com. [tags]sewing, technique, lining, quick, facing[/tags]… Read more ...