Techniques – Page 20

Tutorial: Lace zipper pencil pouch

March 12, 2016 by Anne Weaver

I think lace zippers are so pretty! Torie Jayne shows how you can use a lace zip to make a pretty pencil pouch. The lace makes the zipper tape something you want to show off, rather than hide behind layers… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hand stitch with stretch for knit fabrics

March 9, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Mostly sewing on knits involves a serger or a stretch stitch on a sewing machine, but every now and then you’ll find that a hand stitch is what you need. But on a knit fabric, that stitch will need to… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to rotary cut fabric when it’s bigger than your mat

March 4, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Say you need to cut a large fabric panel, for a curtain perhaps. You’ve got a rotary cutter, ruler, and mat but the mat and the ruler are nowhere near as big as the fabric you need to cut. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Canvas tote with jean buttons and rivets

February 26, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how you can make this boxy canvas tote with jeans styling. They use jeans rivets and buttonholes on pocket flaps and to attach the straps. Even the shape of the pocket flaps is reminiscent of jeans. They use… Read more ...

Video tutorial: How to make a thread chain

February 23, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Thread chains can be quite handy. You can use them to keep two layers of fabric together but loosely to allow for movement (such as a main fabric and a lining). You can also use them to make nearly invisible… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to set plastic snaps

February 19, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Susan from Bite Sized Biggie shares a tutorial showing how to set KAM snaps

. If you think setting snaps is hard, you might just be using the wrong kind. I say this because I used to think snap setting… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy way to make continuous bias tape

February 15, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Bias tape is a must-have sewing notion for me. I always keep bias tape on hand. You can buy it at the fabric store, but I prefer to make it myself. If you don’t want to seam together a bunch… Read more ...

Tutorial: 2 ways to make buttonholes in faux shearling

February 9, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Carolyn from Handmade by Carolyn shows two ways to make buttonholes in faux shearling. She used both of these methods on a faux shearling coat she recently made for herself. One method is very similar to a bound buttonhole and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Collapsible fabric organizer box with zippered base

February 7, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Every time I go to IKEA, I get a set of SKUBB boxes

. The fabric organizing boxes have zippers down the middle that allows them to store flat when not in use. Who can’t always use more of those… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lace zipper pencil pouch

Tutorial: Hand stitch with stretch for knit fabrics

Tutorial: How to rotary cut fabric when it’s bigger than your mat

Tutorial: Canvas tote with jean buttons and rivets

Video tutorial: How to make a thread chain

Tutorial: How to set plastic snaps

Tutorial: Easy way to make continuous bias tape

Tutorial: 2 ways to make buttonholes in faux shearling

Tutorial: Collapsible fabric organizer box with zippered base

Tutorial: 2 ways to get perfectly matched stripes when sewing

Tutorial: Blind hem stitch on your sewing machine

Tutorial: 6 ways to mark your fabric before cutting

Tutorial: Hem your jeans and keep the original hem

Tutorial: How to make a zipper tab

Tutorial: Use piping as an edge finish and facing