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Tutorial: Matching stripes on curved seams

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Look at these matched stripes.  On a princess seam!  It’s matched stripe bliss.  Justine from Sew Country Chick shares a tutorial telling how you can achieve perfectly matched stripes, even on curved seams. Click below for her tutorial showing how… Read more ...

Tutorial: Exposed zippers, 2 ways

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Pardon me, but your zipper is showing…  Zippers used to be kept hidden, tucked behind seam allowance or inserted as invisible zippers.  But exposed zippers are all the rage now, with the zippers left exposed where they become interesting design… Read more ...

Tutorial: Garden frock apron

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With the heat of the summer over, fall is a good time to get back in the garden.  Juliette from Chickpea Sewing Studio shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how to make this gardening apron.  It has big… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to sew darts

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sewadartDarts add shaping to a flat piece of fabric.  If you want a garment to fit around your curves without using stretch fabric, you’ll need darts to add that shaping.  Christine Haynes shares a tutorial at Creative Live showing how… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hem pants by hand

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How-to-hem-pants-by-hand-featured-imageI don’t think anyone actually enjoys hemming pants, but sometimes it just has to be done.  Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners shows how you can hem your pants with a simple hand stitch that’s virtually invisible from the front… Read more ...