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Tutorial: Travel Jewelry Case

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Caroline from Sew Can She shares a tutorial showing how you can make a travel jewelry case.  The case folds up like a wallet.  On the inside, there are two zipper pockets, a ring tie, and an earring panel –… Read more ...

Tips for avoiding a bad hem job

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When you sew clothes for yourself, you can make them exactly the right length.  But when you buy clothing from the store, you might find that pants or skirts are too long and need to be hemmed further up.  Heather… Read more ...

Tutorial: Gathered burlap garland

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Carli from Simply Notable shows how you can make this gathered burlap garland.  It would be a beautiful rustic accent for a Christmas tree or mantel!  It’s easy to make, too.  She serged the sides of the strips she used… Read more ...

Tutorial: 6 ways to hem a garment

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HemsThe right way to hem a garment depends on the fabric type, the garment type, and the style you’re trying to achieve.  Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews has collected up the most common ways of hemming and… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to mend a knit hem

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We all have them – t-shirts (or other knit garments) with a hem that is coming loose.  It looks so sloppy to have part of the hem hanging down, and once it starts you know it’ll keep on ripping out. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawstring laundry bag

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Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make a laundry bag, one you can use individually in a dorm or hang from a laundry sorting station.  She made hers from mesh, which allows her to… Read more ...