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Tutorial: How to read a sewing pattern

April 30, by Anne Weaver. Leave a Comment

Tutorial: How to read a sewing pattern

Tutorial: How to read a sewing pattern

One of the complaints I hear most often from new sewists is that printed sewing patterns intimidate them. Any why wouldn’t they, with all that folded tissue (that NEVER goes back into the envelope right), and those charts and tiny print.  Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a post explaining how to read sewing patterns, including which parts you need to be sure to read in order to end up with a sewing success.

Click below to go to her post:

How to Read a Sewing Pattern, by The Sewing Loft

[photo from The Sewing Loft]

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