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Tutorial: No-knot hand sewing trick

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Tutorial: No-knot hand sewing trick

Tutorial: No-knot hand sewing trick

You know that little trick that sewists can do, where they lick their finger and then twirl it around a thread and voila! they have a knot?  Yeah, I can’t do it.  I have never been able to master the quick knot, so every time I sew by hand I have to work to create a knot at the end of my thread.  But now that I’ve seen this tutorial by Damjana from Apple Green Cottage, I may be skipping that step.  She shows how to start a hand sewn seam – without knotting your thread first!

Click below for her tutorial:

How to Start Sewing Without a Knot, by Apple Green Cottage

[photo from Apple Green Cottage]

Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.