How To Put Eyelets In Fabric: A Step By Step Tutorial If you’re into sewing, you will probably at some point need to know how to put eyelets in fabric. Eyelets – and grommets too for that matter – are little metal circles, that can be inserted into fabric to create an enclosed hole.…
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2018 Make Nine – My Make Nine Choices
2018 Make Nine – My Make Nine Choices So, I have seen a few – read thousand – posts in Instagram with the hashtag #makenine2018 (apparently the official one is #2018makenine – see this post for more info!) and I decided to get in on the action. To me, Make Nine is about making nine…
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2 Simple Ways To Sew Stunning Sleeves
Sleeves. I know a lot of people who are terrified of sleeves. They get such a bad rep! I’m of the mind that sleeves can be quite stunning. Sleeves can change the overall silhouette of a garment. A basic fitted dress with a simple grown on cap sleeve will look drastically different next to the…
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Most Popular Sewing And Pattern Making posts in 2017!
Well hello my friends! It is 2018! It felt like 2017 rushed by, at least a good portion did for me! How was your 2017? Did you set and succeed with your sewing and pattern making goals or are there a few lurking on sewing pile waiting to be finished? If that is you, do…
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170+ Pattern Making and Sewing Words: A Dedicated Dictionary
This is a dedicated dictionary for pattern making and sewing words. If you feel I have missed anything please feel free to drop it in the comments below so that I can add it in! I have tried to keep the pattern making and sewing words in alphabetical order for you to better find what you’re…
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Fashion Design Skills
I get this statement come through on emails from some of my subscribers; I want to be a fashion designer! And it got me thinking. Wouldn’t it be rather awesome to run a fashion design skills course, as an online course, that people could take alongside me? As in, while I’m working on my new…
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Fix Your Fit: Free Fit Issues Challenge!
The biggest request for help that I get is about fit. So, today I’m gonna tell you about a free challenge I have created for you – Fix Your Fit! Now, initially this was going to be part of the free Pattern Making Basics course, but it’s a hefty subject, and I was…
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Pattern Testing Your Sewing Pattern
Pattern Testing Your Sewing Pattern (Part 4) You’ve done it. You started out wanting to know how to make your own sewing patterns, and now you’ve reached that final stage – pattern testing your sewing pattern! If you missed the first three parts in the series you can catch up here: • Part 1: How…
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Developing A Design: Make Your Own Sewing Pattern Design
Make Your Own Sewing Pattern Design (Part 3) Alright then.. We have covered Getting Started in this post, and the five techniques you can use to make a sewing pattern with in this post, but today we are going to focus on developing a sewing pattern design. This is my favourite thing. I often sit…
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5 Techniques To Make Your Own Sewing Patterns
5 Techniques To Make Your Own Sewing Patterns (Part 2) You want to know how to make your own sewing patterns, and you’ve read part one in the series. What’s next that you need to think about? The next thing to consider is which technique you should use to make your own clothes patterns. And yet,…
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How To Make Your Own Sewing Patterns: Getting Started
How To Make Your Own Sewing Patterns: Getting Started (Part 1) You’ve done it. You have decided you want to learn how to make your own sewing patterns but you’re a little lost on where and how to get started. I hear ya! This 4 part series on how to make your own sewing patterns…
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PMB/15: Finally, the fix your fit challenge!
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PMB/14: How about drafting trousers?
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PMB/13: Drafting a sleeeve for your bodice…!
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PMB/12: The importance of making a toile or muslin
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