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How to Prepare Fabric for Sewing Projects
This video shows you how to begin any garment project. Prepping your fabric correctly, dealing with a nap, and lining up the selvedges. My favorite type of nap is the siesta kind, of course, but if you don’t know what … Continue reading
McCall’s Sun Dress Project Begins
Just a quick introduction to my one-week-until-she-needs-it sundress project. I’m using a commercial pattern, McCalls 5313. My teenage daughter picked out both the fabric and the pattern and I promised to have it done before summer was over and before … Continue reading
How to Lay a Pattern on Fabric for Easy Cutting
Alright, I just started the project and already I have a tip, two actually, to share. This little video shows you how to keep your pieces on grain when the directions request that you not line up your selvedges. The … Continue reading
Tips for Lining Print Fabric to Avoid Show-through
I’m half way through my week to get this project done but not necessarily half way done with the project. Funny how that happens. However, it’s Saturday and I don’t have to be at my day job so I believe … Continue reading
How to Make a Simple Fabric Road Course for Hot Wheels
In this video I show you how I made this flat, foldaway, take along, road course for my nephew and I hope I explained it well enough that you can make it too. It really is easy and you could … Continue reading