Happiness Through Sewing
Plaid is not one particular design. It is in the geometric design family because of its intersecting stripes (usually at right angles). The plaid pattern is achieved by warping the loom (the lengthwise grain of the fabric) and weaving it (the crossgrain of the fabric) with bands of different colored yarns. The color bands can […] Read more…
Sometimes the easy solution is the best. Like, don’t overthink it, but do think it through first. My client wanted to remove the skirt from this empire waist dress. The Dress was an odd length; too short for a dress and too long for a top, and therefore it went unworn. However, if I could […] Read more…
Taking an existing item of clothing that isn’t being worn and changing it in some way so it is worn is exciting. And even though I won’t be following the cropped button-up shirt trend, I want to show you how you can. Get out that shirt that’s being ignored and crop it, freshen it up, […] Read more…
Your jeans are too long, or one of your favorite people’s jeans are too long. All good; you have a sewing machine – you got this. I’ve always hemmed jeans and jean-styled pants the traditional way: cut off the excess, fold under a new hem, and sew it down. Simple, reliable, straight-forward. But there’s another […] Read more…
Many of us know the names of stitches, and we know some stitches, but we don’t always know the name of the stitch we use or how to get started on the stitch we need. This is one of five posts covering 10 commonly used and much-needed hand stitches for garment sewing and mending, with […] Read more…
Many of us know the names of stitches, and we know some stitches, but we don’t always know the name of the stitch we use or how to get started on the stitch we need. This is one of five posts covering 10 commonly used and much-needed hand stitches for garment sewing and mending, with […] Read more…
Many of us know the names of stitches, and we know some stitches, but we don’t always know the name of the stitch we use or how to get started on the stitch we need. This is one of five posts covering 10 commonly used and much-needed hand stitches for garment sewing and mending, with […] Read more…
Many of us know the names of stitches, and we know some stitches, but we don’t always know the name of the stitch we use or how to get started on the stitch we need. This is one of five posts covering 10 commonly used and much-needed hand stitches for garment sewing and mending, with […] Read more…
Many of us know the names of stitches, and we know some stitches, but we don’t always know the name of the stitch we use or how to get started on the stitch we need. This is one of five posts covering 10 commonly used and much-needed hand stitches for garment sewing and mending, with […] Read more…
Everybody loves a pocket, so why is it that a lot of clothes don’t have them? And tiny, useless pockets don’t count as pockets. Luckily, pockets are easy to construct and add to your store-bought clothes, and they’re easy to draft for your me-mades. There are so many types of pockets that there are entire […] Read more…