In Fitting Fashion
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Mar 28, 2016
Fit! Fit! Fit! The Great Frustration
Read more →Do you remember a time when you could take any sewing pattern right out of the envelope and it would fit? I do! It was glorious! No measuring, no adjustments…not a thing to do but cut and sew… …or… perhaps I didn’t really know any better. Maybe I wasn’t as fussy, maybe the styles of the time were more forgiving, maybe my 8 years as a fit technician make me see things a lot differently now. Whatever the case, those times have disappeared. I am fussy about fit. Weird pulls, pooling fabric and draglines make me crazy! Even when I...
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Jul 08, 2015
French Binding Tutorial
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French binding is a versatile bias binding technique that is used to enclose the raw edges of light weight and sheer fabrics. The finish is quite beautiful around necklines and armholes when neatly and meticulously done in either matching or contrast colours or fabrics.
The recently released Chelsea blouse neckline is finished using this technique so I wanted to pass along some tips and techniques for achieving a really beautiful ready to wear finish using this pattern.
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Jul 02, 2015
Chelsea: Modern and Versatile
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Apr 30, 2015
How to Construct a Single Welt Pocket
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Mar 24, 2015
Sleeve Fitting: How to Adjust Bicep Width
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Sleeves too tight? Too loose? I've got the quickest and easiest solution to that fitting problem on the blog!
