How to choose fabric – How to Sew A Skirt series

How to choose fabric

This how to choose fabric tutorial focuses around a simple skirt but flattering and versatile.  Can be made in a casual fabric for days off or a formal fabric for days at the office or even from a glamorous and glittery fabric for evenings out and special occasions.  Make it … Continue reading

Tips for accurate sewing

Sewing tutorial - tips for accurate sewing

Sewing accurately is the key to making items that look “handmade” rather than “homemade”, and for giving your project a really nice finish.  It might not seem that important, but taking that extra few minutes to do things right rewards you so much when you are at the final stages … Continue reading

Quick and easy gathering tips with Dental Floss!

Quick and easy gathering with dental floss tips

These easy gathering tips come in hand whenever you’re working on a pattern that requires gathering a longer fabric into shorter pieces of fabric and when no matter how careful you are, you keep on breaking your gathering threads.  Over and over again. The fabric will definitely start to suffer and you’re going to be tempted … Continue reading