Flat-felled seaming is a good finish for a seam where there might be some strain and so where a bit of extra strength is a good thing, such as shoulder seams. You see it on jeans too… Also where double…
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Knot buttons; a tutorial
I made knotted buttons of self fabric for my Kelly-green cardi; and Gail asked for a how-to… well I had taken a few photos while I was making them but had sorta decided against posting a lengthy series of pictures…
Wave-y welts; a how-to
Some mistakenly thought my wave-y welts were ric-rac; well they’re not! I made them myself!… although if you do have access to such a thing as giant ric-rac (I have never come across any such thing! but then Perth is…
Turning old jeans into a skirt…
… I decided it was high time for another refashion since I still have a small mountain of perfectly good fabric in the form of old clothing sitting in my stash. eep! Do you remember these jeans? They had…
HongKong seaming
(OK, so I wrote this post a while back, during self-stitched September, and then just got caught up in the whole outfit-documenting side of things and forgot about it… ! so it may seem a bit out of date since…
Arrowhead tabs; or, Ways to fancy up your shirt
One of the easiest ways to add a little something extra to a plain man’s button-up shirt is to put on a few arrowhead button tabs. My husband is a very classic dresser and prefers his shirts without embellishments such…
French seaming…
I am making a blouse for myself using a fabric that is a smidge on the sheer side, and when one is using light or sheer fabrics the seam allowances inside your garment can be very visible from the outside.…
Yellow silk Tie
Oh boy. I’m not sure if I have done it right, but I’ve just created my first pattern and put it onto Burdastyle as a free downloadable pattern! If you want you can download the pattern here… you have to…
