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Craftsy Premium: Sewing with Silky Fabrics

Ever struggled with your fabric slipping while sewing and need tips? Join Nicki and learn how she makes her seams and buttons flawless! To view this page, make sure you... View Content

Pattern Hack: Pants into a Skirt

Join Laura Nash for a Pattern Hack tutorial to take your old pants and turn them into a new skirt project! We will be live with Laura on Monday, September... View Content

6 (Cute!) Casserole Carrier Patterns to Sew

Keep your dishes hot even when there's a chill in the air. These fantastic casserole carrier patterns are a great project to sew for yourself or as gifts! View Content

How to Shorten Any Zipper From Your Stash

Have a zipper that's too long for your project? No need to buy a new one — learn to shorten the one you have with this step-by-step tutorial. View Content

These Easy DIY Cloth Napkins Will Boost Your Dinner-Party Style

Are you ready to dress your dinner table in style? Fancy-up your kitchen or dining room when you sew a rainbow of DIY napkins (with mitered corners!) in adorable coordinating... View Content

What I Wish I'd Known When I Started Sewing

Picture an electric blue polyester-satin tube dress with spaghetti straps and a beaded appliqué — on a seven-year-old. That was my first sewing project, and it was not a costume!... View Content

Which Hand Hem Stitch Is Best for My Project?

Find out how to choose the best hand hemming stitch for your project with this handy chart + stitch tutorials. View Content

Top Tips for Sewing a Blazer

Making a tailored jacket or blazer is generally considered a fairly advanced project. However, many of necessary the steps along the way are fundamental sewing skills that are frequently used... View Content

10 Tips for Sewing Chiffon

Chiffon is a lightweight, sheer fabric that can be difficult to work with. But sewing with chiffon doesn’t have to be a headache. Learn a few tips and tricks to... View Content

3 Mistake-Proof Ways to Sew Any Sheer Fabric

When it comes to sewing with sheer or very lightweight fabrics, it's best to pack your patience. These often unruly fabrics seem to have a mind of their own and... View Content

A Rolled-Hem Presser Foot is All About Sleek Pro Style

How do you, the home sewer, achieve that perfect rolled hem? With a rolled hem presser foot! Read on, and I’ll show you how to create ready-to-wear-worthy hems on your... View Content

How to Use Interlining, Lining, Facing and Interfacing

Details like interlining, lining, facing and interfacing can be overlooked in the construction process, but they make a huge difference in your garment. Read on to learn what to use... View Content

Give Your Clothes a Fun Makeover By Adding a Quick Slit

Let's change things up! Learn how quick and easy it is to change a regular seam into one with a saucy side, center or back slit for an added detail... View Content

Why Staystitching Is So Important

We've all been there: A pattern tells us to staystitch and we, um, don't. Given that staystitching is done on a single layer of fabric and doesn’t even show in... View Content

7 Essential Waistband Shirring Tips for Beginners

Shirring is a magical sewing technique that takes a regular piece of fabric and shrinks it up, giving it elasticity. But shirring for the first time is no walk in... View Content

How to Pick the Right Elastic for Your Sewing Project

Stretch your skills by learning how to choose and use the right types of elastic for your sewing projects. View Content

5 Clothing Fasteners Every Sewer Should Know How to Use

When sewing garments with any type of fitted shape it's essential to have an opening that you can make bigger to get into, and smaller to close around you. This... View Content

How to Alter a Pattern for Sleeves That Fit and Flatter

Create a sleeve that fits perfectly with plenty of room for movement by adjusting your pattern piece before you start to cut and sew. Try this bicep adjustment for a... View Content

We've Got a Hunch You Need an Ergonomic Sewing-Machine Table

Sewing should make you feel happy, productive and totally in the zone. What it definitely shouldn't do is kill your back. But without a sewing-machine table that fits your body,... View Content

How to Create a Gorgeous, Pro-Worthy Fashion Portfolio

Photo via Tamara Bellis/Unsplash If you want to be taken seriously as a clothing designer, you need to both show and tell. Whether your goal is to go to fashion... View Content

8 Tips for Sewing the Smoothest Curved Seams

Don't fear curved seams! Learn how to accurately sew curves and expand the projects you can complete with 9 helpful tips. View Content

How Slow Fashion Can Tidy Up Your Closet (and Save You Tons of Money Along the Way)

Have you ever opened your closet and felt like you had nothing to wear? Our sewing editor Elaine Lipson explains why that might be, and how the slow sewing movement... View Content

Here's the Secret to Sewing Shirt Collars So Sharp, They Could Practically Slice Cheddar

Find out how a few extra snips can make your collars look SO much more professional. View Content

This Fun Striped Pillow Is the Perfect Beginner Project

It's true: pillows are the ideal way to get started sewing. This one's super easy to pull together — so easy that you could make it with your kids —... View Content