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Tips and Tricks for Knitting Letters

Incorporating words, or just letters, into knitting adds a personalized touch! Perhaps you want to make a monogrammed baby blanket, where the center of the blanket is the baby’s initial,... 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

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

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

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

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

5 Pretty Dresses You Can DIY for Spring

A new season can only mean one thing: a fresh wardrobe! If you're looking to revamp your style, these are the dresses that belong in your closet. Best part: You... View Content

These Crochet Baby Booties are a Win-Win: Adorable and Easy

Every baby needs a good set of booties! This free Craftsy pattern gives you the foundation for a basic bootie that you can make your own with color changes, appliqués... View Content

These 6 Gorgeous Knit Shawls Are Perfect for All Seasons

Shawls may just be the perfect project. There are endless ways to knit them (top down, bottom up, side to side), they’re great for all seasons (think air conditioning protection... View Content

Try Magic Loop for Sock Knitting and Say Buh-Bye to DPNs

Have you tried knitting socks with the magic loop? Once you do, you might be hooked! View Content

How to Make the Perfect Wardrobe Staple: the Tank Top

Tank tops are the best. When it's hot, a tank is the only shirt you need; when it's cold, you've got the perfect under-layer. You can wear a tank top... View Content

6 Top-Down Shawl Shapes That Are All About the Increase

Did you know all of the possible shapes a top-down shawl can take are ruled by two factors: rate of increase & placement of increases? Discover how to get the... View Content

3 Easy Ways to Repurpose Old Jeans Into Cute Shorts

Recycle a pair of old jeans into a pair of comfy, chic shorts. Plus, discover three edging options, including a decorative edge to use up your scraps! View Content