DIY Sewing & Fashion Design Guide: Creative Projects and Tutorials

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Welcome! Started in 2016, Sewguide now features over 1300 posts dedicated to sewing and fashion design, with a specific focus on transforming fabric into clothes and accessories. Dive into a collection of sewing tips, fashion design techniques, easy project ideas, and much more — all specially tailored for beginners.

DIY FASHION PROJECTS

Free stitching patterns & tutorials

Creative Sewing tutorials and lots and lots of fabric and clothing info helpful in your sewing.

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ALTERATIONS

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How to fix a worn out Shirt Collar

In any shirt, the collar is the first casualty of wear and tear. This is …

blanket stitch

Patchwork jeans : Easy DIY ideas

I do not know whether patchwork jeans are a thing nowadays – but considering the …

t shirt bleaching

Re-fashion plain Black t-shirts to ‘Pretty’

Mark Zuckerberg is supposed to have said that wearing the same color t-shirt every day …

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How to make jeans longer – Adding length to short jeans 

If you want to add extra length to your jeans for whatever reason, at first …

alter waistband of loose pants

Altering loose pants into one that fits

Recycling old clothes and destroying new clothes to look old are ‘the’ trends nowadays, or …

turn shirt to top

Turn a man’s shirt to a simple Top : Refashion sewing tutorial

I am a hoarder of clothes and fabric. In fact, it was when I got …

skinny jeans to bootcut jeans

Tips to turn skinny jeans into bootcut, or flared ones

When you have old clothing that is neglected and forgotten, there is always a possibility …

iron on transfer sheet affixed on a battle jacket

How to make a Battle Jacket : DIY ideas for your own version of this punk staple.

Once you have seen a Battle Jacket, you will want to make one. I assume …

alter oversized tshirt to make it fit.

Make a t-shirt fit : How to re-shape your oversized, baggy tshirts

Do you know that a fitting t-shirt can take off years from your age? And …

FIX RIPPED SEAMS

Broken Seam repair stitches :4 options

My daughter came and told me her new uniform top was too loose. I altered …

How to alter Loose Jeans to one that fits at the waist : 5 ways

Jeans are meant to be comfortable (for most people), but what if it is so …

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