A neckline is one of the best styling tools you can ever have for your wardrobe. The right neckline design will flatter you and bring out the beauty of your most striking features. Carefully assessing the various neck designs and choosing the ones that suit you the most for your dresses and tops assumes an … Read more
The name Leg of Mutton (or leg ‘o’ mutton) is the best indication as to what kind of sleeve the leg of mutton sleeve is. When fully drafted and sewn, it looks like you have a leg of mutton on your arm. The sleeve has a lot of fullness at the top but when it … Read more
Button Loops work as a great alternative to buttonholes. Button loops are usually used on women’s clothing and I think it lends a soft charm. They are on most ready-to-wear tops and dresses with a small vent to fasten a single button on the back. On wedding gowns they are almost always a beautiful feature. … Read more
I dislike this. I really do. Most of the time it happens to a top that fits me properly. The neckline gapes! With a neckline that gapes, you have a dud of a dress/top in your hands. You know how important a neckline is in a dress. A neckline that gapes is a sewist’s nightmare. … Read more
A Pant Fly refers to the short opening over the crotch line in pants. A zippered fly has a zipper fastener securing the opening of the fly; this opening has to be sewn in such a way that the zipper is concealed and fixed to the inside. I read countless tutorials to learn it but … Read more
V neckline, which resembles the alphabet V, is one of the most popular of all necklines – it is flattering to most body shapes and because of the way it elongates the upper torso, an absolute favourite of many. Different types There are not one but several ways that you can add a … Read more