I know grown up girls who ignore their size and go and look at teen girls’ dress section in retail stores to find very tight-fitting clothing that will make them look slimmer and that much better. Do not mind that they can not even drink a glass of water with that dress on. But for … Read more
Grain of the fabric – definition Grain of the fabric refers to the direction of the yarns in a woven fabric. The grain of a fabric affects the drape and the fit of a garment. When you ignore it in cutting, hems twist, seams rotate and the whole hang and drape is gone wrong. All … Read more
A hack is a “solution” or “work-around” and in sewing, I could do with all the hacks I get to know. I am what someone would call a “Klutz”. Murphy’s law is always right with me- Everything that could go wrong goes wrong, when I start doing something – including sewing. So solutions are always … Read more
Box pleat has a box shape on the front, with parallel creases facing opposite directions – such a simple explanation for a very versatile pleat. You can make single box pleat, double box pleat, inverted box pleat, all with the base knowledge of how to make the box pleat and all of them makes the … 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