I use a slip stitch mainly to hem – it is excellent as a hemming stitch. Another use of the slip stitch is that, it can make your stitching look invisible both on the right side and the wrong side and at the same time join fabric quite effectively. Making stitches invisible is what I have … Read more
Tacking refers to stitching or using some other means to keep fabric layers together temporarily in preparation for stitching before the final permanent sewing or as a means of marking before stitching. Why do we make Tack stitches ? There are places in your fabric for sewing where you are not able to mark patterns … Read more
Silk is a gorgeous fabric but sometimes you stop considering it so, when you start sewing with it. The uneven cut edges, thread snags, the needle plate eating the fabric, wavy edges, pins leaving holes, uneven unattractive hems. This beautiful fabric can soon become your most dreaded fabric for sewing. But the proper stitch settings … Read more
Symmetry refers to uniformity, consistency, regularity. Asymmetry is naturally opposite to this. In fashion, an Asymmetrical hemline is a hemline that is not straight. Sometimes the hemline goes up and down (high and low) and other times it appears as a diagonal slash across the body; sometimes very pronounced, sometimes subtly asymmetrical. An asymmetrical hemline … Read more
No need to tell you what the buttonhole stitch is all about – the name itself is an indication. It is the stitch used in making buttonholes, surprise!. But that is not the only use of this versatile stitch. The Buttonhole stitch is a variation of the blanket stitch. It is often confused with a … Read more
Where is your hip? It is not the widest part of the body as most people generally think of a hip.The hip may be measured at 7 to 8 to even 10 inches from the waist (waist is the narrowest part of your torso). Some have a protruding tummy which makes this portion the widest part of … Read more