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
Love sequins. But sewing them painstakingly all over a fabric is something I do not have the patience for. So I usually take the easy way out, when I want the glamour and bling that the sequins can give me – Buy that gorgeously glorious sequin fabric for my project. Sequin fabric is beautiful, and not … Read more
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)Â and other times it appears as a diagonal slash across the body; sometimes very pronounced, sometimes subtly asymmetrical. An asymmetrical hemline … Read more