French fries, French toast, French braid, French manicure, French rolls, French knots, French heroes in romance novels & even the French beans – all my favourites. Now the French seam stitch as well. French seam is nothing but the normal seam done twice, in such a way that the cut edges are well hidden. It … Read more
Seam allowance is the distance between the seam stitching line and the cut edge of the fabric. The most common seam allowance used when joining fabric pieces together are 1/2 inch and 5/8 inch. And you can easily sew with this consistently by aligning the fabric edge to the throat-plate markings on sewing machines. . … Read more
Pick Stitch is a widely spaced small back stitch. When done repeatedly, it looks like a stitching line of small running stitches with a wider gap in between than normal. It is used as a basting stitch, so it needs to penetrate all layers of fabric. The stitches are all even, and the repetitive stitches … Read more
What is Baste Stitching ? Baste stitching (pronounced as bay-st) refers to temporarily making loose straight hand stitches / machine stitches on different layers of fabric as an alternative to pinning them together. They are used to temporarily hold one or more layers of fabric together, or for gathering fabric. They are temporary stitches and … Read more
The Invisible zipper (also called the concealed zipper or the hidden zipper) is a dream come true for a true couturier who is looking for a perfect fastener. The best thing about invisible zippers is that when stitched on a seam, it looks like the seam and nothing like a zipper opening. It disappears into the seam but … Read more
A Dart is a fabric manipulation technique that gives the fabric a three-dimensional contour by folding the fabric and stitching it to a point, giving shape to a garment. It accentuates the curves of a body and gives clothes the correct fit. Darts take in the fabric at a section of the garment and narrows … Read more