Taking accurate body measurements is one of the most important skills you need to start sewing. Whether you are an experienced seamstress or just starting out, knowing how to measure correctly is crucial to the outcome of your project. For this task, you will need a tape measure, a pen, and a notebook to write … Read more
A placket is an opening in clothes that allows easy putting on and removal. It is usually used as an opening in necklines, sleeve cuffs, and waistbands of pants and skirts. Sometimes plackets are used solely as a decorative element, especially with embroidery or in contrasting colored fabrics. In sewing plackets, they should be placed … Read more
Gathering is meant to ease a long piece of fabric onto a shorter one; It is also supposed to provide fullness to the attached area. But I do not think of the resultant ruffles in these practical terms I just described. These frills are too pretty to be so functional. Yet they are – aren’t … Read more
There are many types of pleats, but the types below are the most popular and the most commonly used pleats. What are PLEATS ? Pleats are folds formed in fabric, usually to contain a wide piece of fabric to fit another one of narrower proportions. Pleats hold the fullness of fabric, create new silhouettes for … Read more
I like the concept of bone buttons used by the early humans but definitely, things have improved since they were used. The variety of fasteners now available to us when we sew is marvelous. The ease and efficiency of the fasteners are also greatly improved. Buckles, Buttons, snaps, velcro tapes, zippers, and hooks are the … Read more
You have your pattern. You have your beautiful fabric and you want to get on with sewing it. At this point, for me cutting the fabric is something I want to get over fast. But not so fast! There is more to cutting than using scissors to cut the fabric. That is, if you are … Read more