A sleeve cuff is a great hem finish for a sleeve as it gives the sleeve a clean and polished look. You can either leave it as it is or fold it and wear it, make it in the same fabric as the sleeve or use a contrasting fabric for a more arresting look. Cut … Read more
Sewing stripes is not a big deal but sewing it without any fabric edges inside making it seam, sorry seem messy, is. Here is a very easy technique to sew striped or color blocked fabric with an enclosed seam, so that no fabric edges are visible anywhere on the back of the fabric. Here I … Read more
I asked AI to give me the picture of a clothing with rose sleeves for inspiration and it gave me this. It sure looks like the sleeve of an Alexander Macqueen dress I have seen online (maybe because I suggested a dramatic sculptured fabric manipulation style). A little too dramatic for everyday clothing sleeves. You … Read more
I have this dress with very long sleeves – too long. I want to reduce its length and also make it more fitting on me, without cutting into it or anything equally complicated. An elastic cuff is the solution for this. I practised making different types and made a tutorial on it. Two, no three … Read more
Trims are what makes sewing fun. Buy them in your favouorite colors or the bling-est one and you can change the look of any clothing. In this tutorial, I’ll show you two easy ways to stitch trims onto tunic top necklines – not exactly on the neckline, but surely in a way to make the … Read more
Lace trims are one of the finest embellishments for your clothes. There are 2 pretty ways to add lace to a neckline. One is to use an insertion lace trim and another is to use a lace trim (with one pretty edge and the other straight edge) as it is on the edge of the … Read more