Checks, stripes, floral prints, geometric prints, paisley, jacquard, tartan, gingham, animal prints. There are so many different types of fabric patterns and prints in so many designs and colors. This is a post with some tips on cutting these printed fabrics correctly for sewing. You can find most of the names of types of textile … Read more
Grain of the fabric – definition Grain of the fabric refers to the direction of the yarns in a woven fabric. The grain of a fabric affects the drape and the fit of a garment. When you ignore it in cutting, hems twist, seams rotate and the whole hang and drape is gone wrong. All … Read more
A hack is a “solution” or “work-around” and in sewing, I could do with all the hacks I get to know. I am what someone would call a “Klutz”. Murphy’s law is always right with me- Everything that could go wrong goes wrong, when I start doing something – including sewing. So solutions are always … Read more
Box pleat has a box shape on the front, with parallel creases facing opposite directions – such a simple explanation for a very versatile pleat. You can make single box pleat, double box pleat, inverted box pleat, all with the base knowledge of how to make the box pleat and all of them makes the … 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