So you have spent countless hours at your sewing machine perfecting your sewing knowledge and now consider yourself an expert in sewing. You have worn your fingers-to-the-bone embroidering beautiful designs and are now eager to show your expertise to others. What could give you more joy than teaching what you have learned to others and, … Read more
Shirring is a decorative gathering with many rows of gathering stitches. Now we mostly hear of shirring done with elastic thread, which creates beautiful gathers rather easily. Elastic thread is wound on the bobbin, and then several parallel rows of stitching are done across the fabric. The resultant fabric panel will be beautifully gathered. Another … Read more
Heirloom sewing brings to mind the finest of sewing techniques – and it is so. If you can adopt some of the heirloom sewing techniques you are going to make the best garment you will ever make. Lace insertion is a quintessential heirloom sewing technique. I love adding a lace element to most of the … Read more
Method 1. Top stitch Some trims like these can just be top stitched on the fabric surface. But you may need better ways with different trims. To sew trims on a fabric surface, keep in fixed in place (with temporary stitches preferably or using fabric glue). If the trim is very narrow, just top stitch along … Read more
Blanket stitches are the most popular way to attach a patch on clothes. The whip stitches comes a close second. If you want to sew the patch with a sewing machine, use a tight zig zag stitch. Reverse applique involves attaching the patch from the back of a hole. Iron on patches do not even … Read more
A double needle is a very disused accessory; everyone has it in their sewing kitty, but only a few use it. This post is about the best ways to do double needle stitching with twin-needles. Being afraid that changing the needle and threading with the double-needle is one big lot of trouble is one of the … Read more