Slits in skirts are added for both style and functionality – they help to give ease in walking and sitting as well as a give the skirt a dramatic and daring flair. There are many types of slits that you can add on skirts – depending on where they are located on the skirt and … Read more
Kick Pleat is an inverted pleat combined with a slit made at the hem of skirts to allow freedom of movement. It is formed on a seam and looks like an inverted pleat but opens up to a slit or vent. This is usually used in close fitting skirts and dresses, on the back seam … Read more
A crisp hemline is a thing of beauty, don’t you think?. Do you not want your pant hems to stay nice and elegant all day, maintaining their shape. A floppy hemline is not so appreciated unless it is a blouson one. And it is all so easy with a hem tape (used to stiffen hemlines). … Read more
When sewing clothes or anything with see-through fabrics, or too heavy and/ or fraying fabrics, you do not want those obvious fabric edges of your seam allowances visible on the outside. This is when an enclosed seam comes to your rescue. No seam allowance visible on either side of the seam – very neat and … Read more
Sewing a Sleeveless Bodice with lining You can never say anything against lining to me – I will never agree with any of it. A lining adds grace to any dress when properly done. And when the lining and the dress are sewn together, there is nothing like it. No need for any interfacing, or … Read more
In your sewing life, you will come face to face with many curved edges. They are charming, definitely non-boring, but somewhat challenging. Seams sewn with straight stitches are meant to be straight – so when you sew curved edges with straight stitches there is bound to be some difficulties. How to finish these, (usually resulting … Read more