Have you ever tried to take apart the side seams of a man’s shirt? You may have tried to do that if you wanted to make the shirt smaller; then you will have noticed that you cannot simply loosen this seam as you do for other garments – the seam is stitched a little differently. … Read more
Can you sew an Invisible hem ? Yes, definitely. The term Invisible means ‘not visible to the eye’ – Meaning, it is there, but you just cannot see it. The usual way we hem is to turn under the hem allowance to the inside twice and machine stitch. It is nice enough. But it is … Read more
My first questions when sewing thick fabrics would be “Are you using universal 90/14 or a “denim” needle of size 16 or 18 needle?; Are you using an elongated stitch of 3 to 3.5 length; Are you sewing with simple patterns or tried a walking foot?” Or tried the tricks given below: Those thick layers … Read more
Egyptians, Chinese, Indians – all the ancient civilizations of the world can claim a piece of the history of quilting. People were making quilts as far back as 3400 BC or even beyond. Being this old does not mean it has lost a smidgen of its appeal among enthusiasts today. In fact, quilting is a … Read more
A skirt can have many types of openings. But the best one is the kind with zippers. You can attach the zippers to the skirt in many ways. Here are the ones I know. 3 ways to sew a waistband with zipper Method 1 With the waistband and invisible zipper In this method an invisible … Read more
A plain seam is the stitching made to join two fabric pieces together, leaving some seam allowance, usually 1/2 inch or 5/8 inch. This stitching to join fabric pieces together is termed as piecing. So you are piecing a plain seam when you stitch two fabric pieces together – that is it!. You can sew … Read more