Category Archives for intermediate sewing techniques
10: breaking the rules
What else can I say? You’ve done it all. Hopefully, with the Introduction to Sewing and Intermediate Sewing Techniques courses, you’ll feel like the master of that sewing machine. If it ever starts giving you trouble… you know where the … CONTINUE READING
sunglasses case
How is it that this is the last pattern for the introduction to sewing AND intermediate sewing techniques courses, and I’m just now doing a pouch? I mean, seriously Stace, get with it. Honestly, I don’t think to make purses … CONTINUE READING
9: zippers
Ask anyone with little or no sewing experience what makes them the most nervous about sewing, and they’d tell you “zippers”. Maybe it’s the jagged teeth snarling at them? It does take a little bit of practice to get used … CONTINUE READING
8: pleats
Pleating serves the same purpose as gathering, but rather than the fabric looking scrunched, it is folded and pressed. There are several different ways to pleat, we’ll go over three of them in this lesson. To practice each pleating method, … CONTINUE READING
asymmetrical apron
I used to make standard aprons, embellishing them with appliques and ruffles. I made them because they were “in” and people would buy them, but not because I particularly liked them like that. One day, while fabric shopping, I found … CONTINUE READING