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Olga Balasa (Ageberry)

Hi, I am Olga. I'm passionate about sewing, quilting, and embroidery, and I want to share my knowledge and enthusiasm with others who are interested in learning how to sew.
Thank you for making me part of your day - I'm so very excited to have friends like you by my side. Feel free to comment or reach out with any questions - my email is [email protected]
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Sewing Machine Tension Adjustment

This sewing tutorial is a sewing machine tension guide. Learning sewing machine tension adjustments can seem overwhelming, but it is a foundational sewing skill that every sewist must have in their arsenal. This sewing tutorial will explain what sewing machine tension is, its function, why we need to adjust it, and how to find the right tension for your project.

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Free Quilted Christmas Stocking Patterns to Spruce Up Your Holiday Mantel

It’ll be Christmas again soon enough, and savvy crafters are already gearing up. If you’ve been buying holiday fabrics and stockpiling supplies such as felt, buttons, and vintage appliques, you might be ready to try your hand at homemade Christmas stockings. Whether you crave a formal, ribbon-embellished Christmas or would rather just clear out your scrap box, there’s a free quilted Christmas stocking pattern out there for you. From a Christmas stocking pattern featuring a fur cuff to vintage Christmas stocking patterns that take you back to childhood and beyond, you’ll love the tutorials and free printable templates we’ve compiled from the internet’s most experienced crafters.

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How to square up fabric

In this sewing tutorial I will show you how to square up fabric if you need to cut fabric straight. Squaring up fabric usually means straightening fabric before cutting. Sounds simple, right? But in fact this is often a real problem that needs to be addressed. Learning how to cut fabric properly is a huge step toward becoming a better sewist. If you know how to find the grain of fabric and how to square up fabric that’s problematic, your sewing projects will improve tenfold.

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Narrow hem tutorial: how to make a narrow hem using a Ban Roll tape

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to hem chiffon and other slippery lightweight fabric. Is hemming chiffon one of those things you would avoid doing? Well, there is one interesting method of making ultra-neat narrow hems on chiffon dresses and skirts that is not very popular yet but the result looks really professional and can be achieved quite fast. Here is the narrow hem – do you see any curling, stretching, fraying, warping? Of course not! And look – the width of the hem is the same all over.

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