Looking to buy a sewing machine? It is always useful to get as much information as you can before making a purchase, and sewing machines are no exception. As of Nov. 3, 2017, I compiled the list of top-rated sewing machines for beginners from Amazon. All of them have relatively good reviews and ratings and the prices are not outrageous either.
Amazon currently has some great specials on sewing machines as part of their Holiday Promotions.
This is a video sewing tutorial on how to use a Rotary Even Foot. Learn how to sew with the Rotary Even foot and how to use its attachments – a blind hem attachment, a bias tape attachment, rolled hem attachments in 3 different sizes. Rotary Even Foot is a walking foot alternative. Very useful new sewing gadget.
In previous articles I wrote about the benefits of silk, most common types of silk fabric, and how to cut chiffon (and other slippery fabric). Now let’s talk about interfacing, threads, needles, sewing machine settings for silk fabric – basically the specifics of the tools and notions used for sewing silk.
Silk fabrics especially chiffon, organza, georgette, gazar, gauze, charmeuse have a reputation of “difficult to work with”. In my opinion it is not the material itself that is creating problems. Most of the difficulties have as a main cause either the lack of adequate tools ( sewing machine, needles, threads, etc. ) or the lack of experience – I believe I can help on both fronts.
Who does not know what a hand sewing needle is? You can find it probably in every home. Thousand years ago it was rough and uncouth, made of the bones of fish or animals, but had the same structure as now: point/tip – shaft – eye. Nowadays, hand sewing needles are made of steel, with…
In this post, I continue my series of articles about working with 100% silk fabric. Now I would like to talk about different types of stitches and seams appropriate for natural silk fabric.
I know that basting and pinning are not among the very popular sewing techniques, but for many types of silk fabric, it makes perfect sense to baste and pin. The last thing you want is to screw up a 50 dollars a yard piece of silk trying to make something nice out of it faster.
I am talking now about all kinds of basting: basting pattern pieces, basting hems, pleats, gathers, set-in sleeves, positioning pockets, etc. Basting is also very important for a first fitting.
In this tutorial I am going to show you how to make a pencil skirt pattern, what is a good fit for a pencil skirt, what fitting problems you may have with a DIY pencil skirt and why you may have them, how to take proper measurements for a pencil skirt and how to make a pencil skirt sloper pattern from scratch (for real people).
If you like sewing clothes, it really important to have a good pencil skirt sloper – a custom-fitted, basic pattern which you can redesign and create many different styles of skirts, also you can use it to sew dresses.