Let me show you how to sew a shaped facing. It’s really a very easy part of garment sewing and you can do it without any problem after watching this sewing tutorial. I used the shaped facing to finish the neckline of my silk robe which I made without a pattern.
Always remember: measure twice before your first cut! You may also find useful the Fabric Yardage Conversion Chart below. Did you find this tutorial helpful? If so, save this pin (see below) on your sewing board so you can come to this tutorial later when you need to use this fabric conversion calculator and follow…
In this tutorial, I want to show you how to machine binding a quilt. I know there are many posts on quilt binding but I am doing it a little bit differently than what I have seen. I bind a quilt with my serger and it’s really fast, easy and accurate.
Learn how to take good care of your sewing tools and equipment. A collection of useful maintenance tips from this sewing tutorial will make your life easier. Keep your tools properly organized, cleaned, and maintained. It will save you time and money and make your sewing projects much more rewarding.
I wasn’t a quilter until recently, I used to sew clothes for myself and kids and some home decor items (mostly curtains). So I wasn’t used to rotary cutters, although I had all the time many different kinds of sewing scissors and I thought that rotary cutters are only used by quilters.
Some time ago, before deciding to share my sewing experience with others, I started to sew leather. I heard from more experienced people that a rotary cutter is excellent for cutting leather and will transform you in a real leather cutting machine. So I tried it. And it was awful! I even film it so you can laugh now together with me – at the time I was so surprised at the way a rotary cutter works.
And I put together this article so you are not going to make the same mistakes I did.
Every sewing project starts with taking measurements. It’s even more important to take your own body measurements for sewing clothes. In this video sewing tutorial I’ll present how to take the body measurements that you’ll need regardless if you sew with one of the available commercial patterns or draft a pattern yourself.