It’s Costume Time, Part 1: Tips for Working with Stretch Velvet

Halloween is such a magical time! Front yards get decorated, people wear costumes, and the candy—oh, the candy that you can buy at the supermarket any day of the year but somehow just tastes better—becomes…

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Sewing Your Own Goth Swimsuit: Cutting, Sewing, and Wearing It

Summer is here, the weather is hot, and we are finally ready to sew a swimsuit. If you have never sewn one, you might be a little freaked out. Fear not—sewing a bathing suit is…

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Sewing Your Goth Swimsuit: Materials, Tools, and Techniques

Many sewists avoid making their own swimsuit because they fear it will be too difficult. Maybe they heard that to sew stretchy fabrics they need a serger, and they don’t have one. Or they might…

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How to Sew Your Own Goth Swimsuit: An Introduction

It is a misconception that goths do not enjoy the beach. Every goth clothing website has a swimsuit section—leading to the conclusion that goths buy swimsuits, and if they do so, that’s because they are…

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Pretty on the Inside: How to Finish Your Seams without a Serger

When I started sewing, I had no idea that I was supposed to be finishing the raw edges of my seams. I would read commercial patterns, and some of them would tell me to finish…

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