A couple of months ago, I was not feeling very “sewy.” My sewjo had been MIA until I decided to try a new tactic: Cut a silly number of projects and place them on my…
View PostWhen 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…
View PostSewing can be an expensive activity. When you start adding up the cost of patterns, fabrics, notions, and knowledge (books, classes, workshops), you realize that buying your own clothes can sometimes be cheaper. But hold…
View PostYou’ve just started sewing. Or maybe you’ve already made a few woven fabrics. You decide to sew a garment using stretchy fabric. You apply the same principles you’ve been using with success to this new…
View PostI love Hallowen. Like, love LOVE. Maybe it was the fact that I grew up without Halloween. Yes, we have a celebration where we wear costumes. It is Carnival, and where I come from, it…
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