Hello Everyone! Animal print dresses are highly fashionable and trendy, and snake print is a great print to make a bold statement. I used Scuba knit for my dress. It is my first dress made from this fabric and I…
I used Cotton Lycra for my leggings and opted for a lined gusset. It helps to strengthen the crotch seams, prevents chafing, and allows better ease of movement. For a nice snug fit, it is best to measure the waist,…
Pleats are formed when the fabric is folded onto itself. It can be formed from either the right side or the wrong side of the fabric. The most commonly used pleats are the box pleat, knife pleat, and inverted pleat.…
A facing is a shaped piece of fabric that is used to finish raw edges of a garment neckline, front and back openings, and armholes. A shaped facing is cut to the shape of the edge it will finish off.…
Flounces can be added to a garment along the hemline, armholes, necklines, along seams and can be added as a peplum on the edge of a jacket or top. Even though flounces and frills are not to everyone's liking, it…
Requirements Fabric and lining of your choice. Matching sewing thread A zipper Vilene/Interfacing 1. Cut your fabric panels out and mark the darts on the front and back panels of the dress fabric and the lining. Mark the keyhole on…
Fringed trim adds an interesting detail to any jacket. Fabrics like tweed, wool, bouclé, and linen are all suitable to make fringe detail. A fringe can be made from a bias cut piece of fabric for an interesting and colourful…
Gathering is the process of drawing up the fabric along two or more stitching lines to create soft, even folds. Gathering mostly occurs in a garment at the waistline, cuffs, yoke, or as ruffles. Gathers fall best on the lengthwise…
A neckline or armhole edge can be finished off neatly with a strip of matching or contrasting fabric. In this post, I share three of many ways to finish a raw edge on necklines and armholes. All three methods are…
Hello Everyone! We are currently all affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, and I thought a face mask tutorial is a perfect project during this difficult time. I must point out that while these cloth masks offer some form of protection,…