Darts form an important part of garment construction. They are added to give shape to the bust, waist, back and hip areas of garments. There are a few ways of marking out darts onto fabric. Dressmaker's carbon tracing paper can…
It is important to preshrink fabric before cutting, by washing and ironing fabrics like denim, t-shirting and cottons. Delicate fabrics like silk, must be dry cleaned. Tips to identifying the right side of fabric: Smooth fabrics are shinier on the…
I love this soup for its rich, thick and creamy texture. Ingredients: 60 ml olive oil 1 small onion chopped 500g mushrooms, sliced 2 small cloves garlic, crushed 1 liter vegetable or chicken stock 125 ml fresh parsley 125 ml…
Wholewheat Rolls are delicious with any soup, meal, or simply on its own. Ingredients: 2,5 cups cake flour 2,5 cups nutty wheat flour 7 ml salt 1 packet instant dry yeast 12,5 ml brown sugar 3 TBS oil 10 ml…
There are two ways of creating a slit in a skirt or dress. A ''vent'' is created by leaving a section of the seam allowance open. A ''slit'' is created by adding extensions to the seam allowance to form a…
Hello Everyone! The invisible zipper is different from a conventional zipper, in both appearance and installation. When this zipper is closed, all that is visible on the garment, is a seam and the tiny pull tab. Invisible zippers are applied…
Hello Everyone! I decided to make a skirt and a cowl neck top for this weeks project. I stopped wearing skirts more then two decades ago, but will continue to make them for the blog and then add it to…
Hello Everyone! Exposed zippers have become very popular over the past few years. They are widely used as decorative embellishments and is often used in the front or back of garments, as well as on pockets. Below are two tutorials…
Hello Everyone! I bought this Spandex/Lycra fabric quite a few seasons ago and had a long sleeve cowl neck top in mind then. However, when I pulled it from my fabric stash on Saturday, I saw that it was long…
Hello Everyone! Lapped zippers are often used in dresses, skirts and sometimes in the side seams of slacks. There are two popular methods to apply lapped zippers. Method 1: Place the zipper on the seam and measure and mark the…