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Category: Sewing Tips

Sewing tips and tricks to add to your toolkit.

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Cosplay by McCalls Frosty Edwardian Chapeau M2113 M2119

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Wendy

Seattle Cosplay and J. Hart Designs are back again with two new Cosplay by McCalls patterns. J. Hart Designs’  Edwardian Chapeau (M2119) is a basic hat pattern and contains all Continue Reading →

Posted in Costume, Fashion, Patterns and supplies, Sewing Tips, Slider | Tagged cosplay, J. Hart Designs, McCalls, patterns, Seattle Cosplay, sewing | Leave a reply

Confusion in the Atelier and the Costume Shop. More Misheard Words.

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Wendy

Misheard words make mud pies of meaning. I think we all experience that. We all know that feeling of having been misusing a word for ages, and then finding out what the Continue Reading →

Posted in "Get off my lawn" vocabulary gripes, Costume, Fashion, Sewing Tips, What is it? | Tagged dress form, mannequin, needles, pins | Leave a reply

It’s not “Foot Petal” or “Pressure Foot”

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Wendy

Yet another installation of my favorite misused/misheard words, or in the vernacular, “get off my lawn!” I’d worry that my linguist friends would be correct, and these two misheard and misused Continue Reading →

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The most common reason for a sewing machine to be brought in for repair is…YOU!

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Wendy

Yep. Operator error is the top reason for sewing machine “break down.” Time and time again, the only problem with a machine I am working on is something that could Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Patterns and supplies, Sewing Tips, Slider | Tagged maintenance, repair, sewing machine | 2 Replies

“The Best Sewing Machine is the One You Can Afford”

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Wendy

A little while back at an event, some designers, costumers and I were discussing sewing machines—specifically which were the best ones. As a professional sewing machine tech, I was running Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Patterns and supplies, Sewing Tips, Slider | Tagged Bernina, Pfaff, Sewing machines, Singer | 55 Replies

It’s Diva time: Bedlah Beauty, Power Brace, and Hornery

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Wendy

  A hallmark of a good headpiece is the exclamation “is that really all it is?” quietly slipping from your lips when you finally get a good, close-up look at it. Continue Reading →

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Special Finishes: Knitted Trim and Details

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Wendy

I have often knitted with fabric. You can knit with anything that you can make vaguely string-like. A favorite of mine are my silk “sweaters” made from my hand-dyed silk habotai. Continue Reading →

Posted in Fashion, Sewing Tips, Slider | Tagged crochet, embellishment, knitting, sewing, thrift | Leave a reply

Patternless sewing: Kimono style

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Wendy

Don’t ever buy a bathrobe again. You can make a better better and cheaper robe in just an hour or so. Yes, the ubiquitous bathrobe is a universal garment we all know Continue Reading →

Posted in Fashion, Patterns and supplies, Sewing Tips | Tagged kimono, pattern, patternless, sewing | Leave a reply

Patternless Sewing: Gathered Skirt

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Wendy

Time again to prove that you don’t need a pattern. This is a really easy, and very versatile project: The gathered, or dirndl, skirt. You can do this in a Continue Reading →

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Let’s Get Sewing: Tools of the Trade

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Wendy

  Don’t settle. You don’t have to. It’s easy not to settle when you have the power to stitch it up yourself. Get exactly what you want, in the fabric Continue Reading →

Posted in Sewing Tips | Tagged Bernina, Pfaff, quality, sewing | 1 Reply

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