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Book Giveaway: A Collection of Sewing Books for Kids

EmilyBerube, intern | April 26th, 20139 comments

You could win these fun sewing books for kids!

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Save Your Fabric from Pulls and Snags

smcfarland, contributor | January 24th, 20131 comment

Here's a sewing room solution for a tricky fabric problem.

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Huntress

darcy3529, member | October 31st, 2012

This costume was a desing of my 14 year old daughter. I made the corset using a commercial pattern. I added additional tabs along the bottom that I handsewed on after assembling the corset. There is...

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Steampunk Assassin- Aila Nightwalker

nonconformity777, member | October 25th, 20121 comment

The dress portion was hand dyed and sewn by me. It is historically accurate to the victorian era. There is a bustle also in the back. The costume (including jewelry and hat) is handmade and dyed by...

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Catwoman & The Penguin Costumes

momforadeal, member | October 22nd, 2012

My daughter wanted to be Catwoman, but not just any Catwoman...Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman. Do you know how hard it is to find an out of print Butterick pattern 6378? Very hard! I actually found one...

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Sun hat for the gardener or beach comber

GeoaDesigns, member | July 4th, 20121 comment

This pretty yet sturdy hat was made with the outdoors in mind. Outdoor home decor/utility fabric and sew in interfacing were key to construction. The fabric was chosen for its floral...

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travel sewing kit

drlex1995, member | June 4th, 2012

I used fabrics from my scrap basket to make a purse-sized sewing kit. I didn't use a pattern, I just pieced bits together like a puzzle. I made the cover first and then added the scissors pocket...

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Scraptable runner

PrincessLeah, member | April 17th, 20121 comment

A table runner made out of my many cotton scarps. the pattern is log cabin on the diagonal.

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Hand Embroidery Tutorial

CreativeMind, member | January 19th, 20121 comment

I am sharing this specific technique of hand embroidery,its called Zardosi/Zardozi work, The tool is like crochet hook which is called Aar. I made a purse after completing this Embroidery on a thin...

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Bowser - Mario Bros.

dimporella, member | November 8th, 20111 comment

Bowser from Mario Bros! We did a group costume for Mario Kart this year. Bowser was a costume I could not find anywhere so I decided to make my own version. The whole costume is hand...

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Cupcake Party Dress & Coat

k_margis, member | November 4th, 20111 comment

Talk about I love to sew! I am a Grandma of 8 beautiful grandkids. and Thank you for giving me this oppunity to make my 2yr old grand daughter this party dress. Dress- is a 2T Cupcake pattern lined...

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Star Burst Quilt

Jmccombs, member | October 31st, 2011

This large throw was hand pieced. The quilting stitches are a deep purple. It measures 64"x45".

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In honor of our Soldiers

kmegamom, member | October 31st, 2011

I was asked to make an Army costume for one of my grandsons for Halloween, if I could. I didn't have a specific pattern for the costume, I just used a basic shirt and pant pattern that I had...

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Another costume for another Grandson!

kmegamom, member | October 31st, 2011

My second grandson wanted to be "Superman" for Halloween, I looked for patterns for the costume and could not find any, so I took a vintage pattern that I had of the old pajama's that snapped at the...

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My Costumes

kmegamom, member | October 31st, 2011

My Grandson is a huge Star Wars fan and wanted me to make him a star wars costume for halloween, There are no patterns for them so I fashioned that costume myself. I made the main body by making a...

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A Few of Your Favorite Notions

smcfarland, contributor | February 17th, 2011

Members of the Threads community posted pictures and details about these adorable sewing notions

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Working with Twin-Needles

ThreadsMagazine, editor | January 30th, 2011

Twin needles can be used to finish sporty or tailored garments or to create wild and wacky effects on almost any fabric.

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Gloves

Stitchy, member | January 4th, 20112 comments

This is part of a showgirl out fit I designed. I made the patterns and mixed foil spandex with satin spandex. I used the same fabric for the bustier. Added bugle beads, seed beads and...

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chan red willow art

sosum, member | September 30th, 20101 comment

this is an embroidery painting that were popular in China during the Song dynasty. i used a photo i shot of a local landscape and added my irish wolfhound and the mare and foal in...

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