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Create the Perfect Sewing Space
Three professionals share what they love about where they sew.
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DVD Giveaway: Design Your Own Wardrobe with Mary Ray
18 commentsAdd this awesome DVD to your collection!
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Flattering Shoulder Tips
1 commentAchieving a flattering shoulder shape regardless of the current style.
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How to Take Four Different Body Measurements
3 commentsSusan Lazear shows you how to take four different body measurements using a variety of tools.
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Create Gentle Inner Support with Horsehair
26 commentsYes, there's boning. But there are other tools at your disposal too, among them horsehair.
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Fitting Tips with Professor King
Kenneth D. King shares tips and tricks for getting perfectly fitting garments.
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Instant Fit Check
5 commentsTrace your shoulder slope onto the back of your cutting mat to keep it handy when adjusting new patterns.
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Book Giveaway: "Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing"
69 commentsYou could win "Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing" by Gretchen Hirsch
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A Trick for Working with Raw Silk
38 commentsI got some nifty raw silk from Mood recently for a spring jacket. Working with this fabric presents some challenges!
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The Fortuny Jacket: Finessing the Facing
14 commentsFiness a selvage to run along a lapel--this was my challenge! This is another installment in the Fortuny Jacket series.
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How to Dye Silk Organza
23 commentsIt can be difficult to find exactly the right shade of silk organza; especially if it's to be used under lace and meant to match one's skin tone. Here, I'll show you how I do it.
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Quick Tip: Button Placement Inside a Vertical Buttonhole
15 commentsLearn how to place a button in a vertical buttonhole so the button won't slip out while wearing and the front garment sides won't become uneven.
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A Quick Fix for a Baggy Blue Coat
29 commentsI bought this blue coat recently at a thrift shop. Since it was only $3.00 I didn't want to go through too much effort to fix it!
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Save Your Fabric from Pulls and Snags
1 commentHere's a sewing room solution for a tricky fabric problem.
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What's Your Sewing Storage Solution?
32 commentsRead tips from real sewers, and share your own!
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Four Serging Techniques
21 commentsPamela Leggett explains how to use your serger to create gathers, pretty lettuce edging, and how to properly serge corners and curves.
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How to Edgestitch and Topstitch a Collar Lapel
10 commentsFine sewing vanishes from the viewers eye, but if it is a mistake, it becomes very visible.
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How to Miter the Inside Corner of a Hong Kong Finish
17 commentsThis is a technique I showed my students at F.I.T. recently.
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Firming Up Fabrics with Gelatine
38 commentsStabilizing fabrics is nothing new - and it can be a big help.
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