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How to Add Mock Cuffs on Short Sleeves
12 commentsThis little detail gives a sporty look to a short sleeve.
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DVD Giveaway: Design Your Own Wardrobe with Mary Ray
77 commentsAdd this awesome DVD to your collection!
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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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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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Quick Tip: Button Placement Inside a Vertical Buttonhole
16 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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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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The Winner of "Industry Insider Techniques" with Louise Cutting, DVD Volumes 1-4 is...
See if you are the winner of this great DVD bundle.
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The Winner of "Power Sewing Toolbox 1 and 2" by Sandra Betzina is...
See if you are the winner of these two books SIGNED by the author!
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Book Giveaway: "Power Sewing Toolbox 1 and 2" by Sandra Betzina
109 commentsFind out how you can enter to win this pair of signed books.
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Tips for Styling Jeans from Angela Wolf
5 commentsFrom coloring to style, there is a jean style for every day. Learn great tips for sewing jeans from designer Angela Wolf.
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Two Techniques for Edges
27 commentsPam Howard shares an easy way to sew a shirt hem as well as a quick mitering method.
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Industry Insider Techniques DVD, Vol. 1
Louise Cutting shares a behind-the-scenes look at how professionals construct fine clothing worthy of designer labels.
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Rayon Fabric and Interfacing Placement
18 commentsInterfacing is the back bone for garment construction. When placed in the wrong direction, it can make the garment look less than professional.
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Industry Insider Techniques DVD, Vol. 2
Louise Cutting demystifies the complexities of duplicating designer looks as she demonstrates important techniques in step-by-step detail.
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Creating a Minifacing
35 commentsMini-facings, right in the corners of a square neckline, stabilize angled seams without needing separate facings.
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The Big Finish - Completing the Fantasy Fur Jacket
16 commentsThe final installment to the epic series of posts on making this hairy beast! We'll be covering lining the jacket, as well as final details in this post.
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Corsets from the Hardware Store!
43 commentsSome of my students told me of using zip ties as a substitute for whalebone in corsets, and--it works!
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