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Keep Fabric Info Handy

ThreadsMagazine, editor | November 11th, 2008

Saving fabric information can be helpful for future purposes.

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Prevent Prewash Fraying

ThreadsMagazine, editor | November 11th, 20082 comments

A wide zigzag stitch can help minimize fraying.

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Video: Cut Synthetics with a Hot Tool

Video: Cut Synthetics with a Hot Tool

ThreadsMagazine, editor | November 2nd, 20081 comment

The low melting point of synthetic shell fabrics makes cutting overlays with a hot tool a simple job.

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Use a Whetstone to Smooth Machine Needles

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 2008

Using a whetstone can help extend the life of your needles

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Choose the Right Notions when Sewing White Fabric

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20081 comment

Tips for selecting notions for white fabric

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Sewing In a Zipper

Sewing In a Zipper

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20088 comments

Learn now to install centered, lapped, and invisible zippers.

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20 Ways to Improve Your Sewing

20 Ways to Improve Your Sewing

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20083 comments

Use these sewing principles to streamline your work and greatly enhance its quality.

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Smooth Curved Seam

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20083 comments

A tip for sewing a convex curved piece to a concave curved piece

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Zipper Finishing Made Easy

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 2008

Use machine-basting and quilter's tape to sew a perfect zipper

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Hemmer Foot for Piping

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20081 comment

A hemmer foot allows for easier adjustment and better stitching

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Drawstrings that Stretch

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20082 comments

Elastic drawstrings make clothing more comfortable to wear and more accomodating to minor weight changes

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Mirror Image Pleats

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 2008

Notch the pleat positions on both the skirt and the waistband in order to get equally deep and evenly-spaced pleats.

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Perfect Thread Tension Every Time

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20082 comments

Perfect your tension setting by having the top and bobbin threads break in exactly the same place

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Speaking of Buttons

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 2008

A simple zigzag stitch allows you to sew lots of buttons by machine in half the time

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No-Bulk Elastic Joint

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20082 comments

Make a smooth elastic joint with the help of a thin piece of fabric

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Color-Code Pleat-Marking Lines

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 2008

Use different thread colors to differentiate between marked foldlines and placement lines

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Binding with Fusible Thread

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 2008

Use fusible thread in your bobbin for flawless binding aplications.

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Prethread Serger Needles

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 2008

Thread serger needles before putting them into the machine

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Build in No-Slide Shoulder Straps

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 20081 comment

Use elastic cording to create no-slide shoulder straps

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Neat Seams without Backstitching

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 17th, 2008

A method for producing smoother, neater seams

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