Videos in the Series

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  Welcome to Teach Yourself to Sew, Season 3

  Get started learning how to sew with our beginner video series.
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  How to Measure Your Shoulder Slope

  Learn all about shoulder slopes and why it is important to measure and match your shoulder slope when sewing your clothes.
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  Compare Your Shoulder Slope to the Pattern

  Learn how to find your exact shoulder slope with this simple technique of tracing your shoulders.
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  Alter the Pattern’s Shoulder Slope

  Learn everything you need to know about altering a pattern's shoulder slope.
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  Measure Your Clothes for Fit

  Measure your favorite shirt, jacket, and pants to make a new pattern fit like your best clothes.
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  Sewing Different Sleeve Styles 101

  Garment sewing expert Judith Neukam looks at different sleeve styles, then focuses on the most common sleeve design and how to add a dart at the elbow.
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  Create Five Sleeve Styles from One Pattern

  By making small changes to just one sleeve pattern, you can get many versions. Garment sewing expert Judith Neukam shows how to create five sleeve styles
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  Anatomy of a Skirt and Measurements You Need to Make One

  Learn the components of a skirt, with a close look at several skirt styles. Then find out the key measurements you need to make a skirt.
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  Sew a Straight Skirt with Ease

  We'll show you how to change the style of a straight skirt just by changing its ease.
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  Anatomy of Pants and How to Create a Pants Back Yoke

  Learn all about pants, from seams to darts to back yokes, in this video focusing on the anatomy of pants.
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  Sew Side-Seam and Quarter-Cut Pockets

  Side-seam and quarter-cut, or slant, pockets are included in a garment's construction. Garment sewing expert Judith Neukam shares some tips for sewing them.
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  One-Seam Pants Sewing Project

  Easy garments, like this one-seam pants project, can be made today and worn tomorrow.
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  Bound Buttonholes

  Bound button holes are easy to make and look great.
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  Finish the Wrong Side of a Buttonhole

  How to finish the back of your bound button hole.
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  Shaped Bound Buttonholes

  Shaped bound button holes are a perfect fix for buttons that are too large or too small.
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  Conclusion – Notes on fitting, books, DVDs, and more

  We'll share an array of resources you can use to learn about fitting.
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  Buy Teach Yourself to Sew, Season 3 Now!

  Judith Neukam is back with a new season of Teach Yourself to Sew, this time focused on shape.