Embellishment

Learn to Sew Artistic Buttonholes

There’s no reason buttonholes must be purely functional. Learn how to create embellished buttonholes with embroidery and beads.
Natalie Chanin’s Journey Home: Reflections From the Slow-Fashion Innovator

The founder and designer behind Alabama Chanin is one of the most creative artists and entrepreneurs working today.
Eye Love You Brooches

Threads digital ambassador Gilbert Muniz shares his fascination with eye jewelry in this tutorial on making eye brooches.
How to Make Those Unforgettable Sequin Flowers

Follow Gilbert Muniz's sequin flower obsession and his step-by-step instructions for creating the simple, fast, and fun embellishment.
Frame Your Face with a Butterfly-Shaped Statement Collar

This neckline treatment is a way to perk up a basic blouse pattern. Learn how to create a wing-shaped collar to frame your face.
Valentino-Inspired Adornment

Add dimension with petals and crystals
How to Create Denim Details

Learn how to add designer details spotted on the runways: reverse appliqué with machine-embroidered patches, beading, ribbon, and more.
Learn to Make Your Own Designer Denim

Love designer denim? Stop and explore here the potential of denim design as a high-fashion fabric with custom clothier Patricia Robison.
How to Couch Yarn to Fabric with Your Sewing Machine

Eyelash yarn couched to fabric is an interesting embellishment, like fraying stripes. Here’s a method to couch yarn to fabric with your sewing machine. You “couch,” or sew, it with…
Prepatching Jeans

Is there a best practice for determining the shape of the reinforcement piece?

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