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How to Sew Slot Seams

Decorative slot seams can add so much interest to a garment. Backed with a contrasting fabric underlay, these open seams call attention to a garment’s style lines and to the…
Embellishments: Machine-Embroider on Velvet

Velvet is sumptuous, with an elegance unlike any other fabric. It was once affordable only for royalty due to its expensive and unusual construction. It is woven on double looms,…
Embellishments: Dimensional Lace

Build rich designs with embroidery and appliqué.
Embellish a Neckline with Fabric Filigree

Nature takes shape with sculpted bias tubes created for the neckline.
How to Create Free-Motion Bobbinwork Embroidery

With beautiful thread on the bobbin, you can easily machine-stitch designs that look hand-worked.
How to Scale an Embroidery Design Without Starting From Scratch

Find out how easy it can be to scale an embroidery design to fit your project.
4 Steps to Sew Tiny Bias Tubes

Learn how to create tiny round bias strips in this excerpt from "Embellishments: Fabric spirals adorn a belt," Threads #124, by Anna Mazur.
Paying Homage to Mariano Fortuny: How to Embellish with a Beaded Edge

Make a creative finished edge with this embellishment technique. It beautifully adorns your garment, and it provides weight to the hem.
Paint Lace for Customized Color and a Unique Look

Dyeing lace trim with a paintbrush opens a kaleidoscope of possibilities, and it's an easy way to create a beautiful, unique detail for garments and accessories.
How to Sew Even Bias Fabric Loops

Sewing expert Susan Khalje shows how to change the closure on a brocade coatdress pattern that called for buttonholes and buttons by substituting bias fabric loops.

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