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Adding Embroidered Butterflies à la Valentino

Learn to create a designer look by hand-sewing and attaching embroidered butterflies to a garment or accessory. Threads Digital Ambassador JW Loveday shows you how.

My Favorite Trouser-Making Details, Part 4: Waistband Finishes

Discover different techniques for finishing waistbands and waistline facings in trouser-making. From using fabric selvage to bias-binding and ready-made linings, this article covers various options for a clean and professional…

Learn Hand Embroidery on Knits

You love to wear easy knits. Now you can give them a personalized and lighthearted upgrade with hand stitching.

Double-Cloth Sewing Techniques

Learn how to sew with double cloth fabric to create reversible and fashionable garments. Check out these techniques and tips for sewing with double cloth fabric.

Add Interest with a Tab Welt Pocket

Learn how to construct angled welt pockets for a unique and stylish look. Follow the step-by-step guide from Threads Magazine to create this pocket detail.

Learn the Korean Textile Art of Bojagi

Learn about the rich heritage of bojagi, traditional Korean wrapping cloths.

A Cache of Couture Gowns From the Callot Soeurs

Discover the dress collection of socialite Hortense Mitchell Acton, featuring 21 dresses from the prestigious couture house Callot Soeurs.

Understand the Role of Interfacing in Garment Structure

Learn about interfacing in garment construction. Choose the right type of interfacing based on fabric, weight, and application method.

Building a Collection, Part 2: Rendering

Fashion sketching or rendering translates an idea into a design. Gilbert Muniz walks this evolving process as he builds a collection.

My Favorite Trouser-Making Details, Part 3: Buttoned Cuffs

Subtle but thoughtful buttoned cuffs add a fine detail to tailored trousers. Digital Ambassador Nisan Aktürk shows how to add them to your next pair.

A Year of "Re": Rework from the Mending Pile

Find out what Becky Fulgoni did to rework four T-shirts she had banished to the mending pile. The simple change returned all to her closet.

Building a Collection, Part 1: Inspiration

Learn how Gilbert Muniz started with an inspiration, in the first installment of this four-part series on building a clothing collection.

My Favorite Trouser-Making Details, Part 2: Adding Internal Buttons

Trousers look and feel better with an extended fly shield or button tab plus an internal button. Learn how to add them in this step-by-step tutorial.

A Year of "Re": Reclaim the Roaring '20s

Becky Fulgoni chose to reclaim kimono fabric and design a dress for a 1920s-themed wedding. She then designed and sewed a fur-trimmed cocoon coat.

A Year of "Re": Rehabilitate Forgotten Treasures

As part of her current Year of "Re" series, Becky Fulgoni chose to rehabilitate scraps of fabric that her husband had brought back from Japan years ago.

My Favorite Trouser-Making Details, Part 1: Overview

A fan of menswear-inspired garments, Nisan Aktürk shares her best-loved trouser-making details and why they work so well on the high-waisted, pleated styles she sews.