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Try Modern Appliqué on Your Next Jacket

Learn how to create one-of-a-kind jackets through appliqué or reverse appliqué, coupled with boro stitching, on layered fabrics for an interesting textured look.
Playing with Needle-Turn Appliqué

Embellish your next garment with needle-turn appliqué. This hand-sewn method, detailed by Nisan Aktürk, works for applying all kinds of shapes, from whimsical to practical.
Make a Statement with Oversized Appliqués

This spring, enjoy the contemporary trend for coats with extra-large embellishments by trying large appliqué.
Echoed Embellishment Technique

I love to experiment with embellishment techniques. As a result, I have a closet filled with samples I’ve made of stitching, appliqué, stenciling, painting, quilting, color-blocking, beading—the list is endless. My…
Web Extra: Inset Lace Appliqué

Sew inset lace appliqués onto a solid-colored garment with cut-away “reveals” around all the construction seams. This large-scale inset lace appliqué technique makes the lace appear to frame the garment’s…
Create Custom Adornments with Basic Hand-beading Skills

Custom-made adornments for garments, bags, hair ornaments, or jewelry are delightfully easy to create. Basic hand-beading skills and a simple backing method produce beautiful pieces you can attach to ready-to-wear…
DIY Insignia: Stitch Original Emblems from Wool and Fancy Trims

Take a cue from traditional school uniforms or medieval heraldry and try this fun and creative appliqué technique. It is an easy-to-learn way to add panache to your clothes without…
How to Sew an Elegant Velvet Appliqué

A fanciful underwater scene decorates the entire hem of this black linen skirt, which probably dates from the mid-20th century; it's now in the collection of Carole Rothstein. Appliquéd by…
A Better Way to Appliqué

Embellished appliqué on a filmy background is lovely but may not seem easy to accomplish. Traditional appliqué methods require invisible hand stitches or heavy machine-sewn satin stitches— both of which…
Cutaway Florals Applique Design | Web Extra

Download a pretty design for reverse appliqué.

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appliqué

Try Modern Appliqué on Your Next Jacket

Playing with Needle-Turn Appliqué

Make a Statement with Oversized Appliqués

Echoed Embellishment Technique

Web Extra: Inset Lace Appliqué

Create Custom Adornments with Basic Hand-beading Skills

DIY Insignia: Stitch Original Emblems from Wool and Fancy Trims

How to Sew an Elegant Velvet Appliqué

A Better Way to Appliqué

Cutaway Florals Applique Design | Web Extra

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Try Modern Appliqué on Your Next Jacket

Playing with Needle-Turn Appliqué

Make a Statement with Oversized Appliqués

Echoed Embellishment Technique

Web Extra: Inset Lace Appliqué

Create Custom Adornments with Basic Hand-beading Skills

DIY Insignia: Stitch Original Emblems from Wool and Fancy Trims

How to Sew an Elegant Velvet Appliqué

A Better Way to Appliqué

Cutaway Florals Applique Design | Web Extra

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