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Learn to Sew Artistic Buttonholes

There’s no reason buttonholes must be purely functional. Learn how to create embellished buttonholes with embroidery and beads.
Elastic For Every Project

Find out how to use the top elastic products to best advantage.
Embellishments: Elegant Edges

Creating a decorative or fancy edge doesn’t have to be complicated or require elaborate stitches. By experimenting with stitch length, needle type, and different thread options, you’ll discover new and…
Learn All About Sewing on a Button

It may sound like Sewing 101, but there’s more to sewing on a button securely than meets the eye. Learn how to attach buttons here.
Embellishments: How to Create Simple Embroidery

In this article, we’ll go over simple embroidery materials and how to make the outline stitch, satin stitch, and raised knot stitch.
Embellishments: How to Create Artistic Bindings

If standard bias-bound garment edges leave you cold and uninspired, my alternative binding technique offers a fresh way to finish edges. An appliquéd binding creates a beautiful finish and embellishment…
Embellishments: How to Create Scalloped Piping

A self-fabric piping or decorative trim can add considerable interest to an otherwise ordinary neckline, armhole, or other edge. This sweet scalloped piping is easy to create with the blind-hem…
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…
Bridge Open Seams with Beads and Sequins

Accent seamlines and garment edges with hand-sewn sequin and bead clusters that bridge the gap between separate rolled edges. Joining seams by hand with beaded accents is a labor of…
How to Sew Shisha Embroidery

Shisha embroidery is the technique of stitching a border around small pieces of metal or glass to attach them to fabric. It originated in Southeast Asia, and examples of shisha…

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embellishments

Learn to Sew Artistic Buttonholes

Elastic For Every Project

Embellishments: Elegant Edges

Learn All About Sewing on a Button

Embellishments: How to Create Simple Embroidery

Embellishments: How to Create Artistic Bindings

Embellishments: How to Create Scalloped Piping

DIY Insignia: Stitch Original Emblems from Wool and Fancy Trims

Bridge Open Seams with Beads and Sequins

How to Sew Shisha Embroidery

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Live and Learn | Letter from the Editor

Reimagining a Couture Look by Galliano

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embellishments

Learn to Sew Artistic Buttonholes

Elastic For Every Project

Embellishments: Elegant Edges

Learn All About Sewing on a Button

Embellishments: How to Create Simple Embroidery

Embellishments: How to Create Artistic Bindings

Embellishments: How to Create Scalloped Piping

DIY Insignia: Stitch Original Emblems from Wool and Fancy Trims

Bridge Open Seams with Beads and Sequins

How to Sew Shisha Embroidery

Threads Magazine

Live and Learn | Letter from the Editor

Reimagining a Couture Look by Galliano

Add Bonnie Cashin Pockets

2023 Make It With Wool Winners

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