If you want to make a custom bra, you'll need patterns as well as elastic, hook closures, rings, slides, and more. Here are some companies that sell what you need.
Once you select your style and perfect the fit, you can sew your own custom bra again and again.
Tame the slinkiest of fabrics with these finishing techniques: French seam, double zigzag, turned and stitched seam, Hong Kong seam, and serged seam.
As when attaching a turtleneck, you divide the neckline and binding each into quarters, then stretch the binding to fit the neckline. Watch this video to learn how.
Follow these step-by-step drawings and incorporate a couturier technique in your own garments.
If you've succeeded sizing your pattern to make a pair of pants that fit, you can record your changes on these downloadable planning sheets.
Create a smooth, professional-looking edge that stretches.
Thread serger needles before putting them into the machine
Use elastic cording to create no-slide shoulder straps
A method for producing smoother, neater seams
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