sewing with silk

Sewing with Silk: Conclusion

Instructor Katrina Walker summarizes the lessons she taught to get you ready to sew silk fearlessly and successfully.
Sewing with Silk: Hemming Chiffon

Don't let hemming chiffon frighten you: Learn two methods that are easy and produce clean, narrow hems with just the right amount of weight.
Sewing with Silk: Bound and Faced Hems

These two hem finishes give garments a high-quality look, prevent damage, and add weight so the garment hangs gracefully.
Sewing with Silk: Seam Finishes

Discover three easy ways to clean-finish the seam allowances on your silk projects. These finishes protect the seams and prevent fraying.
Luxury Loungewear Challenge: Sewing with Silk and Fitting Without Darts

Even relaxed silk loungewear can benefit from fitting adjustments. Learn how to calculate bust-cup size and remove darts to improve fit. Also get six tips for sewing with and caring…
Sewing with Silk: Pressing Silk

The right tools, iron setting, and moisture application makes pressing silk straightforward, and ensures excellent results.
Sewing with Silk: Sewing Tips

Find out ways to make it easy to stitch slippery, unstable silk fabrics. These tips ensure you have smooth, even seamlines.
Sewing with Silk: Tools and Supplies for Sewing Silk

Find out the best pins, needles, and threads to use when sewing silk. The right tools and supplies ensure successful, easy sewing.
Sewing with Silk: Cutting Silk

Silk fabrics like to shift and slither as you cut them. Find out the best way to control these textiles for accurate, clean cutting.
Sewing with Silk: Stabilizing Silk

Stabilizing is the key to easy cutting, sewing, and pressing silk successfully. Tame slithery silk fabrics with liquid or spray products.

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sewing with silk

Sewing with Silk: Conclusion

Sewing with Silk: Hemming Chiffon

Sewing with Silk: Bound and Faced Hems

Sewing with Silk: Seam Finishes

Luxury Loungewear Challenge: Sewing with Silk and Fitting Without Darts

Sewing with Silk: Pressing Silk

Sewing with Silk: Sewing Tips

Sewing with Silk: Tools and Supplies for Sewing Silk

Sewing with Silk: Cutting Silk

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Sewing with Silk: Conclusion

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Sewing with Silk: Seam Finishes

Luxury Loungewear Challenge: Sewing with Silk and Fitting Without Darts

Sewing with Silk: Pressing Silk

Sewing with Silk: Sewing Tips

Sewing with Silk: Tools and Supplies for Sewing Silk

Sewing with Silk: Cutting Silk

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