Do you use a Tailor’s Ham? Not sure what that is? It’s a pressing tool that’s used to get your rounded seams nice and smooth. Read more in this great post from No Big Dill and then use the fabulous tutorial to make one.
Sewing with Elastic Thread
Sewing with elastic thread is easier than you think. Shirring, sewing with elastic thread is great for making quick sundresses. Give it a try I bet you’re find it addicting!
Learn how to sew with elastic thread with Rae Gun Ramblings.
How to Use Bias Tape
Do you know how to sew with bias tape? This guide from Positively Splendid is great.
Learn how to use bias tape.
Make Sewing Patterns from Your Clothes
Do you have a favorite item of clothing you wish you could clone? Did you know you can make sewing patterns from your clothes without destroying them? The process is called rub off patterning, and Melly Sews has several step by step tutorials to show you how. Start with this one for a t-shirt, and find links to more types of garments at the bottom of that post.
How to Sew Lace
Lace is gorgeous but it requires special handling to look its best. Melly Sews shares great tips for invisible seams and decorative hems in her how to sew lace post here.
Break Out Of That Sewing Slump
Ever get stuck in a sewing slump? Don’t know where to start to break the cycle of sewing machine avoidance? There are many reasons why it may have begun but once you sit down at that sewing machine again, you’ll be back to churning out beautiful projects.
Click over to read how your favorite sewing bloggers break out of a sewing funk and regain their sewjo!
How To Break Out Of A Sewing Slump
Top 5 Sewing Tips for Professional Results
Ready to up your sewing game? Maybe you’re ready to sell what you make or give gifts that you’re SO proud of, inside and out? See these sewing tips over at On Sutton Place that will guide you to finished pieces that will have people saying “YOU MADE THIS?!?!?” (Isn’t that the BEST FEELING?!?)
Tricky Sewing Words
These days so many of us learn to sew by reading blogs, tutorials and patterns. Many of us sew for fun but don’t have formal training and don’t have people we talk to about sewing. So we may recognize tricky sewing words and know what they mean — but how to say them? Not necessarily!
We’ve asked some of our favorite bloggers to help put together some clips of commonly mispronounced sewing words. Enjoy this, and then READ ON for how to pronounce these words correctly!
Hear how to say these commonly mispronounced sewing words! Click the box above or the links below!
appliquè armscye batiste chambray crepe de chine grosgrain jacquard
lamè muslin ombré panne ponte ruching selvage
sequins sew shirring toile tulle voile (and a special CELEBRITY APPEARANCE!)
How to Hem Knits
Sewing with knits is great but sometimes when it comes to hemming them things can come out wonky. Whether your hems get wavy or your stitches pop when put under normal wear and tear sometimes hemming knits can be tricky. This trick will change your knit sewing life. Learn how to get professional looking (and acting) hems with this secret and easy knit hemming trick!
Read all about how to hem knits now at Rae Gun Ramblings.
Zippers 101
Does the idea of putting in a zipper give you anxiety? Stress no more. The Crazy Tailor demystifies zippers in her SUPER informative post over at Peek-a-boo Patterns Shop Blog.
Head over to learn the basics about sewing with zippers.