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Mitering Magic
While miters may serve as a basic way to clean-finish garments, they are just cool enough to think about using as embellishments. Why not feature them on your garments and show off your skills? It’s fun to use a normally utilitarian technique as an artistic detail. There are three miter techniques that lend themselves to […]
Cuff Placket Pointers
If you’re making a shirt or blouse with long sleeves, you know that you need space to get your hand through the cuff opening, and that’s where a placket is needed. A placket is the opening above the actual cuff. The most common treatment of that opening is to bind it in a matching fabric, […]
Sewing Q&A: Pull Marks, Sherpa Closures, and Machine Cleaning
What causes little pulled marks and discolored threads in my fabric? There are a variety of causes for pulled marks in fabric. First, there can be an actual flaw in the fabric, whether in the weave, the dyeing process or the printing process. But, if the mark occurs as you cut, the culprit is very […]
