I love to do embroidery and when I work with cotton fabrics, I always starch them well before hooping. The starch makes the fabric crisp and the embroidery clean. After stitching, I then press again—without starch. After pressing a couple of the quilt blocks, I noticed some wrinkles along the stitching lines that I hadn’t […]
Radial Grading
Radial Grading, also known as Radial Projection, was a method used by pattern companies many years ago and I’ve often wondered why it’s not used any longer — it certainly would save a lot of paper and printing butt does require a little more effort on the part of the user. During the first part […]
RN Numbers
Clothing and Textile Manufacturer Registration Numbers Mom needed a new pair of jeans. She gave me a pair that has a hole worn in the knee and asked that I just put a patch on them because they are good enough to wear around her apartment. As a dutiful daughter, I brought them home to […]
Sewing with a Serger
This is a snippet from our full-length video on Sergers, available to members. In this snippet, we cover: How to place the thread on your serger using spool caps How to prevent the needle from falling into the hole when replacing the needle How to re-insert a new needle Why there’s a hole in the […]
Taste of ASG Video – Pattern Drafting
Get a Taste of ASG with these snippets from our full-length video on Pattern Drafting. Membership in The American Sewing Guild gives you access to over 150 educational videos and project files, as well as a subscription to our quarterly magazine. Become a member today to take advantage of special offers, member discounts, education, meetings […]
Sewing Projects (video)
This is a snippet from our full-length video on Sewing Projects, available to members. In this snippet, we cover: How to place the thread on your serger using spool caps How to prevent the needle from falling into the hole when replacing the needle How to re-insert a new needle Why there’s a hole in […]
Taste of ASG Video – Machine Embroidery
Get a Taste of ASG with these snippets from our full-length video on Machine Embroidery. Membership in The American Sewing Guild gives you access to over 150 educational videos and project files, as well as a subscription to our quarterly magazine. Become a member today to take advantage of special offers, member discounts, education, meetings […]
Taste of ASG Video – Garment Sewing
Get a Taste of ASG with these snippets from our full-length video on Garment Sewing. Membership in The American Sewing Guild gives you access to over 150 educational videos and project files, as well as a subscription to our quarterly magazine. Become a member today to take advantage of special offers, member discounts, education, meetings […]
Taste of ASG Video – Fitting
Get a Taste of ASG with these snippets from our full-length video on Fitting. Membership in The American Sewing Guild gives you access to over 150 educational videos and project files, as well as a subscription to our quarterly magazine. Become a member today to take advantage of special offers, member discounts, education, meetings and […]
2017 Fabric Design Contest
Congratulations to Cecelia Harris on her winning design for the ASG 2017 Fabric Design Contest sponsored by Brother. She also created 3 companion designs that will make up our official ASG fabric line and can be purchased at MyFabricDesigns.com. Cecelia’s winning design was selected by a vote by chapter presidents earlier this year. The winning […]
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