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July 26, 2019

Threads Magazine is Sewing for ASG Conference. Are you?

Threads Magazine Sewing for ASG Conference

Closing in on the finish line… The American Sewing Guild’s annual conference starts next week! Conference is August 1 through 4, 2019 in the greater Boston area and the crew at Threads magazine has been diligently working on garments for Wear Your ASG Pattern Day on Friday, August 2. They wanted to share an update […]

Tagged With: garment sewing, sewing, Threads Magazine

June 26, 2019

Join Threads Magazine in Sewing for ASG Conference

Sarah and Erica from Threads Magazine

The American Sewing Guild’s annual conference is always a blast. Every time I attend, I enjoy classes, shopping, the fashion show, the keynote address, and all the sewing camaraderie. ASG Conference is August 1 through 4, 2019, in the greater Boston area, and the Threads team is raring to go! We recently started a group […]

Tagged With: ASG Conference, sewing, Threads

June 7, 2019

10-Minute Table Runner

10 Minute Table Runner

It’s always helpful to have a quick project idea in your toolkit for those times when you need a quick gift or when you’ve finished a difficult project and you just need a simple win. This ten minute table runner is the perfect gift or pick-me-up project. Material Required Theme Print: 10″-12″ (1/3 yard) of […]

Tagged With: home dec, project, sewing

May 31, 2019

Alabama Chanin, a Pioneer of Slow Fashion

Alabama Chanin

We have grown used to getting everything we want as fast as possible. Even in the fashion industry, fast fashion – otherwise known as inexpensive clothing made quickly and, typically, with lower quality – has become the norm. However, there is a burgeoning group of talented artisans who are fighting against bottom-barrel quality and prices […]

Tagged With: sewing, Slow Fashion

May 17, 2019

My Welcome to ASG Membership Shirt

Deborah Kreiling shirt

Proud to be a brand new member! For 15 years, I had been a vendor at the Puyallup Sewing and Stitchery Expo; however, this year was my first time attending as a sewing consumer and a brand new American Sewing Guild Member. Imagine how excited I was when I was invited to appear in the […]

Tagged With: members, sewing

April 26, 2019

A Creative Journey into the Land of Koos

Koos Coat - Marla Kazell

In 2017 I decided to set a goal of growing my creative skills. I am a process/rows-and-columns kind of thinker by nature so these skills do not come naturally to me. As I set out to look for ways to achieve my goal, I decided to sign up for Marla Kazell’s Koos coat workshop using […]

Tagged With: Koos coat, sewing

April 19, 2019

Me Made May Challenge

Me Made May

Depending on where you’re from, May brings to mind the smell of spring, the taste of mint juleps while watching the Kentucky Derby, or the colors of Cinco De Mayo. But when you’re a sewing enthusiast, it might remind you of something else:  Me Made May! If you haven’t heard of Me Made May before, […]

Tagged With: Me Made May, sewing

April 5, 2019

How have you used your ASG fabric?

ASG fabric

Calling all members! What have you been making from our ASG fabric? We are currently looking for original designs that our members created from our very own unique fabric—the one with the dress forms and the ASG logo. We were thrilled when we received nearly 1,300 submissions for our 2018 contest. Despite the great response, […]

Tagged With: asg fabric, project, sewing

February 23, 2019

The French Jacket Experience

French Jacket

The allure of the classic French jacket – its mystique has captivated for years. Long before rediscovering garment sewing several years ago, I admired this garment for its timeless elegance on the outside, never understanding that the magic on the inside is the real story. Quilting lofty bouclé to silk lining with rows of stitches […]

Tagged With: Chanel, Fashion, sewing

October 3, 2017

Create a Smooth Quilt Binding Join

Quilt binding how-to

I consider myself a very novice quilter although others have said I’m more intermediate to beginner-advanced. I’ve been sewing for years, I can read a pattern, sew an accurate seam allowance, and love using software and a long-arm to do my quilting. My goal has been to “perfect” (for my little quilting world) a quilt […]

Tagged With: quilt, quilt binding, sewing

September 28, 2017

Mystery of the Shrinking Embroidery Stabilizer

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 […]

Tagged With: embroidery, machine embroidery, sewing, stabilizer

June 14, 2017

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 […]

Tagged With: costume making, Dot Pattern System, pattern drafting, pattern grading, radial grading, scale rulers, sewing, Sunburst Pattern System

June 1, 2017

RN Numbers

Textile manufacturer RN #

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 […]

Tagged With: RN Numbers, sewing

March 1, 2017

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 […]

Tagged With: serger, sewing

March 1, 2017

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 […]

Tagged With: pattern, pattern drafting, sewing

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