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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

March 1, 2017

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 […]

Tagged With: sewing, sewing projects

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