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Petti Pants: Equal Parts Romance and Ruffles
If you’ve spent even five minutes on sewing TikTok, Pinterest, or cottagecore Instagram lately, you’ve probably noticed a surprising garment quietly taking over: petti pants. Also called pettipants, bloomers, or lace pants, these floaty, feminine bottoms are suddenly everywhere — layered under oversized shirts, peeking out beneath dresses, or worn boldly as statement pants all […]
Hurray for Hemstitching
Hemstitching is actually a very old technique that was done by tediously drawing threads and embellishing with hand stitches, but in today’s world it’s easy to do by machine. What you need The secret to hemstitching is the perfect combo of fabric, specialty needle, thread, stabilizer and stitches. Linen and linen blends are ideal as […]
A Little Fabric, A Lot of Drama
When you sew your own clothes, you already know this simple truth: the final garment is only half the story. The other half is a comedy of errors, fabric scraps, questionable decisions, and a level of optimism that borders on delusion. Let’s start with pattern sizing—arguably the greatest work of fiction in the sewing world. […]
