A bias piping or cording between the lining and facing of a lined jacket or coat is an attractive addition. Make your own piping from purchased decorative cording or use bias strips of contrasting lining, polyester, silk, or any other silky woven fabric. One-quarter yard of fabric makes a lot of bias, and cord or […]
Pattern Weights
What’s’ your preferred method for cutting out projects—pins or pattern weights? There are sewists who swear by one or the other, but most of us tend to love both, depending on the fabric being used. Pins hold pattern tissue firmly in place for cutting, but there are some fabrics where pins can leave permanent marks […]
Five Simple Steps to Truing a Hem (preview)
Careful finishing touches on a garment are a reflection of your overall sewing skills. No matter how well your garment looks, something as simple as a puckered hem can easily detract from your garment’s overall appearance. Do you know what may cause your hems to pucker and ripple? It might be as basic as the […]
Decorative Stitches: Accenting a Print
Who doesn’t love a great print fabric? But, sometimes, it might “just need a little something” to make it pop. Enter the myriad decorative stitches found in your sewing machine…those that often sit unused and those you’ve always wanted to use but didn’t quite know where. Accenting a print is easy! Just look at the […]
Sewing Tips for Perfect Trousers (preview)
Great looking trousers, like all successful sewing projects, requires a bit of specialized attention. Here’s a collection of tips and techniques to help you achieve the best possible results: Stitching Order Stitch all vertical seams before stitching the crotch seams, except when making jeans, making sure to stitch the inseams and outseams in the same […]
Handy Notions: Tracing Wheels
The tracing wheel may be a sewing notion you were first introduced to when you began sewing, as it’s a handy way to transfer construction markings from the pattern to the fabric. Whether it’s patch pocket locations, a zipper opening, buttonholes, darts or pleats, using a tracing wheel is a quick way to get accurate […]
3 Steps to Perfecting the Princess Line Seam (preview)
Why Princess-Line? Princess-line seams often result in a smoother line that allows for a body-skimming fit. They can also be more flattering than typical darts, especially if you have a large bust or shoulders as they not only help to flatter curves, but allow for more opportunities for fitting. They can also be used to […]
Suit-ability: Repurposing Suits for Other Projects
Not all fabric we use in our projects comes from the fabric store—some comes from our own closets or from the closets of others near and dear. Have you noticed in the past few years that there are fewer and fewer men wearing suits? Blame it on the popular work-from-home phenomena or simply the trend […]
Triple Straight Stitch
Often overlooked because the machine icon doesn’t really look like the actual stitch, the triple straight stitch is a fun one, both for utility use and for embellishments. Depending on the machine brand, the stitch may also be called a straight stretch stitch or a backstitch. On the stitch screen or dial, it appears as […]
What I’m Sewing: Sinclair Patterns Bondi 22
ASG Member, Kim Caywood, shares her experience making the Bondi 22 Knit Classic Fitted T-shirt from Sinclair Patterns: Q: Item Created A. Top Q. Independent Pattern Designer A. Sinclair Patterns Q. Name and Number of Pattern A. Bondi 22 Q. Fabric Used: A. Double Brushed Poly Q. Special Embellishments/Notions Used A. None Q. Skill level […]
ASG Fashion Show 2022 – San Antonio
Make It With Wool Contest Entry: Coat & Dress
I joined ASG during Covid, having been motivated by a rediscovered ASG flyer. I had been given the flyer some years prior at the ASG booth at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, WA where I had been wearing my WA State winning Make it With Wool (MIWW) garment and was approached by the […]
Pressing Matters: Choosing the Right Iron
Next to your sewing machine, your iron may be the most important item in your sewing room. Look for features that fit your sewing needs. Auto shut-off Some sewers love it, others loathe it—that “feature” that turns your iron off when it’s not used for a certain period of time. Shut-off times vary up to […]
Make-It: Faux-Leather Trimmed Canvas Beach Bag (preview)
Here’s a simple canvas bag to take you into summer, yet is versatile enough to use the rest of the year as well! The basic 16″ x 14″ canvas bag, trimmed with faux leather, can be customized to create a bag that perfectly suits you. Add an embroidered monogram, spell out a child’s name with […]
Sewing Q&A
Welcome to this edition of sewing questions and answers: Lightbox Q. How do I use a light box? A. Light boxes are handy additions to a sewing room and they can be used to trace appliqué patterns onto fusible web, trace pattern pieces for altering, draw embroidery designs onto a garment, check placement of paper […]
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