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Sewing Skills Library




Where are you in your sewing journey – just beginning, confident but wondering where to go next, or well down the path to becoming an expert?  Our library of tips and techniques is a great resource for sewists of all levels of expertise.

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Not a member?  Here's a small sample to whet your appetite.  Full access to the library is available when you join.

Concealed Button Placket

Faux French Seam

Invisible Zipper Insertion

No-gape In-seam Pocket


BIAS BINDING

Make Your Own Bias Binding (video)

Facing a Curved Edge With Bias Tape (video)
Binding a Curved Edge With Bias Tape (video)

Index

BUTTONHOLES

Concealed Button Placket

Facing for Bound Buttonholes (video)

Hand-worked Buttonholes

Rectangular Bound Buttonhole (video)

Triangular Bound Buttonhole (video)

Spanish Snap Buttonhole

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COLLARS and necklines

All-in-One Facing

Attach a 'bump-free' collar stand  (Pattern pieces for practice sample)

Banded V-Neck

Collar with Decorative Bands

Draft a Cowl Neck (video)

Fix a Gaping Neckline

Perfect Collar Points (video)

Precision Plackets

Sheer Collar

Slashed Opening with Underlay

V-Neck With Tie Collar

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DARTS

Balanced Darts

Change Darts to Princess Lines

Designing with Darts (video)
Raise/Lower a Bust Dart

Waist Darts Re-Designed

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EMBELLISHMENT

Perfect Piping

Sequin Flowers

Tucks - Mark and Sew Accurately   Calculator for Tucks

Tucks - Modify a Plain Pattern to Include Tucks

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FASTENINGS

Covered Snaps (video)

Hook and Eye - attaching with the couture method

Thread bars - the couture method

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hems

Blind hem - how to sew (video by Made to Sew)

Commercial Blind Hem Stitch - how to unpick

Hemming Techniques

Mastering the Narrow Hem Foot

Mitred Lapped Vent

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pattern adjustments

Adapting Woven Patterns for Knits   Knit Stretch Gauge

Change Darts to Princess Lines

Draft a Cowl Neck Top (video)

Fixing a Gaping Neckline

Full Bust Adjustment - for garment with bust darts

Prominent Shoulder Blades

Raise/Lower a Bust Dart

Reposition Bust Apex for Princess Seam

Round Back 

Sleeve Cap Adjustment for Forward Shoulder

Sway Back 

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pockets

Curved Welt Pocket (video)

Double Welt/Jetted Pocket (video)

French Seam Pocket

Invisibily Stitched Patch Pocket aka Bluff Pocket (video)

No-gape In-seam Pocket

Single Welt Pocket (video)    -    Pattern Pieces

Welt Patch Pocket

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SEAM FINISHES

Faux French Seam

Flat Fell Seam

French Seam

French Seam Refinement (video)

Hairline seam (video) - used for sheer fabrics

Hong Kong Seam

Strap Seam (also known as a slot seam)

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sleeves

Easy Sleeve Placket and Cuff

Origami Sleeve

Remove excess cap ease using new design lines

Sleeve Adjustments - bicep, cap height and cap ease

Sleeve Cap Adjustment for Forward shoulder

Sleeve Ease Guidelines

Sleeve Plackets, Tailored (video)  |  Sleeve placket pattern

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STITCHES

Back stitch (video)

Catch stitch (video)

Fell stitch (video)

Running stitch (video)

Slip stitch (video)

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WAISTBANDS

Draft a Contoured (Curved) Waistband

Couture Waistbands

Expanding Waistbands

Waistband with Mitred Corner

Waistband with Slot Buttonhole

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zippers 

Inserting a Lapped Zipper  (video)

Inserting a Lapped Zipper (written instructions)

Inserting a Lapped Zipper by Hand

Inserting an Invisible Zipper 

Inserting an Exposed Zipper  |  Exposed Zipper Measurement Chart

Invisibly Stitched Zipper (couture method)

Couture Fly Zipper

Fly Front Zipper with Zipper Guard  |   Pattern Pieces

Mock Fly Front  |  Pattern Pieces

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other

Boning - Not Just for Corsets

Built-in Skirt Hangers

Hand Sewing Needle Guide

Lined Vent/Walking Split (video)
Mastering Mitre Corners (video)

Mastering Sheer Fabrics (video)

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