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Daniela

How to shorten jacket sleeves — In this tutorial, I’m going to I am going to show you how to shorten sleeves on a lined jacket. These are the step-by-step instructions. If you prefer the video tutorial, scroll down to the bottom of this page. Here is the jacket I’m going to be working on. […]

How to shorten sleeves on a lined jacket or coat

in Alterations / Sewing Tutorials tagged sewing alterations / sewing repairs / shortening sleeves by Daniela

replace the zipper on a puffer coat — In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how I repalce the zipper on a jacket. These are the step-by-step instructions. If you prefer the video tutorial, scroll down to the bottom of this page. Before I start with this alteration, I want to say that I know zippers […]

How to replace the zipper on a jacket

in Alterations / Sewing Tutorials tagged how to repair zippers / how to replace a zipper / sewing alterations / sewing tutorial / zippers by Daniela

How to sew buttonholes and buttons — In this post, I’m going to show you how to sew buttons and buttonholes with your sewing machine. You can read the instructions, or if you prefer, scroll down to the bottom of the page for the video. Either way, let’s dive into sewing buttons and buttonholes with a sewing […]

How to sew buttons and buttonholes

in Sewing Tutorials tagged button foot / buttonhole foot / sewing buttonholes / sewing buttons by Daniela

Draft and sew a collar — In this article, I am going to show you how you can draft and sew a collar, and a collar stand for any dress, shirt, or blouse. You can follow these steps to make a collar for women, children, and men, and in any size. If you prefer the written […]

Draft and sew a collar and a collar stand

in Clothing design / Pattern making / Sewing Tutorials tagged draft a collar / draft a collar stand / sew a collar / sew a collar stand by Daniela

narrow hem foot — Hi sewing friends! In this post, I am going to show you how to use the narrow hemmer foot to get pretty rolled hems. You can also find it as a rolled hem foot, narrow hem foot, etc. If you prefer to go straight to the video tutorial, scroll to […]

Make the perfect rolled hems – the narrow hem foot

in Sewing Tutorials tagged narrow hem / narrow hemmer foot / rolled hem by Daniela

DIY organza string bags — In this tutorial, I am going to share how I make these cute organza string bags that you can use for any occasion like weddings, parties, baby showers, birthday party gift bags, you name it… Here are some string bags that I’ve already made. As you can see they can […]

DIY Organza String Bags

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How to make any skirt - design your favorite style by using a basic skirt pattern — If you already know how to draft the basic skirt or, you own a commercial skirt pattern that fits well, you can easily design any skirt that you want. And I mean any skirt – pencil or flared, gored, A-line, mini or maxi, mermaid or balloon, asymmetrical, etc. Clothing design […]

Clothing design – How to make any skirt

in Clothing design / Pattern making tagged clothing design / clothing design through flat pattern making / make a skirt / make a skirt patten / pattern making by Daniela

Fitting pants - the most common pattern adjustments — From all the basic patterns, pants are the most difficult to fit. It is so because they cover a big part of the body and they pretty much follow all the shapes and curves of the legs, bottom, and waist. The legs bend at the knees as well as at […]

How to fit pants – pattern adjustments

in Clothing design / Pattern making / Uncategorized tagged clothing design / fitting the pants pattern / how to fit pants / pants pattern / pattern making by Daniela

sew a satin pillowcase — In this post, I am going to show you my favorite way to sew a pillowcase. You can use this tutorial to make a pillowcase of any material and size. I am going to use a French seam to make my pillowcase look pretty on the wrong side, as well […]

How to sew a pillowcase

in Sewing Tutorials tagged how to sew a pillowcase / sewing for beginners / sewing tutorial by Daniela