Sewing Tips: Installing a Basic Zipper | via makeit-loveit.com
Don’t you love realizing there’s a faster way to do something? [If only there was a faster way to potty train a snarky little 3 year old boy who tells me it’s not time to poop (or pee for that matter) in the potty yet. While I was changing his messy diaper yesterday, […]
. Sometimes all it takes is a visual picture to understand what some of these sewing terms and words are. Basting, stitch length, zig-zag, double needle…….do those words sound like crazy talk? Yes? Well, let me explain. And then you won’t get nervous when seeing those words in the future. . First of all, […]
. Sometimes I forget that not everyone knows how to do something or is familiar with a technique. Like attaching snaps, for example. Snaps are easy, easy, easy. And can be used instead of buttons/buttonholes (if you hate sewing those), hand-stitching something into place (which takes time), or because a pattern calls for them. I […]
. Sometimes fancy words are used in an online sewing tutorial or in store bought patterns. And unless you’ve heard them used before……they probably sound like a big ‘ol mess. And may really frustrate you. Uggh. So, just to get a few very common sewing terms out of the way, here’s another little ‘sewing tips’ […]
. The holidays seem to have treated many of you very well. I have heard many of you say that you received new sewing machines, silhouette’s, sergers, and/or sewing tools of some sort for Christmas. Or for Hannakuh or Three Kings Day, etc. Whatever the occasion………..Hooray! And with that has come many questions in my […]
. Looking for the Wordy Bird giveaway? Scroll down or click here.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sometimes the simplest little technique can really polish off your project. By taking an extra moment or two to finish something off right, you will start to see […]
I know, it’s been a while since my last sewing tips. (Click here for other basic sewing tips.) But many of you asked about the stitch that I used with this shirt. Remember how I explained at the bottom of the post that I asked my mom about sewing with knits and she mentioned that […]