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Basic Sewing Lessons

• Taking Body Measurements
• Cutting Tips
• Hand Stitching Techniques
• Machine Stitching
• Sewing Terminology
• Threads & Needles
   

Beginner Lessons

• Buttonholes
• Darts
• Zipper - Invisible
• Zipper in Pants: Fly Front with Extended Facings
   

Intermediate Lessons

• Bias Basics
• Bias Binding-Revised!
• Collar - 6 Steps to Sewing a Collar
• Linings
• Sewing a Flat Fell Seam
• Working with Plaids
   

Fabric Know How

• Satin Luxuries
• Glossary of Silk Terms
• All About Wool

Making it Fit

• Recognizing Fitting Problems
   

Miscellaneous

• Adapting projects to suit your needs – and desires!
• Two for One: Using Your Double Needles
• Sewing Equipment & Tools