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Making Vintage Accessories

May 26, 2010 – 6:10 pm

If you love the appeal of vintage accessories and fabrics, this book will delight. Written by Emma Brennan, Making Vintage Accessories looks at designs from the 1920’s to the 1960’s. While some of us might not consider some of that time frame as yet vintage, the author gives a brief history of each of the [...]

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Sewing with Sequined Fabric

May 5, 2010 – 11:03 am

I’d like to sew a dress from sequined fabric, but have no idea to work with it. Can you help?
Real sequined fabric has the small paillettes sewn onto a base cloth, either by hand or by machine. When you cut out the fabric, use an old pair of sharp scissors to be able to cut [...]

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How to remove a no-sew snap

April 16, 2010 – 11:34 pm

How do I remove a no-sew snap?
Depending on the exact type of snap it is and how it was applied, it may or may not be possible to remove it without seriously damaging the fabric. If you do remove it, there will be a hole in the fabric where the snap sections were inserted, so [...]

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Reinforcing Seams and Repairing Knee Holes in Kid’s Clothing

March 27, 2010 – 7:43 pm

How do I reinforce seams in my children’s play clothes to keep them from tearing?
Anywhere you need extra durability–like in the crotch seam of pants for active children–sew two lines of stitching about 1/8″ apart. Use a short stitch length, and then zigzag or serge the cut edges of the seamline together. Topstitching a seam also [...]

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What’s the difference between interfacing, lining, interlining and underlining?

March 1, 2010 – 10:11 pm

Building structure and support into a garment can be confusing and a recent query brought this to light. The question — What’s the difference between interfacing, lining, interlining and underlining?
The answer: All of these terms refer to construction details that are usually hidden from view when you’re wearing a garment, but they serve an important function in [...]

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