Sewing

When my children were little I made all of their clothes.  I even made their blue jeans until they got too big to wear "home made" clothes.  Now, since I have started working outside the home, I only have time to mend and do a few sewing projects for the house.  I look forward to sewing for my grandchildren when that time comes.

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I hope you find these links helpful in learning to sew.

Home Sewing Association

Burda Style  This website is a very informative sewing site with How-To's and Patterns.

This website gives step by step instructions on pattern layout and cutting, seams, darts, applying zippers, pressing and machine stitching, and making perfect buttonholes. http://www.sewing.org.  (Click on Guides For Sewing)
 

Taunton Threads is definitely the most resourceful sewing website I have found.  Sign up for their e-letter to receive monthly tips and sewing advice. Tips & Tricks in regard to garment construction, pressing, fitting, pattern layout & embellishments.

Bindings:
All in 1 Piping & Facing (Video)
Binding Options

Boning
More Boning

Elastic Waistbands

Facings:
Keep Facings from Peeping Out
Decorative Edge (Video)

Layout Tips

Garment Contruction:
Construction & Sewing Tips
Construction Standards

Sewing For Children

Linings:
Bag Your Jacket  Lining
Shortcut to Great Linings

Necklines:
Fold-over Stretch Trim

Turn & Topstitch Quickly Finish
Turtleneck finish for knits Video

Zippers:

Easy Fly Front (Video)
Lapped Zippers
Sewing In A Zipper

Fabric:
Sewing Velvet

Sewing With Suede pdf file
Making Outerwear with Down & Polyfill

More Useful Information

Cleaning Clothes:
Clothing & Fabric Care
Getting Clothes Clean pdf file
Removing Stains pdf file

Facings:

Facings Made Easy pdf file
Square Neckline

Pressing Pointers pdf file

Garment Construction:
Collars pdf file
Patch Pockets pdf file
Sleeves
Sleeve Plackets & Bands
Waistbands pdf file
Zipper Pocket Insertion

Interfacing:
Interfacing Guide

Pattern Layout & Symbols:
Pattern symbols
Pattern layout

Seams:
Flatfelled seam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sewing Lessons

Sewing Machine Troubleshooting

Sewing With Sergers:

Introduction to Sergers Videos
Understanding Serging & Overlock

Diane's Serger Place
Han's Serging Tips
Books by Gail Brown

Serger Question & Answers
Sewing Techniques with Overlock

 
 
 
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