101: Pad Stitch

Pad stitching is a means of joining two pieces of fabric together. In the context of tailoring, it’s used to…

V8307: A tailored collar

After spending WAY too much time staring at the photo of my toile and not being very happy with the…

Well, my 1970’s Diane Von Furstenberg wrap is finito. I love it! I feel so… elegant wearing it. Which is…

The purpose of shoulder pads is to help shape the jacket into the square line that visually, we associate with…

Ah, Burda 8155. The pencil skirt for the pencil skirt enthusiast. Perfectly shaped, super easy to make and looks great…

When I first start sewing, sleeves gave me the heebie geebies. They look so difficult. But I quickly realised after…

As I’m attempting to create a sort of archive for any sewing knowledge I learn along the way, as well…

Once all my pattern pieces were interfaced, underlined and overlocked, I basted them together with a long stitch (easier to…

My fabric has made its attitude loud and clear: TOUCH ME AND I WILL FRAY. I had planned on underlining…

Usually with non-stretch fabric I always make a toile, so I can get the proportions right. But each stretch fabric behaves…