Choosing the Perfect Fabric for Your Winter Coat: Boiled Wool, Wool Tweed, and Brushed Polyester Wool Coating When it comes to sewing your own winter coat, the fabric you choose can make or break the project. You need something warm, durable, and stylish, but which...
It’s actually quite brilliant. In much less time than it would take you to knit a sweater, you can sew one! It might take you a couple of weeks to knit a cardigan or sweater. But if you sew it (some pattern suggestions: The Carolyn Coatigan & Ginny Cardigan, The...
IT’S A GAME-CHANGER! This article was originally published in Sewing Life Magazine 12 which comes with The Lammefjord Dress Sewing Pattern. How to use Searaflex – the new elastic thread – when sewing jersey! One of the things that’s always...
Empire seams are horizontal seams that join the bodice and the skirt parts of a dress – typically placed right underneath the bust. And the thing is – empire seams need to be placed precisely underneath the bust to look right! When you are making a dress such...
This post is an excerpt from a fitting article in Sewing Life Magazine 3. What to do When the Neckline Feels Too High Do you know the feeling when you put on a top, and it feels too tight on the front of your neck? It’s very uncomfortable and feels almost suffocating....
Let’s sew a trench coat! A trench coat is so versatile – depending on fabric choice, you can wear it for all occasions and in pretty much all kinds of weather (all though I would line it if I were to wear it in the snow). This trench (from Sewing Life Magazine...
Fitting and shaping a princess seam Princess seams are wonderful! They look nice! Moreover, a garment with princess seams (such as The Little Basic Dress (MariaDenmark 409) or the Trench Coat in Sewing Life Magazine 1) is easier to fit because you can adjust the...
A much better FBA! Do you have a large bust? If you do, you know the frustrations: If you choose the size for your new dress or top based on your bust measurement, the dress will be too wide across the back and the shoulders. And if you then decide to go down a size,...
FITTING BY MERGING SIZES VIDEO AT END OF POST This is a great place to begin your fitting of sewing patterns! Even for beginners. You can use this fitting technique whenever you are working with a multisized pattern. It’s the place to start when you are sewing a...
Fitting a swayback: How to get rid of the folds on the back of your dress Try standing with your side to a mirror. Or have a friend take a picture of you from the side. Is your back straight? Completely straight? Or do you have curves, making you almost the shape of...
3 things to consider before you sew Every one who sews, designs. Each time you sew a pattern and choose the fabric, you are making a design choice. And if you move on and add details on your own (like pockets, new necklines, collars etc), those are design choices as...
Nanna, whom I share work-space and most waking hours with, and who’s behind the fantastic How To Do Fashion vintage style sewing patterns, does not do casual. Ever. (And by that, she is pretty far from me on the style-spectrum;-)) But she did feel like she...
