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15 Sewing Tools You Need For A Complete Starter Toolkit

October 13, 2016 by Katrina

As a sewing beginner, you don’t have to have every sewing tool ever sold in your toolkit. Depending on what type of sewing projects you start with, some sewing tools you just won’t need right away. You can add tools to your sewing kit as you need them. So what sewing tools should you start out with? This blog post will tell you about 15 sewing tools that will give you a complete starter toolkit. Read the blog post now or pin it to save for later.

As a sewing beginner, you don’t have to have every sewing tool ever sold in your toolkit. Depending on what type of sewing projects you start with, some sewing tools you just won’t need right away. You can add tools to your sewing kit as you need them. So what sewing tools should you start out […]

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How To Make The Best Use Of Your Sewing Time

September 20, 2016 by Katrina

Sewing time can be hard to come by, so you want to get as much done in that time as possible. I show you 2 ways - Make a plan and group like tasks together. I also give you 3 printables to help you make the best use of your sewing time that you can download. Read the blog post or pin to save for later.

It’s hard to find time to sew. If you’re like me you could sew all day, every day. Or at least every other day. But that crazy thing called life just won’t let you. Our daily responsibilities demand our attention and time. So when we do get that special time to sew, we want it to […]

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Adding Seams in Patternmaking, Lesson 3

June 21, 2016 by Katrina

In Lesson 3, the final lesson in the Patternmaking Plain & Simple Series, I show you how to use darts to add seams to your sewing pattern. Practice this patternmaking method by downloading the worksheet and extra video tutorials. Read the blog post and watch the video tutorial on adding seams in patternmaking or pin to view later.

In Lesson 1, we learned how to manipulate or move darts using the Slash/Spread and the Pivot Method. In Lesson 2, we learned how to combine darts to create new designs using the same methods. (If you haven’t looked at the tutorials for Lesson 1 and 2, do that now and come back to this […]

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Combining Darts in Patternmaking, Lesson 2

March 17, 2016 by Katrina

In Lesson 1, I talked about the importance of darts when making your own patterns and I showed you how to manipulate or move darts using 2 methods – the Slash/Spread Method and the Pivot Method. (If you haven’t looked at the tutorial for Lesson 1 and done the work, I suggest you do that […]

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Importance of Darts in Patternmaking, Lesson 1

March 2, 2016 by Katrina

The thought of making your own patterns can be daunting. After all, it looks complicated at times. I remember wanting to learn patternmaking so bad, before so much information was available on the Internet. Actually, before the Internet existed. (How did we ever live without it?) I knew one person who knew how to make […]

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5 DIY Dress Form Tutorials for Solo Fitting

November 21, 2015 by Katrina

A dress form can be a life saver when you have to do fittings for yourself, by yourself. Especially if it’s a duplicate of your body and shape. But a custom made dress form is expensive. Unless you make it yourself, that is. And according to the Internet, there are many different ways to make […]

Filed Under: Sewing & Patternmaking Resources

20 Mistakes Sewing Beginners Make

October 31, 2015 by Katrina

Hello Everyone! In September I went back to the basics of patternmaking with 2 posts on budget-friendly patternmaking tools. This month I want to deal with sewing by helping my sewing friends, who are beginners, avoid some time and money wasting situations. Sewing is one of my favorite things to do, and I want it to be one […]

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Patternmaking Tools that Won’t Break Your Budget, Part 2

September 30, 2015 by Katrina

Hello, Everyone! Here I am again getting back to the basics (this is Part 2) with the last 3 of 7 patternmaking tools that I started talking about in my previous post. You can read about and watch the video of the first 4 tools I discussed in Part 1, if you missed it. As I mentioned […]

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Patternmaking Tools that Won’t Break Your Budget, Part 1

September 18, 2015 by Katrina

Hi, Everyone! I’m going back to the basics with this post and the next one (Part 2). For some of you, this will be a refresher on patternmaking tools. For those of you new to patternmaking, this will be new information. But whatever your patternmaking skill level, you don’t have to have the most expensive […]

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Web Site Video Tour

September 4, 2015 by Katrina

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Hi, Everyone! I just wanted to do a quick video tour of my new Web site, just in case you haven’t had a chance to explore yet. I want to make it as easy as possible for you to get around. I hope you like my new digs as much as I do. I can’t […]

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