Before you begin any neck finishing, stabilizing the neck is important. Staystitching is not sufficient unless the fabric is very crisp. Instead, cut stabilizer (quarter-inch-wide selvage or ...

Dear Vicki: For Christmas, my dear husband gave me a pair of pinking shears. They were pretty pricey, and he wanted to give me something special. My problem is that I don’t know what they are used for ...

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Learn how to sew a cooling neck wrap with a free sewing pattern. This summer sewing project is easy, and it keeps you cool in hot weather. What do you do when you are outside in the heat? Are you ...

I started to sew for a simple, selfish reason: I just wanted cool clothes that actually fit my body. I was a very tall teenage girl in an era long before online shopping was popular, living in a small ...

Peggy demonstrates how to make and use templates in your sewing projects. What is a template in sewing? It is a pattern or a part of a pattern that “works” and can be transferred and repeated from ...

After taking special care to construct perfect pockets in a skirt or pants, it is disappointing to have them gape open. The solution is in this construction technique for pants but can also be applied ...