I am a hoarder of clothes and fabric. In fact, it was when I got to the stage of having ‘too many’ old clothes and new fabrics that I started this website – to justify my hoarding. And a man’s shirt ...

Remember to Fold the top edge of one of fabric strips to the inside. Align it on top of the fabric edges. Place the other ...

When I have to join fabric strips to make a long line of fabric tape the very obvious method is to make a simple diagonal ...

The yankee puzzle patchwork block is a quilt classic- a staple of American quilting (which you must have guessed from the name). And it is one of the basic and most easiest of patch work blocks. You ...

To pin or not, is the question. There are many expert sewists who absolutely swear by pinning while some will not have anything to do with it. In sewing, whether to use pins or not is a matter of ...

Let me tell you a secret – I use sewing machine thread on my embroidery machine a lot of the time. The embroidery purists would disown me – And there is a reason. Sewing thread may not always hold up ...

Let me give a disclaimer – If you like a defined waist in your clothes and do not at all care about comfort and ease of movement – just skip this tutorial, will you?. And if you decide to make it, don ...

A stitch length of 2.5 to 3 mm is what I use to sew lightweight to medium linen. But some heavier weight linen may need 3 to 3.5 mm. I also use the average 80/12 or thinner 70/10 universal needle to ...

The balloon sleeve is no longer a relic of the past. The exaggerated sleeve movement has brought this type of sleeve to the forefront of fashion. I see a lot of tops and dresses with this bulb-like ...

Body rise is a measurement you take from the waist to the crotch or vice versa. It is an important measurement to take on the body when sewing trousers or any garment with a crotch seam, especially in ...

Sewing stripes is not a big deal but sewing it without any fabric edges inside making it seam, sorry seem messy, is. Here is a very easy technique to sew striped or color blocked fabric with an ...