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Sewing Tip 4/12/11 7:42 PM
Gaping V-neckline prevention
This is a link to Threads Magazine's detailed article featuring the great Charles Kleibacker's technique for pin-basting tape to a deep V-neck to ease in fullness and prevent gaposis: http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/11421/hands-on-with-kleibacker-lessons-for-working-with-a-bias/page/all It als...more...
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Pattern Review 3/28/11 0:11 AM
Simplicity - 5124 hanging organizer
Pattern Description: Pattern Description:Room Organizers; hanging shelves, hanging shoe pockets, cap storage wall hanging, small hanging pockets, laundry bag, bulletin board. I made the 'small hanging pockets,' which is a pocketed organizer that hangs from a clothes hanger. Pattern Sizing: Not a...more...
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Store Review 1/25/11 6:06 PM
pink chalk fabrics
Have you bought anything from this store? If yes were the prices competitive? Yes, I bought an expensive independent shirt pattern at its normal price, but which Pink Chalk shipped to me free in the US, quite unlike the usual huge shipping costs that most dealers tack onto even one pattern to inc...more...
 
 
Sewing Tip 10/1/10 12:44 PM
Simple fleece buttonhole
This is Malden Mills' own technique for getting around the problems with standard buttonholes on fleece. They call it a 'Bound' buttonhole (in quotes, because it's only sort of bound, and much easier). I quote from their website: 1. Cut a square of fabric from the same fabric that your garment...more...
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Website Review 3/24/10 5:57 PM
Lura's Fabric Shop
3/24/10: Review altered to reflect a most favorable outcome! The owner of Lura's has refunded my purchase and indicated a desire to upgrade her website with more accurate photos and descriptions of the fabrics. How is the web site look & feel / user friendliness? Is it easy to surf? The web sit...more...
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