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| Sewing Tip | 8/1/09 8:26 AM | Pattern alteration meets Glad Press n Seal
Laziness wins again. I was using my kitchen counter to trace and alter a pattern, and when I got to the part where I needed to fill in a slash-and-move alteration, my eyes wandered to a half-opened drawer. The Press 'n Seal dared me to try it. I tore off a strip of it, pressed it against the gapi...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 7/5/09 8:02 PM | Simplicity - 2655 Misses & Miss Petite Skirts
The DD expressed a desire for some easy-to-wear, casual skirts, something more comfortable than jeans when the temperature is 95 degrees.
Pattern Description: Let's dispense with the descriptive phrases. Simplicity did. See the pattern envelope? It's a skirt. "Worn 1" below the natural wai...more... |
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| Sewing Tip | 4/7/09 11:31 PM | Ace Bandages to the rescue
I've had several projects lately that needed serious first aid and I found it at Walgreen's: the humble Ace Bandage or its store brand counterpart. I've used the 2" and 3" ones to add more oooomph to flabby ribbing on the hem of a polo shirt, add weightless layer of elastic to the tummy band on a p...more... |
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| Notion Review | 4/5/09 6:58 AM | Other - Helmar Sew Stable
I picked up a bottle of this fabric stabilizer when I made an emergency thread run to my local Bernina store, and because it was buried in a long list of impulse items on the receipt (that I tossed), I have no idea what I paid for it. It might be well-known in machine embroidery circles, but it was...more... |
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| Sewing Tip | 5/8/08 8:02 AM | Ultrasuede scrap shoe inserts
From time to time, the subject of shoes comes up on PR, so I feel somewhat justified in including this suggestion.
I have impoverished myself over the years, buying heel guards and various kinds of shoe inserts in an often vain attempt to make a Medium shoe feel like a Narrow or keep my foot from s...more... |
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