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Today I’ll show how to hem a dress evenly, using the hemming attachment on a dress form. This might be common knowledge, but just in case, I thought I’d post about it while I was doing it. Whenever we talk about dress forms, I often forget that I like this feature on a dress form. It’s super […]
The construction of the Davie Dress is pretty simple. The only part that may seem unusual is the neckline binding! Today I’ll show you how the Davie Dress neckline is sewn. I chose a fabric for the Davie tutorial that has a distinct right and wrong side, to make it easy to follow. (And also because it’ll make […]
This tutorial was originally posted on Sew, Mama, Sew. I’m reposting it here so it’s easy to find. Today I’m showing you how to change the centre back invisible zipper closure to a centre front button closure. I can’t take credit for this idea though! A reader of the blog, Colleen, emailed me to ask […]
I learned a lot when I made my knit Saltspring dress. I’d love to share some tips with you today on working with knits for this pattern. So here we go with some tips & tricks! Choosing your fabric When you’re choosing your fabric, I would suggest getting something with a small percentage of spandex […]
Hello everyone! We’re nearing the end of the Saltspring sew-along. It’s time to hem our dresses. If you haven’t already, you’ll want to hang your dress for at least 24 hours to let the fabric settle. Then even out your hem by trimming off any excess fabric that seems to hang lower than it should. […]
(Pssst. Need to catch up? Click the link to the left to see all of our Saltspring Sew-Along related posts) You guys. This is not a drill. We are going to sew our zippers today, and we are going to be successful! There’s nothing I dislike more than jumping the gun and sewing my zip […]
Good morning lovely sew-along superstars! Is anyone else getting excited to complete and wear their Saltspring dress? Let’s hop to it and make some more progress today! First up let’s pin our bodice to our skirt, with the right sides together and the bodice lining facing up. Use as many pins as you’d like, and […]
Since we’ve released the Saltspring dress, we’ve received some questions about lining the skirt. This is not covered in the instructions. Here are some ideas and tips we have about lining options! We’ve previously covered underlining and lining really well in this post from the Lonsdale sew-along. The same methods can be applied to the […]