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Alma Blouse: A Trick to Sewing the Tie Belt

By on August 14, 2012 in Patterns, Tips

Hey everyone! Today’s post is a little trick to sewing the tie belt on the Alma Blouse. The actual trick is very short to explain, so I thought while I was at it, I’d demonstrate how to make the whole tie belt! You can add a tie belt to any blouse. Thread a contrast tie [...]

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Minoru Sew-Along #15: An Alternative to Slipstitching Cuffs

By on March 6, 2012 in Sew-Alongs, Tips

Yesterday, we sewed the lining into our jackets. Today we’ll finish it up by sewing the lining to the cuffs. The pattern instructions call for slipstitching, but we can even do that part by machine with a little trick. I’ll show you how to sew the lining into our jacket cuffs completely by machine! If [...]

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How to Slipstitch

How to Slipstitch

By on August 10, 2011 in Sew-Alongs, Tips

In case slipstitching is new to you, here’s a quick step-by-step demo on how slipstitch! In order to secure the inner waistband to the dress, we’re going to slipstitch it in place. This is a nearly-invisible hand stitch, often used when there’s a folded edge to sew invisibly in place. You’ll see this stitch used [...]

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