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Lonsdale Sew-Along #9: Understitching the Bodice

Lonsdale Sew-Along #9: Understitching the Bodice

By on August 6, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Happy Saturday, everyone! I’m not working today, but I scheduled a post so that we could keep to the original Sew-Along schedule. And so you can wear your finished dresses sooner! Today we’ll understitch the bodice, and turn it right-side out. We’ll baste the lower edges together and get the bodice ready for attaching the [...]

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Crescent Sew-Along #22: Understitching, Topstitching and Ditch-Stitching

Crescent Sew-Along #22: Understitching, Topstitching and Ditch-Stitching

By on May 22, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Hey everyone, Happy Sunday! Are you sewing this weekend? Perhaps a Crescent Skirt or two? Today we’ll finish up the waistband-zipper-facing section that we made serious progress on yesterday. We’ll understitch the facing, topstitch around the zipper, and secure the facing to the skirt. It’s going to look just about finished by the end of [...]

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Understitching: A Step-By-Step Demo

Understitching: A Step-By-Step Demo

By on November 1, 2010 in Tips

Here’s another post for the beginners or semi-beginners out there – all about understitching! I was understitching the facings on the Picnic Dress and paused to take a few photos and write up this quick post. What is understitching? It’s a row of stitching, usually seen on the inside edge of a facing, that is [...]

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