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Picture Smocking on Knits: Yes You Can!
In my last post on smocking with knits, I advised that the nature of knits would make picture smocking difficult. Well my friend Kelli...
Weekend Links Lisa Edition at Oliver & S
I am guest posting over at Oliver + S for their Weekend Links.
Understanding Cotton
As sewists, cotton is a fabric we use constantly. It sews easily, accepts patterns and dye that produces wonderful fabrics, and results...
The Classic Shirt: Stitched in Double Gauze
Mission Accomplished! I LOVE how this shirt turned out! I participated in The Classic Shirt Sew Along this week over on the Oliver and S...
Stem, Outline and Wheat Stitch
The Stem and Outline stitches are often background stitches in smocking. Simple to do, they don't often take center stage, but instead...
Double Gauze: Sewing With It; Smocking With It!
Several new Organic Double Gauze fabrics are now available in the shop from Cloud 9 and Monaluna Fabrics. Double Gauze is a new substrate...
Organic Fabric: Does it Make a Difference?
Organic is a word that is thrown around all the time these days, but what does it actually mean? In food manufacturing anything can be...
Smocking Knits: Sewing a Baby Bunting
A step by step tutorial on sewing the Baby's Breath knit Baby Bunting sewing pattern.
Smocking Knits: Choosing a Design
Welcome back to our discussion on smocking knits! So far we have discussed Sewing Knits: Just the Essentials, Smocking Knits: Testing the...
Smocking Knits: Pleating Jersey Knit Fabric
How to prepare and pleat knit fabric for smocking. Full video tutorial.
Smocking Knits: Testing the Fabric.
Are you afraid to smock with knits? You didn't know you could? Well I decided it was time to give it a try. The verdict is in and...
Whip Tucks: A Sewing Tutorial
Whip Tucks are a wonderful way to add heirloom, hand-made interest to a garment. Often Whip Tucks can be found on vintage baby clothes...
Smocking the Cretan Stitch
Time for another installment of the Smocking Stitches Guide. So far we have covered the cable, wave, trellis and flowerette stitches. We...
Recipe Dish Towels to Sew
Create a wonderful keepsake by having a recipe printed on fabric and sew it up into a dish towel.
Adding Decorative Tucks to a Sewing Pattern
On my "to sew" list for some time has been the Akita pattern from Seamwork Magazine. Akita is a simple top pattern with just one pattern...
Sewing with Knits: A Round-Up of Just the Essentials!
Our organic knit fabrics by Stof Fabrics of Denmark have finally arrived (I ordered them in November) and I am so excited to have them in...
Smocking Tutorial: Flowerettes
So far in these smocking tutorials, I have covered the meat and potatoes of smocking. We have covered the cable, wave and trellis...
Dressmaking Step by Step: A Review
Everyone has their way to relax and for me it has always been with a good book. Not a novel - I tend to get too caught up in them;...
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