Can Linen Wrinkle Less?
Linen is always a warm weather favorite, because it looks like summer and is cool to wear. If you want for your linen to wrinkle a lot less, do the following:
Before you preshrink, open the windows and iron the …
New “Today’s Fit” patterns and to pre-shrink or not
New “Today’s Fit” Vogue patterns released!
To Pre-shrink or not?
Is preshrinking always necessary? While my experience has been that if a fabric is 100% polyester it does not shrink, recently I have encountered a few …
Spring is here!
Dear Sewing Friends,
Black and white for spring-stripes, checks, hounds tooth. I made a pair of my palazzo pants, Vogue 1334, in a black and white hounds tooth polyester double knit. I love …
Return from Antarctica!
Dear Sewing Enthusiasts,
Last week I returned from a fantastic trip to Antarctica on a Quark Expedition, which is affiliated with National Geographic. It was an incredible adventure. The place is loaded with penguins, sea lions and whales – all …
Pant fitting with Craftsy!
Once again I am designing another pant pattern for my Today’s Fit Tab in the Vogue pattern book. As I make the pants, the question keeps repeating itself: “Why is a perfect fitting pant so elusive?”
Last summer I filmed …
Last Minute Holiday Special!
LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS
About this time, I become desperate for last minute gifts or stocking stuffers. Here are some of my ideas:
*Candles – 2-4 long tapers in their favorite color tied in a ribbon – my standby
*Cookies …
Holiday Greetings!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FRIENDS
This month I seem to be doing a lot more cooking than sewing. I love baking Chrismas cookies, allowing myself to eat all of the broken or deformed ones. Here is my favorite cookie recipe:
SANDRA’S MOCHA …
You Asked for It!
BLOG OCTOBER 31, 2012 FROM SANDRA BETZINA
You asked for it – pictures of the garments I have in my closet. Check them out on my website where you click on closet. There you will find samples like the 3 …
3 days in Las Vegas
Dear Sewing Enthusiast
My daughter and I just got back from 3 days in Las Vegas. Comparing the items in the windows of the shops to the items worn on the patrons is truly a study in contrast. Someone must …
