Sewing Tip 62: Pre-Shrinking
Why bother with pre-shrinking–especially when you are excited about the fabric and you want to sew right now? If you don’t pre-shrink fabric, you must treat washable fabrics like delicates: no hot water, no dryer. Shrinkage under these conditions is…
Double Welt Pocket with Zipper
Stores are full of garments using zippers as details! Watch this show as S & R show you a clever zipper application, which involves not only a pocket but a beautiful interior to your garment.
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Unstructured Jackets
Often the third piece in an outfit is the one that pulls it all together! See a wardrobe of unstructured jackets that cover the arms and give your outfit some pizzazz! If you are one of many who hate to…
Copying Ready to Wear
If you are stumped about where to find new ideas, watch how Sandra & Ron recreate styling details from ready to wear garments and pictures in magazines. Just seeing this show will give you a barrage of ideas for your…
Working with Sweater Knits
If you are lucky enough to find a sweater knit you love, you want to make a wise choice when choosing a pattern. While the obvious choice would be a sweater, you need not be limited to using the fabric…
Unusual Techniques for Border Prints
Unless you want to make a skirt with a gathered waist, most sewers steer away from border print fabric because they don’t know what to do with it! Sandra & Ron show you how you can use border print fabrics…
Baby Clothes Trunk Show
If you find baby clothes patterns rather limited in stores, you need to watch this show! We’ll introduce a new line of baby clothes patterns that are stylish and easy to put together. Great ideas, like using a tee shirt…
Detachable Collars
Wouldn’t be great to make one coat or jacket that could have several different looks! Watch Sandra show Ron how she makes detachable collars and joins them to the inside facing with buttons or snaps. This technique is not difficult…
Men’s Patterns and Neckline Gaposis
Ron Collins and Sandra Betzina share two ideas. Ron shows men’s patterns that are his favorites and Sandra shares her technique to alter a knit blouse that gaps in the front.
Create a smooth fit without gaposis!
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The Slouch Bag
Sandra Betzina and her guest Cheryl Kuczek from Paradiso Designs show you one of Cheryl’s most popular designs, the Slouch Bag! This is an easy to make purse that you can create in a day!
Find the Free Slouch Bag Pattern…
Care Code Instructions
Ever looked at those little symbols in ready to wear and on fabric rolls and wonder, “What the heck do they mean?” Ron Collins and Sandra Betzina did some sleuthing to bring you answers so you won’t have to find…
Bulk Free Pocket in a Side Seam
Do you make pockets that bulge with nothing in them?
Sandra Betzina and Ron Collins solve the problem of the bulky pocket! Here is a fool proof method for creating flat pockets in your garments. Plus how to jazz a pocket…
