Power Sewing http://www.powersewing.com Sandra Betzina's Pattern and Sewing Resources Fri, 17 May 2013 19:20:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Can Linen Wrinkle Less? http://www.powersewing.com/2013/05/can-linen-wrinkle-less/ http://www.powersewing.com/2013/05/can-linen-wrinkle-less/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02:19 +0000 Lissette http://www.powersewing.com/?p=24936 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Last summer I filmed …

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 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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