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How to Take in Jeans

08*26*19

I’ve been wanting to share more alterations tutorials with y’all! I’m doing them so often in the studio theres no reason I cant just top and press record. This one is about taking in jeans from the center back seam.

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How to Gather Fabric

06*20*19

Gathering is one of those sewing techniques that can be done in multiple ways and every sewist has their favorite. Today I’m going to show you the most traditional way of gathering, which also happens to be the technique I use most frequently (I’m a traditionalist I guess!)

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Filed Under: chelsea party dress, Chelsea Party Dress Sewalong, Tutorials Tagged: chelsea party dress, chelsea party dress sewalong, how to, tutorials

How to Understitch

06*19*19

Under stitching is a simple and useful technique in the sewing practice. If you have ever attached a facing or bias tape, you most likely have under stitched before. This technique keeps whatever is going on on the inside of the garment from peeking out to the outside. It gives everything a clean and professional finish. 

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How to Sew Inseam Pockets

06*18*19

Inserting pockets  can be a little intimidating if you’ve never done it before. In a lot of ways its seems like sewing magic! Knowing how to insert an inseam pocket is the first step to becoming a pocket-priate… soon you’ll be throwing pockets on everything that crosses your sewing machine!

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Chelsea Party Dress Sewalong – How to Sew a Princess Seam

06*17*19

We are finally getting onto the construction part of the Chelsea Party Dress sewalong! At this point, your muslin has been made, you’ve adjusted the fit as necessary, chosen your fabrics, and cut out the pattern. Now let’s get to the fun part!

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How to do a Full Bust Adjustment on a Princess Seam

06*13*19

Aaaaahhhh yes… the dreaded FBA! Today for the Chelsea Party Dress sewalong we will be covering how to do a full bust adjustment on a garment with a princess seam. More specifically how it applies to the Chelsea Party Dress! However, you will find this tutorial helpful on any garment with a princess seam.

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How to Hem a Suit Jacket

03*04*19

I want to start making an effort to video and share some tailoring & alterations tutorials with y’all. I figured I’m doing this stuff all the time for clients anyway, might as well turn it into some great and helpful content for the blog! This one is a big one that can seem quite scary, so when I had to do it for a client recently I made sure to video the process to talk you through it.

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How to Fake a Large White Photo Backdrop

02*16*19

I get asked a lot about how I take my photos and what I use for a backdrop. It always amuses me because my set up is quite rudimentary, but with some careful photoshop magic, I’m able to make it look like my photos are taken in a professional setting.

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How to Pick the Perfect Sewing Pattern for your Fabric

01*14*19

Most often when I see a fabric I immediately know what it is meant to become. This was absolutely the case with the polka dot rayon I used for my birthday dress, and the striped rayon Jackie gave me for our Share Your Fabric Stash challenge. But every now and then a fabric comes along that stumps me. Whether it’s because the fabric is too amazing that I’m intimidated by it, or perhaps I have idea overwhelm and the one thats just right isn’t jumping out at me. 

With this amazing rayon print I recently got in collaboration with Workroom Social’s new fabric collection Bantam by Kelli Ward of True Bias I think it was the former. I mean, how great is this wacky mustard-based print!? The name of the print is actually WILD!! I just have to do it justice. 

Today I’m taking you behind the scenes of how I plan out a project when I’m not 100% sure what a certain fabric should become. I hope you find it helpful & inspiring as this process never lets me down. 

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How To Hand Sew A Blind Hem

08*17*18

This one has been up on youtube for a while and is already linked in your instruction book but I wanted to repost in hear in case you missed it.

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Filed Under: Krissa Crop Sewalong, Tutorials Tagged: krissa crop, krissa crop sewalong, sewalongs, tutorials

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