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Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

June 9th, 2008

crocheted ties

I’m working on sewing a new summer wardrobe for myself at the moment.  I’ve got a busy busy busy summer and probably won’t have a lot of extra time for sewing until September.
I just discovered a pattern from Burda that’s turned into my new favorite shrug pattern.  I was able to cut it out […]

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February 10th, 2008

fabric gift bags for birthdays?

You all know that I love making fabric gift bags for Christmas - but they’re great wrapping almost any kind of present.  Fabric gift bags are a great way of using fabric that you love, bought and aren’t quite sure how to use up…  I’m not sure if I want to wear a shirt […]

By Chloe -- 2 comments

September 22nd, 2007

how-to of the day: using bleach to stencil fabric

Okay, so I didn’t write this tutorial, but it’s really well done & worth checking out!
Click here to see how it’s done :-)
Tags: altered-fabric, how-tos, links, stencilling-with-bleach

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June 29th, 2007

online help for learning to sew

I recently got a request from a reader about how to learn to sew if you don’t have anyone to help you.  I was one of the lucky people who’s mom is a fantastic seamtress… but there are lots of young women (and men) out there that don’t have expert help at hand.
There are a […]

By Chloe -- 10 comments