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

August 6th, 2008

a faster yo-yo

The clever people over at Threads Magazine have come up with an ingenious way to speed up the production of yo-yos.
Now, I personally like the slow & meditative pace of hand-sewing yo-yos, but this method sounds fantastic for those projects that need to get done right now.
Basically, you’re using the embroidery hoop of your sewing […]

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August 19th, 2007

updates

Okay, it’s a crazy, busy week!  And I’m so bad that you guys don’t even get photos :-)
My outfit is looking amazing… but since my fiance reads my blogs - you guys need to wait until after the wedding to see photos!
I’m sewing my fiance’s vest…
And the tuxedo for our dog.
It may be a slow […]

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June 21st, 2007

tip of the day - fitting pants

I have a challenging time fitting pants sometimes.  The darts aren’t always in the right place, or the waist band gaps in the back… not so much fun!
One tip that I learned was to make a set of “paper pants” with your pattern before you even cut out the fabric.
Reinforce the paper pattern by running […]

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June 16th, 2007

tips & tricks: mending blue jeans

I have a confession to make.
I buy blue jeans.
I know, I’m sorry - I should feel ashamed :-)
I do mend them, because no matter how careful I am, I still seem to end up with thin patches & tears popping out in odd places.  I’ve figured out a method of repairing blue jeans that is […]

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March 15th, 2007

machine fusion fabric part 6

This tutorial has moved - you can find the whole how-to part one and part two here :-)

image: © C Findlay-Harder
Tags: art-quilt, art-quilts, cotton, Creativity, embellishment, Embellishments, Embroidery, embroidery-floss, Fabric, How To, machine embroidery, machine-sewing, method, quilting, silk, silk-floss, techniques

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March 14th, 2007

machine fusion fabric part 5

This tutorial has moved - you can find the whole how-to part one and part two here :-)

image: © C Findlay-Harder
Tags: art-quilt, art-quilts, cotton, Creativity, embellishment, Embellishments, Embroidery, Fabric, How To, inspiration, machine embroidery, machine-sewing, quilting, silk, stitching, techniques

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March 13th, 2007

machine fusion fabric part 4

This tutorial has moved - you can find the whole how-to part one and part two here :-)

image: © C Findlay-Harder
Tags: art-quilt, art-quilts, cotton, Creativity, embellishment, Embellishments, Embroidery, Fabric, How To, machine embroidery, machine-sewing, method, patterns, quilting, sewing, sewing-machines, techniques, tutorial

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