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

April 25th, 2008

how-to of the day: invisible hem stitching

Seeing as my major project these days is hand sewing velvet, I thought I’d share with you a stitch that makes my life so much easier! I don’t want to be able to see the stitching at all on the memorial runners, so I’m using an invisible stitch - here’s how:

To begin with, I’ve […]

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April 21st, 2008

tip of the day - sewing with velvet

I’ve done quite a bit of sewing in my life… I’ve sewn everything from horse blankets to my duppioni silk wedding.  I can make a tailored men’s dress shirt or a bed-size quilt.  There are still fabrics that challenge me…  I’ve come close to crying when I was sewing a faux-patent leather jacket (hint - […]

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