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Sewing for Women

Hand Sewing a Fine Rolled Hem with the Toymaker Stitch.

A video tutorial on how to stitch a fine rolled hem on that works on different fabrics and curves.

Smocking

How to Block & Cut Smocking

Blocking a dress before cutting helps to set the pleats, establish the centerline and enable the piece to be accurately cut.

Smocking

Seamlessly Pleating a Bishop Dress for Smocking

Pleating a bishop seamlessly avoids the lumps & bumps of seams caught in a pleater threads & broken pleater needles. Here is a full tutorial

Christmas

Free Snowmen Designs to Stitch and Sew

A collection of free snowmen designs to stitch, sew and smock!

Sewing for Women

Piped & Bound Edge Heirloom Sewing Tutorial

A piped and bound edge is a simple way to finish an opening that doesn't have a lining. This tutorial will show you how.

Smocking

10 Tips for Beautiful Picture Smocking

Create beautiful picture smocked designs with these 10 tips.

Smocking

5 Tips for Efficient Pleating for Smocking

5 Tips to help pleat multiple items efficiently for smocking.

Smocking

10 Tips for Choosing Thread Colors for Smocking

Picking thread colors for a smocking project can be challenging. Here are 10 tips to help choose the perfect floss color.

Smocking

How to Hand Pleat for Smocking

This video tutorial shows how to hand pleat fabric for smocking and provides several reasons why you may choose to hand pleat.

Smocking

Sewing & Smocking with Double Brushed Poly

The advantages, disadvantages and tips for sewing with brushed & double brushed polyester fabric. Smocking with this fabric is also covered.

Smocking

Hand Smock Simplicity 9141

Video tutorial showing how to easily adapt Simplicity 9141 to add hand smocking.

Smocking

Add Hand Smocking to an Adult Garment with these 5 Patterns

Smocking for adults is simple with these 5 patterns.

Smocking

Shirring, Smocking, What's the Difference?

The differences between shirring and smocking are explained and substituting one sewing pattern for another is discussed.

Sewing for Children

Fun Onesies you can Stitch for Baby

Embellishing a purchased onesie with a simple applique and some easy embroidery makes an adorable and very useful gift for a new baby.

Sewing for Children

Sewing a Baby Swaddle Blanket Two Ways

New moms need tons of swaddle blankets. In this video tutorial learn how to quickly sew up one using a serger or sewing machine.

Sewing for Children

Lil' Honey: Adding a Drawstring to a Knit Baby Day Gown.

The Lil' Honey pattern can be used to make an adorable day gown complete with a drawstring bottom. This video tutorial will show how.

Smocking

Curved Smocking Tutorial & Free Hello Ducky Smocking Plate

A video tutorial show to stitch curved smocking and the free Hello Ducky Smocking plate.

Rosebud: Sewing a Knit Baby Daygown or Bunting.

Our easy to sew button or snap down the front Rosebud pattern can easily be altered to create a Baby Bunting that is perfect for a boy or...

Sewing for Women

Finishing Soft Fabrics with a French Binding: Video Tutorial

A step by step video tutorial on how to add a French (Double) Binding to a garment to finish the edges.

Sewing for Children

Sewing for Baby: An Easy Free Duck Applique Pattern.

A video tutorial and free pattern on how to add a duck applique to a baby blanket or a child's outfit.