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Susan

Sewing Tips - 12 Sewing Valuables Learned 1 Reply

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Tags: seam_ripper, table, pattern, parchment, muslin

Started by Susan. Last reply by Sue Williams Sep 9, 2011.

Susan

Make a hemming template 1 Reply

Source: lilblueboo.com via…Continue

Tags: seam, seams, template, pinterest, notion

Started by Susan. Last reply by Fernanda mehta Jun 20, 2011.

Kivia Brown

PATTERNS 1 Reply

I MAKE MY OWN PATTERNS. I MAKE THEM FROM NEWSPAPER. SOMETIMES I MAKE THEM FROM WRAPPING PAPER.Continue

Tags: PATTERNS

Started by Kivia Brown. Last reply by Kivia Brown Dec 22, 2010.

Melanie Altice

Tips on Cutting Sheer Fabrics? 1 Reply

I don't have as much of a problem when sewing/hemming sheers & lightweight fabrics, but when I cut them I can never get clean edges. I read a post earlier about not cutting on the fold. That…Continue

Started by Melanie Altice. Last reply by Gloria Allender Dec 13, 2010.

Susan

Recycle Rotary Cutter Blades 12 Replies

When your…Continue

Tags: recycle, re-use, fiskars, pattern, olfa

Started by Susan. Last reply by vickki Jun 25, 2010.

Susan

Electrical Wire as Cording to Make Stiff Piping 3 Replies

"I'd never heard of maxi piping and certainly it wouldn't be available in Hong Kong (few people sew for themselves here!) so I thought about what might do the job. I went to an electrical shop and…Continue

Tags: Piping, Cording, Wire, Electrical

Started by Susan. Last reply by Cheryl Keith Apr 28, 2010.

Susan

Rotary cutting ruler handle sewing tip 1 Reply

Sent in by carla shillady"I used a shower bar with suction cups on my big ruler 24x6 and it is a dream, making cutting a breeze, much…Continue

Tags: shower, bar, handle, ruler, cutting

Started by Susan. Last reply by Barbara Mar 24, 2010.

Susan

Save your shelf liner backing paper! 4 Replies

The backing from self liner is smooth and it has dots marked every 1/2".  It makes excellent pattern paper!!!!Continue

Tags: re-use, recycle, pattern, liner, shelf

Started by Susan. Last reply by Melissa Mar 10, 2010.

Barbara

Make magnetic pin holders 5 Replies

I bought a second magnetic pin holder but it still was'nt enough, I  need one on my cutting table, one near sewing machine, one near surger, another for when I hand sew in my recliner, so I stuck a…Continue

Tags: lids, magnet, magnetic, pins

Started by Barbara. Last reply by Patricia W. Tingley Feb 1, 2010.

Birdie

A Few "Don'ts" of Sewing 41 Replies

I stared thinking tonight about the tips that I knew... all that kept running through my mind were the don'ts. These are just basic ones but I still have to remember them every time I sit down to…Continue

Tags: tips, sewing

Started by Birdie. Last reply by Birdie Feb 1, 2010.

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