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You're standing at the cutting table with a beautiful length of fabric in one hand and several types of interfacing in the other. The packet suggests “medium weight”, but that doesn't tell you whether the result will feel elegant, floppy, stiff, shiny, or full of bubbles. Choosing well isn't a matter of picking the strongest [...]The post %POSTLINK% appeared first on %BLOGLINK%.

You've finished a neckline, turned the garment the right way out, and the edge is doing that annoying wavy curl that makes the whole make look a bit off. Or maybe the cuff looks fine on the machine, then sits too loose after a wash, or pulls in hard and puckers because the ribbing wasn't [...]The post %POSTLINK% appeared first on %BLOGLINK%.

You've got the cut table cleared, the pattern pinned, and a length of crepe that still looks calm until it slips the moment you touch it. That's the point where most sewists realise crepe isn't misbehaving, it's asking for a different method. Treated properly, it makes beautiful dresses, blouses, trousers and occasionwear, but it punishes [...]The post %POSTLINK% appeared first ...

Most advice on bamboo and modal gets one thing badly wrong, it treats them like the same fabric. They're not. Modal holds its shape better after washing, while bamboo viscose is softer but more likely to shrink and distort, and that difference shows up fast at the cutting table, at the neckline, and after the [...]The post %POSTLINK% appeared first on %BLOGLINK%.

You're probably at the point where the pile of stained shop-bought bibs is getting annoying, or you've got a baby shower to prepare for and want something useful rather than another random cute thing. Bibs look simple until you try to find one that's the right size, soft enough at the neck, tough enough for [...]The post %POSTLINK% appeared first on %BLOGLINK%.