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Thank you for visiting my little corner of the online world. This blog is all about design, sewing, shopping and basically anything I find inspirational.

SOME OF MY SEWING PATTERNS & TUTORIALS:


Tie Front Tote Bag


Pleated Shoulder Bag


Sophia Hobo Bag

How to Finish Seams Without a Serger

One way to finish seams without a serger is to simply cut the raw edges with a pinking shears.  I bought a vintage dress recently and the edges were finished this way.  I never knew this method was used in commercial garments back in the day.  Here is pic of the inside of the dress:

pinking-shears

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Easy Dart Marking Technique

Marking a Dart

(pic from carbonated)

Judy Neukam has great tutorials on ThreadsMagazine.com on marking a dart without using a lot of tools (yay!) and finishing a dart with her no-tie technique.  You can check out the video HERESewing Darts

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