These markings are guides that help you navigate the sewing process, ensuring that you cut, align, and assemble your fabric pieces...

A handy guide for ensuring accurate body measurements that will help achieve the perfect fit. Disclaimer:  This article was originally...

The grain line plays a pretty key role in garment construction with the potential to influence the fit, appearance, and stability of...

Darts are a common and straightforward technique in garment construction that help shape a garment. Whether it's a single straight,...

With a little tool called a bias tape maker, making your own bias binding becomes super easy. Bias binding is essentially a strip of...

Finishing a seam edge becomes essential to completing a garment. But how do you know which seam finish is best for the fabric or garment?...

A toile is essentially a test garment that is used to check sizing, fit, and proportion. There are typically two different types of...

Whether you are finishing off a project or needing to re-attach a button that has fallen off, the act of hand sewing a button is a great...

A fun, and super useful technique that is well worth mastering. First things first. Why gather? Gathers essentially create fullness by...

Understanding a sewing pattern envelope will go a long way in ensuring you buy the right pattern, but also all the required materials and...