Rae shows you how to take key body measurements for sewing pants.
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As we get closer to launching Jade, my next pattern for knit fabrics, I thought I'd recommend my (new-ish) serger for those of you looking for a good recommendation. I know it can...
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Facings are a great way to finish a neckline or armhole (bias binding is another way -- see my 3 bias binding tutorials here!). I like to have beautiful facings...
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Here's a tip I end up sharing with other garment sewists all. the. time: I get my interfacings from Pam Erny at Fashion Sewing Supply. These are hands down my very...
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My current mood: YAY FALL! I don't like to switch over to more muted, dark, or neutral colors in my own wardrobe as it cools off outside; though I love the look of...
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It still surprises me sometimes to discover that many people have never used (or even heard of) a PDF sewing pattern. Occasionally I'll get an email from someone who has...
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The very first thing that every single person should do before they sew a piece a piece of clothing for themselves is take out a tape measure and get some...
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Gemma tanks are a great summer staple, and we at MBR have been been putting ours into heavy rotation now that the weather's warming up. Jess has easily made more Gemmas than I have, and...
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Recently I received an email from someone who had purchased Beatrix in print from a shop and had accidentally cut her pattern pieces out and then discovered that there were pattern pieces printed...
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Attention, everyone, this is a sewing PSA. Staystitching is a garment-sewing technique that is really important. I am sharing this with you because when I started sewing, many years ago,...
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All of my PDF sewing patterns for women's garments are now available in print-at-home and large-scale format for printing at a copy shop. I haven't seen much discussion or explanation about copy...
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I bought some dusty-blush colored rayon tencel twill from IndieSew a couple months ago (it's out of stock now, womp womp) and immediately started seeing the color everywhere. I think...
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This is the third and final tutorial in my bias binding series. Many of my women's sewing patterns, including the Gemma tank shown in this post, use bias binding to finish the neckline and armholes. There...
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This is the second tutorial in my bias binding series. Many of my women's sewing patterns, including the Gemma tank shown in this post, use bias binding to finish the neckline and armholes. There are...
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I've been excited to share a few bias binding tutorials with you ever since I released my Gemma tank sewing pattern (which also happens to be the tank shown in these...
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