by Beth | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, custom dressmaking, fashion, hems, How To, projects, sewing, sewing tips, skirt project, wedding
One of my favorite ways to bustle a wedding gown is with ties. This is often called a French Bustle, Victorian Bustle or Under Bustle. It doesn’t work with every style of dress but if you want a poof of fabric that falls over the bottom of the dress this is a...
by Beth | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, custom dressmaking, fashion, hems, projects, sewing
Ok. So that grey dress was awful. But the dress/outfit that happened in the end was a super success and I am so happy the grey dress was a terrible mistake. I had a pattern for a t-shirt type top that has a lot of sleeve variations. It is McCall’s 7542. Maggie...
by Beth | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog, hems, sewing, sewing tips
A few weeks ago I talked about rolled hems, rolled hem feet for your sewing machine and their benefits. Today I want to talk about hand sewn hems and machine blind hems. I’m going to begin with a hand sewn hem. For the examples I’m using I attached bias...
by Beth | Mar 25, 2019 | hems, How To, projects, rolled hem, sewing
I love a good rolled hem. It’s tiny and cute. It’s great to use on finer fabrics like silk, satin and cotton lawn. I have 3 different rolled hem feet for my sewing machine. They are for 2, 4, and 6 millimeter hems. I use the most narrow one for the finest...
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