by mariadenmark | Oct 12, 2024 | Guide, Sew for Your Wardrobe
Choosing the Perfect Fabric for Your Winter Coat: Boiled Wool, Wool Tweed, and Brushed Polyester Wool Coating When it comes to sewing your own winter coat, the fabric you choose can make or break the project. You need something warm, durable, and stylish, but which...
by mariadenmark | Dec 20, 2021 | sewing with knits / jersey
It’s actually quite brilliant. In much less time than it would take you to knit a sweater, you can sew one! It might take you a couple of weeks to knit a cardigan or sweater. But if you sew it (some pattern suggestions: The Carolyn Coatigan & Ginny Cardigan, The...
by mariadenmark | Sep 11, 2021 | Sewing, sewing with knits / jersey
IT’S A GAME-CHANGER! This article was originally published in Sewing Life Magazine 12 which comes with The Lammefjord Dress Sewing Pattern. How to use Searaflex – the new elastic thread – when sewing jersey! One of the things that’s always...
by mariadenmark | Aug 4, 2021 | fitting
Empire seams are horizontal seams that join the bodice and the skirt parts of a dress – typically placed right underneath the bust. And the thing is – empire seams need to be placed precisely underneath the bust to look right! When you are making a dress such...
by mariadenmark | Mar 8, 2020 | fitting, Tutorial
This post is an excerpt from a fitting article in Sewing Life Magazine 3. What to do When the Neckline Feels Too High Do you know the feeling when you put on a top, and it feels too tight on the front of your neck? It’s very uncomfortable and feels almost suffocating....
