by mariadenmark | Sep 19, 2014 | Tutorial
Have you ever wondered how you would go about lengthening the sleeves of the FREE MariaDenmark Kirsten kimono tee pattern (which you get, when you sign up for the newsletter)? Carina and a bunch of other people did, they wrote me and asked, and here I ‘ll tell...
by mariadenmark | Aug 24, 2014 | MariaDenmark, Sewing, Tutorial
How to sew a great twin needle hem! Oh – It’s so annoying! Do you know the feeling? You’ve been sewing a super cute jersey dress or perhaps a new fancy top. It’s the perfect fabric. The details are coming out just right and you have finally...
by mariadenmark | Jun 30, 2014 | fitting, Tutorial
Sometimes you just come across a pattern where a traditional Full Bust Adjustment (an FBA) might be complicated due to cut lines or other things that makes it difficult to do the cutting and spreading of the usual FBA.. Sometimes you just want a really fast full bust...
by mariadenmark | Jun 9, 2014 | Design, MariaDenmark, Patterns
Are you worried that downloadable PDF patterns will be tricky to print, horrible to assemble or just be a really bad draft? If so, you are not alone. I get questions and hear statements like this when I teach and in my mailbox every week. And today I’m going to...
by mariadenmark | May 28, 2014 | Design, MariaDenmark, Patterns, Sewing, SewingIndie, Tutorial
I have been dreaming of making the Paula Pleat skirt in leather since I made the first sketch. But since I don’t have much experience sewing leather, I haven’t got around to actually make it. Now Pauline from Pauline Alice made this absolutely fabulous...
