by mariadenmark | Jan 17, 2016 | Sewing, sewing with knits / jersey, Tutorial
Invisible (or clear) elastic is one of our overlooked (tee hee) helpers when it comes to sewing jersey fabric. At least, in my experience, most of my students don’t know of the many uses for it. One of the great ways to use invisible elastic, is to use it for...
by mariadenmark | Jan 9, 2016 | Patterns, sewing with knits / jersey
So. I’m totally not alone in loving the Karen Drape Dress. That´s what all your mails are telling me, anyway! But a few of you have also written me, because you find the drape pleats are difficult to fold and sew correctly. And I understand that. I do remember...
by mariadenmark | Nov 30, 2015 | fitting, Tutorial
Today we are going to take a look at a sleeve adjustment. That’s because Anja wrote to me on Facebook saying: I could really use directions for how to add width to a sleeve pattern. I want to sew a dress for my daughter but the pattern sleeves are very narrow....
by mariadenmark | Nov 8, 2015 | Design, Tutorial
How To Easily Change The Neckline On Your pattern One of the really easy tricks to getting the most out of your sewing pattern (such as the free Kimono Tee pattern, you get when you subscribe to the MariaDenmark Newsletter) is to make small design changes to the...
by mariadenmark | Jul 9, 2015 | MariaDenmark, style
I am going on vacation! Yes. 3 weeks in the sun (or, I suspect, I’ll mostly be hiding under the umbrella, but still…)! I’ve written before (in a newsletter, I think, since I can’t seem to find this article in a blogpost) on how I pack for a...
by mariadenmark | Jun 14, 2015 | fitting, MariaDenmark, Patterns, sewing with knits / jersey
In this article I’ll show you – step by step -how to do a Full bust alteration (an FBA) on your Rachel Wrap Dress pattern. Why would you need a Full Bust Alteration, you ask? Well. That’s because sewing patterns in general (In general. There are...
by mariadenmark | Mar 14, 2015 | fitting, Sewing
Are you sewing darts the right way? I don’t really believe in right and wrong in sewing – if it gets the job done, I’m all for it. But in sewing darts there is … a better way to do it! And if you experience always getting this small bubble...
by mariadenmark | Feb 14, 2015 | MariaDenmark, style
Today is Valentines Day. And what better day to look into what men are attracted to, when it comes to what we wear. I’m not saying you should dress for men! Really. You should dress for you. And for you to feel great about yourself. But you know, some days (and...
by mariadenmark | Oct 30, 2014 | sewing with knits / jersey, Tutorial
Sewing with knits can sometimes be a challenge even for some experienced sewers, when they are not used to the techniques. In the free pattern you get when you sign up for my newsletter, there is a very thorough step-by-step explanation of how to pin and sew the...
by mariadenmark | Oct 23, 2014 | MariaDenmark, Patterns
For the rest of this month, I’m celebrating my very own Everyday Frock Fest. Frockfest is usually a celebration of dressing up and enjoying wearing lovely party dresses. But I want to change that. This month I want to celebrate the everyday dresses. The dresses...
by mariadenmark | Oct 9, 2014 | Design, fitting, Tissue Fitting
Sometimes you just want to find a good way of removing bust darts from a pattern. Maybe you have been doing a full bust alteration and end up with a dart, you really don’t want in a t-shirt pattern. Or maybe you have a dress pattern for woven fabric that you...
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...
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