Basic t-shirt with a fun twist!

by mariadenmark | Jan 30, 2017 | Design, MariaDenmark, Sew for Your Wardrobe, sewing with knits / jersey

Johanne (or Jo, s she likes to be called in English) is interning at MariaDenmark at the moment. She has a very different core style from mine and loves to have a lot of details in her clothes. So I asked her to write a blog post on how to make your basic tops more...

Basics: Basic Jersey Tops

by mariadenmark | Jan 23, 2017 | Sew for Your Wardrobe, sewing with knits / jersey

IG:  #wardrobesewing2017 Now it’s time to start building our wardrobes. I’ll begin by sewing a bunch of basic jersey tops. Why? I’ll tell you. But first some theory on basics. Basics. The most boring garments. And the most important Basics has an...

Pattern in Focus: 405 Rachel Wrap Dress

by mariadenmark | Aug 23, 2016 | MariaDenmark, Patterns, sewing with knits / jersey

I’m going to try something new; to focus on some of my patterns and create blog series around them. It’s also an occasion for me to sew with the pattern again and to fix minor mistakes in instructions etc… The first Pattern in Focus is MariaDenmark...

Sewing with knits: Invisible/clear elastic in the neckline

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...

Karen Drape Dress: How to mark and fold the pleats.

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...

Full bust alteration (FBA) for the Rachel Wrap Dress

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...