It’s actually quite simple to lengthen or shorten a sewing pattern – I’ll show you how in a minute and it’s really easy. The hard part is figuring out WHERE on the pattern you want to shorten or lengthen. People sometimes ask me why there...
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....
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...
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...
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...
