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How to Sew a Fly Front without overlocker
Sewing

How to Sew a Fly Front Zipper without an Overlocker

How are your skills navigating curves with an overlocker? Mine are not great, and I seem to have a lot of trouble doing the curve around pants that have a fly extension as part of the pant front. To avoid this issue altogether I have used interfacing to enclose the Read more…

By Carmen Grantham, 4 yearsFebruary 20, 2021 ago
How to Make Bias Strips Pieced Method
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How to Make Bias Tape – The Pieced Method

There are a few ways you can make bias tape, ie a length of fabric strips cut on the diagonal. This is the pieced method where you cut strips on the bias and then sew them together to make one long strip of bias tape. Sewing Instructions Cut a perfect Read more…

By Carmen Grantham, 5 yearsMarch 25, 2020 ago
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