Learn how to adjust patterns and markings for a perfectly fitted pencil skirt. Step-by-step sewing tutorial with tips for ...
Learn how to cut and sew a shirt collar with clean lines and professional finishing techniques. This tutorial walks you through accurate pattern placement, interfacing, stitching, turning, and ...
Learn how to make your own moccasins right at home. These instructions for handmade deerskin moccasins are easy to follow and lead to some very comfortable, durable footwear. For thousands of years, ...
This story was originally published on May 3, 2021, and has been updated. Thinking about taking the leap into making your own clothes? We asked some experts how to get started. You don't need much, ...
For as long as I can remember, I've been sewing buttons back onto shirts for my dad and three brothers. It used to be easy when we lived in the same house. But as us kids have grown up and moved away, ...
It “seams” that Philadelphia’s sewing and quilting community is growing in Mt. Airy. Located on the corner of Germantown and East Mount Pleasant Avenues, Cut and Sew PHL is a new shop dedicated to ...
Once upon a time, saying something looked “homemade” was perceived as an insult. But now that fast-fashion brands have made cheap clothes accessible on a global scale, everyone is dressing the same.
In Shauna Smith's midtown sewing studio, a red button-down shirt hangs on a mannequin. Smith gestures to the sleeves — she'll cut those off — and at the mid section — just take it in here — and voila!