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How To: Make bias tape with a gadget

12th July 2015

How to make bias tape with a gadget at www.makery.co.uk

Bias tape has a multitude of uses. Fact. I LOVE bias tape! But store bought tape can have its limitations in terms of colour, quality and width. Once you’ve mastered making your own you can create bias… Read The Post

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Serger Series – Part 3: Nailing Tension

29th June 2015

How to nail serger tension once and for all

Loopy stitching and puckered or curled fabric edges be gone! It’s time to nail the whole tension thing once and for all! The best way to diagnose a problem when it crops up is to… Read The Post

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Serger Series – Part 2: Threading

2nd June 2015

How to thread a serger at www.makery.co.uk

And so we come to it. If you have been “dreading the threading” I promise it really isn’t as intimidating as it seems at first glance. With the exception of the lower looper, which is… Read The Post

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Top Tip: Foolproof notches…

26th June 2013

I see alot of instructions out there that state “snip notches”. My dressmaking tutor however, always drummed it into us to cut our notches outward rather than inward, and as a result this is how… Read The Post

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Refashion: Monochrome Maxi (inc Tutorial)

9th May 2013

I’ve been wanting to try out a maxi skirt for a while. The really gathered ones just don’t suit me. Gathering around the waist in general is a no no for me. (I’m too straight… Read The Post

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Top Tip: Reinforcing Pattern Markings

7th May 2013

If you’ve got a pattern that you’ve used multiple times (we all have a favourite right?!), then you’ll know how battered those little pattern markings get after you’ve tailor tacked them a few times. Once… Read The Post

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hemming, jersey, knits, Sewing Basics, Tips and Tricks

Curved hem “cheat”!

11th March 2013

It’s fair to say, I like me a curved hem. It’s also fair to say, I find them a buggar to sew. But last week my college tutor delved into the college stash and pulled… Read The Post

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cuffs, refashioning, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

Adding a Simple Cuff to a Sleeve….

26th November 2012

Firstly some apologies. This post was meant to go out over a week ago. But here at home we seem to have been visited by every bug going. The winter vomiting bug, flu and chest infections. All… Read The Post

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