If you have small holes in the toe or heel sections of your sock and want to repair them, this is your guide. For this guide, sewing experience is not necessary. The material of the sock does not affect the repair, but the thicker the fabric is, the more time it may take to comple...
Holes in knitted fabric break the links between knitted stitches. To neatly and effectively mend a hole, catch the small knitted loops around the hole with your needle. Thread the needle and thread through the rows of stitches, entering beside the hole and coming out the other side next to ...
Visit a fabric store and find some beautiful fashion accessories that you can use.7. Try on and adjustOnce you have completed the shortening of the jeans, wear the shorts to check out the length if it suits you well. Better move around in front of a whole-body-type mirror to access ...
On wooden frames, pre-drill small pilot holes to prevent the wood from splitting when you install the screws. For metal frames, use self-tapping metal screws or small nuts and bolts through pre-drilled holes for the most secure attachment. After installing corner brackets, the improvement in s...
These styles require punching a few extra holes in your Xero Shoes, and may require a bit of Shoe Goo to protect the lace that’s exposed to the ground. Toe Knot — Some of the toe straps in the thong styles are held to the sole with a knot that’s placed in between the first ...
When a single bottleneck shows up in an established supply chain, companies turn to the easy, convenient solution: flying over it. The problem with air freight is it’s expensive; it creates high emissions per pound delivered. CO2 emissions from air freight are a small fraction of the overa...
Eventually, cities began to collect trash, but often garbage was hauled to dumps — open holes in the ground — where it often was burned, creating air pollution that was a hazard to human health. By the 1960s, though, it was obvious to local, state and federal government officials that...
How to fix a tight back neckline Step 1 Diagnosis - how do I know if my back neckline is too tight? If you have a particularly broad or muscular back, or your toile feels too tight around the armholes, then this adjustment is probably for you!...
Gore-tex is a thin plastic, dotted with a billion tiny little holes that allow water vapor to pass through, but liquid to stay out. (Saran wrap wouldn't let anything through, and a piece of cotton fabric would let just about anything.) In one arm of the U-tube, we pour our sugar...
If you are using your walking foot and a stitch with stretch, then you want to be sure you are not stretching your fabric out as you sew. If you do you will end up with floppy seams and stretched out armholes and the like. Let’s look at an example on my stretch jersey fabric. ...