In this tutorial, we show you how to sew french seams and give you tips on how to do it along straight, curved seams, and armholes.
Folding cutlery into a napkin adds a touch of elegance to a table setting and ensures consistency from one place setting to the next. No matter how casual or formal the event, tucking the flatware neatly inside the napkin makes it easy to do a quick visual scan to ensure all place setting...
I twisted it about twice, but if you want your pintucks to be deeper/floofier, twist it a little more so your fabric tornado is longer. Then just sew back and forth over your tornado to make it stay put. Do the same thing with all your pintucks that you’d pinned. Sew on the o...
Attach the fringe edging, available in the ribbons section of your fabric store, along the bottom ends of the stole using your sewing machine. You might need to sew this by hand if the fringe is delicate. 5Decorate the stole as desired Decorate the stole as desired. Embroidery is traditiona...
precautions to protect the fabric should still be taken. Whatever your reason for learning how to make your own tallit, it is a good idea to sew a partial cotton lining to the underside of it. This prevents the oils on your face from transferring onto the tallit and this lining can even...
The word "dashiki" has roots in Nigerian Yoruba and Hausa culture and is generally translated as "man's shirt." This loose, hot-weather-friendly garment is easy to sew and can express African culture, African solidarity, or respect for folk crafts throughout the world. Adapted to a variety...