Cut away the excess fabric, from the original end of the leg to the line you’ve marked. Use pinking shears, which will reduce fraying. Double-check that the trousers are inside out before you start sewing. 8 Single-thread your needle and knot the end. Use a colour close to the fabric...
Use a fabric marker to draw a line from the end of the zipper to the side edge of the fabric 1/2″ down from the top edge. Finish the fabric edges by serging, sewing with a zig zag stitch, or cutting with pinking shears (as i did). Sew the two pieces together along that line ...
Pinking shears have small triangular teeth that cut the fabric in a such a way that it lessens unraveling. Smaller embroidery scissors are also good for cutting threads. Pincushion & Pins - You'll pin most everything you sew to keep the fabrics from slipping. A pincushion keeps them neat ...
Finish the bottom edge of each piece of fabric by serging, sewing with a zig zag stitch, or cutting with pinking shears. Pay attention to the direction of your pattern to determine which side is the bottom (for example, this fabric has birds that need to be right side up). If you onl...
Finish the bottom edge of each piece of fabric by serging, sewing with a zig zag stitch, or cutting with pinking shears. Pay attention to the direction of your pattern to determine which side is the bottom (for example, this fabric has birds that need to be right side up). If you onl...
Sew that in place. Then you can trim the seams with pinking shears or serge: Now time to stuff with some inexpensivePolyfill . Where the ruffled edges overlap you can pull them apart and stuff your pillow: But when you close them you’ll never be able to see the hole, see?? isn’t...
At this point your fabric should still be wrong sides out. You have a couple of options for this seam you are about to sew. If you have a serger, or pinking shears, or some way to finish your seam edge so it doesn’t fray, you can simply keep the dress wrong side out and stitch...
You could make a pinking shears shape in Xara simply by evenly spacing your control points, Ctrl+clicking every other control point to select every other one, and then nudge the points down a little, as shown in Figure 1.So enough texting and onto teaching. Get out a fresh sheet of ...
Use your serger, or an overlock stitch on your sewing machine to finish the raw edges of the fabric. Don’t have either? Simply use a pair of pinking shears. Turn your pillow cover right side out and give it a good press. Insert your pillow form and you’re done!
Complete with clear instructions and a list of required tools, this project is a delightful way to repurpose leftover fabric and make thoughtful handmade gifts for fellow readers. Emphasize precision with pinking shears to avoid fraying and add a touch of creativity by embellishing with tassels or...