I have a serger and I couldn’t believe how incredibly easy it was to sew the facing to the neckline with a serger. I want a coverstitch machine and there’s a Brother on Amazon for less than $400. Reading all the reviews, I’m about to slurge I think. But you sew knits so ...
There is an option for a neckband when using knit fabrics but the woven version is finished with a neck facing. The crop length works so well on her! Payton got a Vintage Little Lady Chloe Dress hacked into a peplum length top. This is a free pattern and such a great one to try if...
Single-fold Neck & Armhole Bias Binding Sewing Beginner Spaghetti Straps Sewing Beginner Single Welt Pocket Sewing Beginner Double Welt Pocket Sewing Beginner Lapped Zipper with Facing Sewing Beginner Exposed Separating Zipper Sewing Beginner Fly Front Zipper ...
there is a small repair. After I basted the pockets to try and check where they should be placed, they did NOT want to be repositioned. Pulling on the stitches at all made marks on the denim, and after a few tries, one area formed a small hole, which I had to stitch...
Front facing Back facing Baby hem Back of dress with rouleau loop closure Until next time! Thanks for reading and have a great holiday. -Dani This is a lengthy post, so feel free to jump down to thetutorialfor tips on sewing your own Star Trek costumes, includingsupplies,altering your sew...
I love the neckline finish. It has a facing instead of a binding. I know some people loathe facings but I really like the finish on this top. The neckline sits beautifully (it is understitched as well). I like how the facing is stitched down around the outer edge, it is a nice fin...
Sew the facing to the top of your jeans, with the right side of the facing against the inside of the pants, like so. It will look totally wrong at this point. Trust.Now fold the short ends of your waistband in half, with right sides facing, and the connecting line of stitching (...
Turn garment so that the wrong sides are facing each other. Stitch 0.6mm (1/4″) from the edge, encasing the raw seams.See Step 5 of my Baby Kimono Top sewing tutorial for photos. Step Six Press the bias tape in half lengthways. Starting at the back of the neck, attach bias tape...
The right side of the jacket has been cut with the princess seam ending at mid shoulder. For the left side, the princess seam was shifted from the bust apex to a point closer to the neck (about 1 inch). This pattern adjustment makes the princess line on the side panel more vertical ...
Sew the strips together by placing two strips at right angles to each other, with right sides facing. Draw a line diagonally from left to right like this … Then stitch on the drawn line and trim away the excess fabric leaving a ¼” seam at the join ...