Change the Width of Your Elastic – A Quick Fix

Have you ever found yourself mid-project, in need of some elastic of a specific width and only able to find something too wide in your stash?

Beginner’s Guide to Sewing – How to Gather with Elastic

The last in my Beginner’s Guide to Sewing series of Youtube video tutorials filmed with Cico shows you how to attach elastic directly to garments to create ruching and gathers.

Beginner’s Guide to Sewing – How to Use an Edgestitch Foot for Neat Topstitching

Do you go cold at the thought of topstitching, run for the hills if it’s in a contrast thread colour?!

Beginner’s Guide to Sewing – Using an Overcasting Foot to Neaten Seam Allowances

 

Beginner’s Guide to Sewing – How, Where and Why to Staystitch

 

Beginner’s Guide to Sewing – How to Understitch and Where to Understitch

 

Beginner’s Guide to Sewing – How to Start and Finish Sewing

 

How to Thread a Sewing Machine – Picking up the Bobbin Thread

Picking up the bobbin thread once you’ve got your sewing machine threaded is something I see my new beginner sewing students battle with, so, prompted by Sara; one of those students who was determined to remember how to do it and asked me specifically to film this video for her, here’s how to pick up the bobbin thread on any sewing machine.

Enjoy and may you never battle with your bobbin again!

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I Now Have A YouTube Channel!

I know, I know, it’s years overdue, but finally I have a YouTube Channel!

And drum roll please……….here is my first video:

I’d love to know what you think, do let me know what kind of videos would you like me to create?

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