Emma Cartmel
Common sewing and pattern making terms defined
New to sewing or pattern making and feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the terminology? From draping to selvedges, this mini glossary has...
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Emma Cartmel
Aug 135 min
Understanding Sewing Machine Needles
Picking the right needle can improve stitch quality, make for a better sewing experience, and even keep your machine running smoother for...
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Emma Cartmel
Aug 35 min
Understanding Sewing Patterns: A Simple Guide to Symbols and Markings
These markings are guides that help you navigate the sewing process, ensuring that you cut, align, and assemble your fabric pieces...
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Emma Cartmel
Jun 304 min
How to: Take your body measurements
A handy guide for ensuring accurate body measurements that will help achieve the perfect fit. This article is a paid-for post , and I...
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Emma Cartmel
Jan 284 min
How to: Understand the grain of fabric
The grain line plays a pretty key role in garment construction with the potential to influence the fit, appearance, and stability of...
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Emma Cartmel
Aug 22, 20235 min
How to: Select and use interfacing
Fusible, sew-in, woven, non-woven?! There are a variety of different types, weaves and weights in interfacing. So how do you know which...
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Emma Cartmel
Jun 11, 20233 min
How to: Sew a dart
Darts are a common and straightforward technique in garment construction that help shape a garment. Whether it's a single straight,...
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Emma Cartmel
May 1, 20235 min
5 things to consider when choosing fabric for your next sewing project
Whether it be in-store, at your local charity shop, or your own fabric stash, there are a few things we can keep in mind, and look out...
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Emma Cartmel
Apr 11, 20232 min
How to: Thread your overlocker (the easy way)
Overlockers make it incredibly easy to create professional-looking edge finishes. However, re-threading or changing the threads can be a...
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Emma Cartmel
Apr 6, 20235 min
How to: Use a bias tape maker
With a little tool called a bias tape maker, making your own bias binding becomes super easy. Bias binding is essentially a strip of...
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Emma Cartmel
Jan 30, 20236 min
How to: Pre-wash your fabric
Sure it isn't the most exciting thing to do, and it may be tempting to skip when all you want to do is dive straight into your new...
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Emma Cartmel
Jan 1, 20236 min
How to: Seam finishes
Finishing a seam edge becomes essential to completing a garment. But how do you know which seam finish is best for the fabric or garment?...
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Emma Cartmel
Nov 6, 20227 min
How to: Create a toile
A toile is essentially a test garment that is used to check sizing, fit, and proportion. There are typically two different types of...
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Emma Cartmel
Aug 16, 20224 min
How to: Sew on a button
Whether you are finishing off a project or needing to re-attach a button that has fallen off, the act of hand sewing a button is a great...
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Emma Cartmel
Jul 31, 20223 min
How to: Machine gather
A fun, and super useful technique that is well worth mastering. First things first. Why gather? Gathers essentially create fullness by...
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Emma Cartmel
Jun 26, 20225 min
How to: Read a sewing pattern envelope
Understanding a sewing pattern envelope will go a long way in ensuring you buy the right pattern, but also all the required materials and...
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Emma Cartmel
May 24, 20224 min
Thinking about drafting your own patterns?
Here is a list of equipment to get you started from basic stationary, to rulers and tools. I remember getting my pattern making kit...
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