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If you need something handy as well as sturdy to carry and hold your gardening tools this spring? This free sewing tutorial from Deb’s Days will demonstrate how to sew this gardening apron that ties at the waist, complete with multi-size deep gusseted pockets. This pocket style affords gardeners lots of space inside.  You can stitch a gardening apron with any sturdy woven fabric such as denim, twill, canvas, heavy cotton, cotton duck, waxed canvas, vinyl, laminated fabrics, u

Watch this free video to learn about four different fabrics that Lindsey from Inside the Hem, recommends for sewing your next pair of favorite #memade shorts! Shorts are worn just about everywhere and sewn with a variety of fabrics. Woven fabrics such as twill, bottom-weight, mid-weight, denim, chambray, challis, rayon, cotton duck, cotton dobby, and some suiting fabrics, are wonderful to sew shorts with.  (Video mention: Ikat Dot Twill: https://goo.gl/DbzpNq) Grainline Marit

Learn how to sew this simple tank top in this free sewing tutorial for beginners from Farmhouse on Boone. Basic sewing skills, and a yard and a half of fabric are all we need to start stitching this basic top.  These tops can be worn all year round in all climates as part of a layered combination, or worn on it’s own in hot weather and climates. Add lace or trim to create a one-of-a-kind garment. The other day I found this amazing fabric circa 1982 from the thrift shop. It ga

How to Sew a T-shirt – WithWendy Watch Wendy sew this nice basic t-shirt using cotton knit fabric and an existing t-shirt for a pattern.  Wendy also shows how the same steps to construct the t-shirt can be modified to create a different fit across different bodies. Knit Fabrics at FabricMart More t-shirt sewing tutorials: How to Pattern and Sew Your Favorite T-shirt with MimiG: Sew a Simple T-Shirt Dress with Cheri Heaton and Martha Stewart Cheri Heaton, author of the blog “I

The Anatomy of Fabric: In this free sewing video, Angel Peterson of FleeceFun explains the different parts of fabric. This is an important beginner sewing lesson that will help with any sewing pattern you are working on. Angel will explain “cross grain”, “selvage edge”, and what the “wrong” sides are. Learn the sewing terminology for fabrics in this quick sewing lesson. The Types of Fabrics: Angel Peterson from FleeceFun.com will explain all the different types of fabric and

The fabrics we choose for sewing and wearing garments, household linen, and accessories are very important. Fabric directly affects the comfort and performance of any garment we make.  How we care for our fabric also impacts the environment even more so than others, according to Verena Erin of  My Green Closet. Verena discusses the different textiles available, all with different looks, pros, cons, and sustainable/ethical issues. Verena created this series on My Green Closet 

Seshweshwe is a printed fabric widely used for traditional Sotho (South Africa & Lesotho) clothing. Originally dyed indigo, this fabric is manufactured in a variety of colors and printing designs characterized by intricate geometric patterns.  Due to its timeless popularity, shweshwe has been described as “the denim, or tartan, of South Africa”.  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shweshwe Fashion designers have brought shweshwe onto the runwa

This simple shorts sewing pattern is extremely versatile and can be used to make a number of different shorts styles (summer shorts, boxer shorts etc.) depending on your choice of fabric. Sewing tips & techniques in the video tutorial: * Sewing a side pocket * Sewing a French seam * Sewing in tucks * Putting elastic through a waistband * Sewing up a curved hem * Matching checks on the fabric Recommended Fabrics: Light to medium-weight cotton or cotton blend. A synthetic fabri

Choosing a perfect pair of kids’ pajamas can prove to be a very perplexing task for sewers and for parents irrespective of factors like nationality or ethnicity. Comfort of the child is an aspect that no parent would consciously compromise on. To this effect, it is imperative for pajamas to be a comfortable fit, not to mention adding a flavor of fun to the entire process of going to bed. Given the fact that children have sensitive skin, being aware of the myriad of fabric opt