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Lindsey Johns from Inside the Hem shares a fantastic video about sewing with lightweight spring fabrics. Tips for everything from cutting, pressing, needle sizes, stitch lengths, and more. Lindsay discusses sewing with rayon challis, linen, eyelet, rayon jersey, and seersucker. All of these fabrics are wonderful for warmer temperatures and climates. Great garment sewing tips! A must watch. Watch now: Subscribe to Inside the Hem Check out these cool pattern weights ment

“Trying to understand all the different types of fabric out there can seem like a daunting task, not just for beginners but for more experienced dressmakers too. There are different technical names, weights, thicknesses, fiber mixes and weaves, so it can all feel a bit overwhelming. In this new fabric focus series, I hope to make things clearer for those of you planning a dressmaking project because matching the right fabric to the right pattern to achieve the look you want i

A One-Size-Fits-Most Sewing Project from Erin Sundet of Sewbon Look and feel pretty while getting ready for your day or evening out while wearing this simple yet elegant bathrobe.  Erin Sundet of Sewbon filmed an episode titled “Bathrobe Beauty” for Sew It All TV where she shares the sewing tutorial for this bathrobe, Sew It All episode 906. This easy sewing project was also published in the Nov/Dec 2015 issue of Creative Machine Embroidery. You can download the free PDF patt