Making a sleeve with a buttoned cuff? Your pattern might have a separate sleeve placket for finishing the raw edges of the sleeve opening. You will want to watch this video for an easy step-by-step demonstration about how to sew a sleeve placket.
Sleeve Placket
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Sewing a Muslin
One way to get well fitting, custom looking garments, is to sew a muslin before sewing the real thing. This is a great way to get a perfect fit and do a test run of new sewing techniques. See the process in creating a muslin with this tutorial.
Turning a Fabric Tube
If you find yourself avoiding skinny fabric tubes because you're frustrated trying to turn them right side out, you're not alone. But there's hope because this video offers four different techniques that will get even the skinniest fabric tube turned right side out in no time.
Lengthen a Hem
If your garments are too short, you can do this alteration to extend the length for a better fit. This demonstration is done with pants but can be applied to shirts, sleeves, and skirts.
Raise a T-Shirt Neckline
Tired of tugging up your T-shirts with a low neckline? Raise them up! This video will show you a basic alteration you can do to raise a t-shirt neckline.
Hem Gauge – Hemming Tricks
Hemming can be a time consuming process but this video gives you a few tricks to make the process faster and easier, using basting stitches or a hem gauge.
Continuous Thread Sewing
Continuous thread stitching (a.k.a. continuous dart) is a nifty sewing technique in which the sewing machine sews with the bobbin thread only to avoid doing a back stitch at one end. It's helpful when sewing darts in sheer fabric.
Seam Allowance Grading
Creating garments isn't just about sewing seams. The steps in between are just as important, like seam allowance grading. This tutorial covers what seam allowance grading is, why it's done, and how to do it.