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What Pattern Size

What Pattern Size

Hi I would like to make a dress for my sister in this style: (http://www.tiedyedivapatterns.com/product/la-tulipe-dress-circle-skirt-tulip-sleeves-pattern-pdf-for-girls-2-to-10) but I'm not sure what size to make as her measurements don't fit close to...

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Reply To: Sewing machine foot pieces

...I googled Husqvarna presser feet and went to the official husqvarna accessory page and it gave me this: http://www.husqvarnaviking.com/Accessories#.946 You might try that with your machine model and make. If...

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Reply To: Pattern Alteration for the Portly Man

...it up to the next size instead of just altering 1 section of a pattern. We don't have a tutorial but there's a pretty good article on it here: http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/4368/making-sense-of-pattern-grading/page/all...

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Reply To: finishing seams

...simple and just cut the edges with pinking shears. Or if you want something really nice you can do the hong kong finish. the tutorial on that is here: https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/hong-kong-finish/...

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Reply To: Mannequins?!

...your own dress form. We don't have a tutorial on this but I found one here that you might want to take a look at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKZ0PGx3xWQ Hope this helps! 🙂...

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Reply To: sewing patches on leatehr

...It might make the repairs less noticeable and less scary to try. Let me know how it works out. 🙂 Here's one brand but there are others out there: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Duncan-73-2-Aleene-s-Leather-Suede-Glue/25481235...

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Reply To: Resizing a suit jacket

...movement. I'm not an expert tailor in menswear but I did find a forum where it sounds like someone else had the same issue: http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?101951-Armholes-too-low-is-tailoring-practical In reading it, here's what...

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Reply To: Darts

You would do it in a similar fashion to the one I do for our intermediate tops tutorial: https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/how-to-make-patterns-from-existing-clothing-intermediate-tops/ I'm assuming your darts are at the waistline, separate from the...

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