Articles for tag: How to Sew

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10 Make Your Own Clothes Ideas

Want to save money by making your own clothes? It’s not as hard as you think. Here are 10 cheap and easy ways to make your own clothes with minimal or no sewing. Just pick your favorite idea, then click the hyperlink for step-by-step instructions and pictures. #1. How to Sew a Stunning Dress without ...

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The Best Free Purse Patterns and Tutorials

I am trying to learn how to sew. I fear it will be a long and drawn out process. Nevertheless, I shall not give up. I want to learn how to sew bags, or purses. I probably should spend more time at the sewing machine and less time at the computer, but I’m doing what ...

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Learn How to Sew with Free Sewing Lessons

I asked my daughter if high school still taught kids how to sew. She said they did but the home economics classes like I took in high school were broken down into two different classes now rather than it all being in one class. She took one of the classes that taught how to take ...

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How to Teach Yourself to Sew

So you want to learn how to sew? Congrats on your decision to enter the art world of fashion as well as learning a lifelong skill. When I first wanted to learn how to sew I had two problems: I didn’t have a lot of money to invest in what began as a hobby, and ...

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Free Baby Quilt Sewing Patterns

There are enough baby quilt sewing patterns for every day of the week plus one for traveling with baby. This will help when doing laundry I hope for parents of multiples. Each of the baby quilt patterns are different and festive for a baby’s room. If you aren’t to fond of the color schemes of ...

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How to Sew a Dog Carrier Bag

For the longest time, I thought people who put shirts on their small dogs were stupid. I thought people who carried their dogs around were dumb. I mean after all, they have fur and feet, right? It wasn’t until a relative purchased two small dogs that I came to realize the practicality of it. They ...

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10 Tips: How to Sew Leather

When it comes to sewing leather, you’ve got a ton of choices from the thickness of the leather to whether you hand sew or use a machine. Every choice you make dictates changes in how to go about sewing your leather items. Here are 10 tips to help make your leather sewing adventures as easy ...

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Teach Yourself to Use a Sewing Machine

As crafts and the do-it-yourself mindset have become a lot more popular in recent years, there is a trend of more people wanting to learn how to use sewing machines. There are also a lot of new trendy patterns, fabrics, books and web sites available that inspire new crafters to start sewing. A lot of ...

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How to Sew a One-Shoulder Dress

Lady, rev up your engines. Make that your sewing machine motor. Your goal? Creating a one-shouldered dress inspired by a couple of photos you saw of Hayden Panettiere and Rachel Bilson on publicity tours. Sure, you could snare a hot little number at a local boutique and max out your plastic, but what would Mom ...