Hand embroidery looks difficult, but it’s actually one of the easiest fiber crafts to learn—not to mention one of the most versatile. Embroidering is essentially drawing with a needle and thread. Any ...
Small tears and frayed ends are easy repairs, thanks to Nicole Vasbinder’s guide to machine sewing and hand stitching. “Super Stitches Sewing” (Potter Craft/Crown Publishing Group, $19.99) includes 50 ...
Guest Ella Pritsker shares the fine art of hand-stitched custom haute couture. Haute Couture is a very specialized system of sewing that is regulated by the French Government. However, the methods can ...
This tutorial provides the photographic step-by-step process to implement a variety of the six most common basic hand stitches.The six stitches we’ll be learning today are: running baste stitch and ...
Displayed in order from left to right is the Double Herringbone, the Woven Double Herringbone, the Whipped Herringbone, the Laced Herringbone, the Threaded Herringbone, the Looped and Threaded ...
From colourful stitches to fabric mixing, visible mending can breathe new life into garments with stains or holes Ask a visible mender to explain why they love to repair clothes using patches or ...