Sarah J. Doyle | August 26, 2009
Commercial (store bought) patterns can sometimes be tricky to use, and if we’re not thinking all the while we’re cutting and sewing, we could be setting ourselves up for errors and mistakes and ending up with a garment that won’t fit. Here are a few tips to help keep those errors at a minimum. * [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | August 4, 2009
One of my favorite things to do is to design new patterns and I especially love to be able create designs that are comfortable enough to live in. My ‘Anywhere T’ pattern is one of those designs - the cowl neck dresses it up so it looks great with skirts and under jackets, but the simple [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 22, 2009
Awhile back we had a lot of our readers write to us to let us know how they were using our men / women pajama and nightshirt patterns and making jogging outfits and shorts outfits out of them, and now we’ve had another round of creative ideas using another of our patterns — the Sports [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | April 11, 2009
Most seamstresses shy away from sewing for men — it seems like men’s clothing garments would be harder to make and harder to fit than sewing for children or women. But have you thought about doing some basic sewing for men, especially those who are big, tall and husky that can’t find anything to fit [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | January 5, 2009
From time to time we try to give updates and information on how to increase your sewing business. Expanding the sewing and craft business is necessary in order to “increase the bottom line in 2009″.How much sewing do you do for men? If anybody answered that they actually DO sew for men, how difficult is [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | August 16, 2008
Nice looking stylish maternity patterns and maternity clothing are usually very hard to find – especially if you’re not an “average” size. Petite maternity clothing or plus size maternity clothing are very difficult to match the size you really need. Even if the size is available, how many different “styles” of maternity clothes are available. [...]
