by Emmely | Jul 21, 2021 | Gifts, Quilting, Sewing, Sewing tip, Tutorial
During the past year I’ve sewn quite a bit with my then 3-year and now 4-year-old daughter. It started so that I could do some crafting while going lockdown-crazy but it turned into something enjoyable for both of us. At first, she would just sit next to me or sit on...
by Emmely | Jul 6, 2014 | Sewing, Sewing tip, Tutorial
A lot of people really dislike hand sewing and I think this is often due to needle threading issues. If you have to spend 10 minutes each time trying to poke a thread end through a tiny hole it can get really frustrating. It doesn’t have to be though. I thread most of...
by Emmely | May 12, 2014 | Sewing, Sewing tip, Tutorial
I know I’m not the only one that occasionally struggles to get even top- or edge stitching. For most sewing machines you can buy a top stitch- and edge stitch foot, but they cost money and that money could also be spend on fabric, right? There is a much cheaper...
by Emmely | Nov 3, 2013 | Sewing tip, Tutorial
If you own a skirt marker you probably use it to mark hems on skirts. You can, however, also use it to make marks on other items, such as curtains! A skirt marker will make it much easier to create an even hem on your curtains. Hang up your unhemmed curtains. Adjust...
by Emmely | Oct 3, 2013 | Sewing tip, Tutorial
If you’ve been following this blog you’ll know by now that unpicking is not my favourite part of the sewing process. When you don’t like unpicking you basically have two options: Don’t unpick and accept sloppy seams as your sewing signature. Unpick when necessary. I...
by Emmely | Sep 14, 2013 | Sewing tip, Tutorial
Bias tape has been on my mind for the past two weeks or so. Perhaps not so strange since I made a top with bias tape facing and wrote a tutorial on how to fit bias tape in an armhole or neckline. So, I thought I might as well turn this into some sort of mini-series by...
