Tutorials
I've never heard of hem facing. What a nifty trick!
Hem Facing Tutorial at Adventures in Dressmaking
"I'd like to share with you how to make a hem facing--or, for my purposes, how to make a skirt longer!
Hem facings are an age-old tool for saving fabric; in the days of long, full skirts, you needed a stiff, sturdy hem to make the skirt stand out for itself, but no one would see the fabric. The hem was sometimes 10" deep from the bottom of the skirt! (I know this because my family does civil war reenacting here in Oregon and I've been wearing 1860's clothes three weekends a summer since I was a kid). There's no reason to use 10" of the dress fabric when no one will see it, and the dress fabric may not be the best for stiffening, so dresses almost always had hem facings or "false hems"--that is, another fabric sewn to the dress fabric at the very bottom, and treated like an extension of the dress..." Read more
- Tutorial - How To Make A Women's Bubble Skirt
Want to sew a super adorable and fun skirt? Tutorial at The Seaman Mom Blog "This bubble skirt is so fun and not too complicated to make! It makes me feel like a school girl again and at almost 40, that is a huge deal! If you want to learn how to make...
- Tutorial - Make A Fitted Dress With A Circle Skirt
Pick your own skirt length Tutorial at So Sew Easy Blog "I’m delighted to offer you another free and easy dress pattern this month. With the summer here, I’ve been really enjoying wearing some cute dresses both during the day and in the evening....
- Tutorial - How To Make A T-shirt Dress
Free PDF pattern and tutorial Tutorial at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Blog "I've been very quietly working behind the scenes and have finally made another T-Shirt Dress. This time, I documented my steps and put together a tutorial and...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Tiered Skirt
A simple project that sews up easily in a few hours Tiered Skirt Tutorial at Peanut Life Adventures Blog "First, measure how long you want your skirt to be and add 3 inches (1 for the hem and 2 for the elastic casing). All layers will be 45 inches...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Girl's Halter Dress
Such a Sweet Dress Girl's Halter Dress Tutorial at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Blog "I like being able to reuse my existing sewing patterns to make new and different dresses, tops and bottoms. That's exactly what I did to make this...
Tutorials
Tutorial - How to Make a Hem Facing
I've never heard of hem facing. What a nifty trick!Hem Facing Tutorial at Adventures in Dressmaking
"I'd like to share with you how to make a hem facing--or, for my purposes, how to make a skirt longer!
Hem facings are an age-old tool for saving fabric; in the days of long, full skirts, you needed a stiff, sturdy hem to make the skirt stand out for itself, but no one would see the fabric. The hem was sometimes 10" deep from the bottom of the skirt! (I know this because my family does civil war reenacting here in Oregon and I've been wearing 1860's clothes three weekends a summer since I was a kid). There's no reason to use 10" of the dress fabric when no one will see it, and the dress fabric may not be the best for stiffening, so dresses almost always had hem facings or "false hems"--that is, another fabric sewn to the dress fabric at the very bottom, and treated like an extension of the dress..." Read more
- Tutorial - How To Make A Women's Bubble Skirt
Want to sew a super adorable and fun skirt? Tutorial at The Seaman Mom Blog "This bubble skirt is so fun and not too complicated to make! It makes me feel like a school girl again and at almost 40, that is a huge deal! If you want to learn how to make...
- Tutorial - Make A Fitted Dress With A Circle Skirt
Pick your own skirt length Tutorial at So Sew Easy Blog "I’m delighted to offer you another free and easy dress pattern this month. With the summer here, I’ve been really enjoying wearing some cute dresses both during the day and in the evening....
- Tutorial - How To Make A T-shirt Dress
Free PDF pattern and tutorial Tutorial at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Blog "I've been very quietly working behind the scenes and have finally made another T-Shirt Dress. This time, I documented my steps and put together a tutorial and...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Tiered Skirt
A simple project that sews up easily in a few hours Tiered Skirt Tutorial at Peanut Life Adventures Blog "First, measure how long you want your skirt to be and add 3 inches (1 for the hem and 2 for the elastic casing). All layers will be 45 inches...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Girl's Halter Dress
Such a Sweet Dress Girl's Halter Dress Tutorial at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Blog "I like being able to reuse my existing sewing patterns to make new and different dresses, tops and bottoms. That's exactly what I did to make this...