Tutorials
Make these pattern weights with re-purposed material from the hardware store
Tutorial at Lorelei Jayne Blog
- Tutorial - How To Make Triangle Fabric Weights
Make your own weights for sewing in about 10 minutes Tutorial at Creative Homemaking Blog "Pattern weights are a great alternative to pins for holding pattern pieces onto fabric when you’re tracing them off or cutting them out, especially on slippery...
- Tutorial - How To Sew A Rayon Lounge Top Nightshirt
Embellished with a purchased applique Tutorial at From My Carolina Home Blog "This tutorial is the companion to the lounge pants in the previous post, using the same rayon fabric. Click on Rayon Lounge Pants for that tutorial. Cutting out...
- Tutorial - Make A Yarn Wrapped Pattern Weights
A great alternative to pins when tracing, drafting or cutting patterns Tutorial at Makery Blog "A little while ago we were talking about budget friendly pattern weights and I mentioned that I had ordered some giant washers and had plans to prettify them...
- Tutorial - How To Make Peacock Earrings And Pendent
The peacock can also be made with a pin to wear as a brooch Jewelry Tutorial at Hobby Crafts Blog "Hi friends today am posting a m-seal peacock pendent and earrings with round shape washers i bought them in hardware store big washer for...
- Tutorial - How To Make Pattern Weights
I don't use big ol' clothing patterns. I have seen weights though that can be pretty costly. These seem to be the perfect alternative! Pattern Weights Tutorial at Southern Matriarch "I takes longer to cut these out than it does to stitch them...
Tutorials
Tutorial - How to Make Pattern Weights
Tutorial at Lorelei Jayne Blog
"When I first started sewing I just thought everyone used pins but I soon came to find (thanks pinterest) that a lot of sewists use pattern weights! They are quite expensive to buy but lucky for us there are lots of tutorials and tips to make your own. I’m going to add one to the pile. They are washers with ribbon or fabric hot glued to them. I watched The Crafty Gemini’s tutorial and they are fantastic but when I went to my hardware store to get more washers I couldn't find the big ones! So I went down the aisle with the brackets and braces for building shelving and furniture I guess. I found these inch by five inch mending plates, the perfect weight".... Read more
- Tutorial - How To Make Triangle Fabric Weights
Make your own weights for sewing in about 10 minutes Tutorial at Creative Homemaking Blog "Pattern weights are a great alternative to pins for holding pattern pieces onto fabric when you’re tracing them off or cutting them out, especially on slippery...
- Tutorial - How To Sew A Rayon Lounge Top Nightshirt
Embellished with a purchased applique Tutorial at From My Carolina Home Blog "This tutorial is the companion to the lounge pants in the previous post, using the same rayon fabric. Click on Rayon Lounge Pants for that tutorial. Cutting out...
- Tutorial - Make A Yarn Wrapped Pattern Weights
A great alternative to pins when tracing, drafting or cutting patterns Tutorial at Makery Blog "A little while ago we were talking about budget friendly pattern weights and I mentioned that I had ordered some giant washers and had plans to prettify them...
- Tutorial - How To Make Peacock Earrings And Pendent
The peacock can also be made with a pin to wear as a brooch Jewelry Tutorial at Hobby Crafts Blog "Hi friends today am posting a m-seal peacock pendent and earrings with round shape washers i bought them in hardware store big washer for...
- Tutorial - How To Make Pattern Weights
I don't use big ol' clothing patterns. I have seen weights though that can be pretty costly. These seem to be the perfect alternative! Pattern Weights Tutorial at Southern Matriarch "I takes longer to cut these out than it does to stitch them...