THIS GIVEAWAY OFFER IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. Hi Everyone, in the spirit of “no good deed goes unpunished”, I want to make this super popular pattern free to everyone for the next week. Sometimes I’m tempted to believe that rather cynical phrase “no good … Continue reading
This summer blouse pattern is a way of remembering a friend and a gift to the many ladies that have been asking for a blouse that can cover the forearms. There are five big requests I get when the weather starts to get warmer. One of them is a blouse … Continue reading
We’ve really been overwhelmed with the support we’ve received from all our readers over on Ko-Fi –pronounced like “coffee”. (I can barely sleep with all the caffeine… just kidding..) When we introduced the platform a few weeks ago, I didn’t know how everyone would react. Turns our many readers are … Continue reading
The Greatest Discovery In The History Of Dyeing Fabric It’s the Easter vacation of 1856, Cable Street, east London, and a young William H. Perkin is hunched over his laboratory table. Fumes and gasses rise up from his work and struggle to filter out of the tiny windows of the … Continue reading
Are You Struggling To Keep Hand Sanitizer With You All The Time? If you’re trying to keep clean and healthy during this health crisis, I’m sure you, like me, use a lot of hand sanitizer. When I go to the grocery store, not only do I wear gloves, but I … Continue reading
Metal purse frames patterns are not so easy to come by because of the enormous number of sizes and shapes, but it is very easy to make your own just by following a few very important steps. Let me show you how. I have been trying for quite some time … Continue reading
A broken needle flying into the eye is a fear that seamstresses share all over the world. Something like walking into a spider web and not knowing whether the spider is stuck on your hair or lurking on the floor ready to strike –but potentially much, much worse. Those that … Continue reading
Denim is a very popular fabric these days and is synonymous with jeans. Because the fabric is so common, many sewists have limited experience with it so I wanted to offer some tips and tricks for sewing denim. First, however, some background. Today term “jeans” usually refers to a specific style of … Continue reading
This simple face mask with visor is an idea that was sent in by Mary Smith from Olympia, Washington about 3 weeks ago. Since then it has become the third most requested pattern in the history of So-Sew-Easy. I think face masks may be here to stay, so I’ll be … Continue reading
So what is shirring anyway? In preparation for a new project this week, I want to introduce you to a technique called shirring (which is sometimes known as smocking) with a simple practice tutorial. According to Wikipedia, “shirring is two or more rows of gathers that are used to decorate … Continue reading
Do You Love Teddy Bears As Much As I Do? Like many people, when I was growing up, I had a favorite teddy bear. I kept that bear for years and years. Fortunately, it was years ago, so the bear was of high quality and the stuffing was natural cotton, … Continue reading
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