Taking Measure The first step to sewing your own curtains is measuring. Read my previous post first about preparing to make lined curtains. This project is covered in three parts. This is part two. Intro and Anatomy of a Lined…
Sewing Curtains Phew, so much prep to get to this part, the actual sewing. But seriously, this is the easy part if a bit cumbersome. Note: I serged around all sides of the main curtain fabric as mentioned in the…
I have been collecting more thread with almost every new project. I’ve also benefited from having friends that don’t sew (much) but offer up their threads for my collection. Subsequently, I have assembled a jumbled drawer of miscellaneous threads and…
As I do for nearly everything nowadays, one day I thought to look online for sewing patterns and my world changed! I stumbled upon the concept of electronic patterns by independent designers! My, my, my. Isn’t it grand!! The internet…
So much of the on-line fabric I see looks incredible, but I know I don’t have enough knowledge yet to truly the know what I will get based on a description and small square picture. Conversely, when I buy in…
Update 2020: Check out my latest post on the Brother CV3440 Coverstitch. Do I really need this coverstitch machine? I guess I’m about to find out! I already have a sewing machine – older, but functional. The HuskyStar E10 machine…
A few years ago, when a good friend of mine noticed that I was doing a bit of sewing lately, he said I could “look after” an old overlock serger he has unused in storage. Not exactly sure what that is,…