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How to Sew a Buttonhole by Hand When Your Machine Won’t Cooperate
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. My machine's buttonhole function jammed halfway through a shirt...
Teaching My Kids to Sew: What Worked, What Flopped, and What We’ll Try Next
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. I didn't set out to formally teach my kids to sew. It started with...
How to Install a Zipper Without Wanting to Throw Your Machine Out the Window
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. The first time I tried to install a zipper, it was on a simple...
How to Hem Jeans Without Losing the Original Hem (Step by Step)
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. The first time I tried to hem jeans, I did what seemed obvious. I...
The Best Rotary Cutters on Amazon: I Tested Several So You Don’t Have To
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. For the first two years I sewed, I cut every single piece of fabric...
What’s in My Sewing Kit Right Now (Every Tool and Why)
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. People ask me some version of "what do you actually keep at your...
How to Use a Seam Ripper the Right Way (Nobody Told Me This)
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. I used a seam ripper wrong for close to two years before anyone...
How to Sew Knit Fabrics Without Everything Going Sideways
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. The first knit project I ever tried was a nursing shirt for my...
Finishing Seams Without a Serger: 5 Methods That Actually Work
This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I actually use. Long before I owned a serger, I was making a pair of pants out of...
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