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Nancy's Tip of the Month
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January Tip of the Month
Nancy's Tip Next time you’re hemming, instead of using a straight stitch select one of the many built in decorative stitching on your sewing machine.
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December Tip of the Month
Nancy's Tip When working with heavy and hard-to-pin fabrics I turn to the office supply drawer and use metal binder clips instead of pins.
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March Tip of the Month
NZ Tip - March 2011 Can goods from my kitchen cupboard make great pattern weights.
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February Tip of the Month
NZ Tip - February 2011 To successfully hem jeans, fold up the hem and flatten the flat-felled area with a hammer before stitching. A perfect cure the denim-bump blues.
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January Tip of the Month
NZ Tip - January 2011 When making a bag or purse, I beef up the weight of thin fabrics by inserting a layer of cotton duck or canvas between the lining and outer fabric.
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June Tip of the Month
Sewing Tip Use almost-gone slivers of bar soap for marking pattern details on fabric.
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July Tip of the Month
Sewing Tip To successfully hem jeans, fold up the hem and flatten the flat-felled area with a hammer before stitching. A perfect cure the denim-bump blues.
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January Tip of the Month
Sewing Tip: To remove tiny burrs from your hand-sewing needle pass the needle through an emery cloth or the “strawberry” from a tomato pincushion.
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October Tip of the Month
Sewing Sew buttons on skirts and pants with elastic thread. The band will expand with you after you’ve eaten a little too much dinner!
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October Tip of the Month
Stabilizer If a tear-away stabilizer stretches and tears in one direction, layer two pieces at right angles to achieve proper tension.
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June Tip of the Month
Embroidery Tip: To soften the edges of outlined embroidery designs, use grey, brown or navy thread instead of black. The edges are defined but much less harsh.
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February Tip of the Month
Embroidery Tip: If a tear-away stabilizer stretches and tears in one direction, layer two pieces at right angles to achieve proper tension.
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January Tip of the Month
Serger Tip: Use a serger chain stitch with decorative thread in the chain looper to create “yarn” for making your own tassels. It takes about 20-22 yards for each tassel.
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