by Katy Cameron | 11.06.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Last week we looked at terms used in the actual stitching of a project. This week we’re looking at instructions that follow after stitching. Post Stitching Terms Seam Pressed Open, Closed Or To The Side The pressing of seams is something that I find tends to...
by Katy Cameron | 04.06.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
So you’ve chopped up all your fabric and you’re ready to sew everything together. Over the next couple of weeks we’re looking at the terms you find in the sewing section of a pattern: Fabric Placement Terms For an activity that seems to be, in the...
by Katy Cameron | 21.05.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Last week we looked at the types of pattern and some of the text you would find inside them, this week we’re looking at cutting terms: Cutting Terms The following are terms used when cutting out a pattern, and refer to common terminology used in patterns, and...
by Katy Cameron | 14.05.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
So you’ve decided to make a bag. You have your fabric all picked out, but what are you going to make? Over the next 2 weeks we will look at the terms used around patterns and the cutting out of the various pieces to make your bag. Pattern Terms A pattern is a...
by Katy Cameron | 09.04.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Quilt Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Way, way back in the mists of time, when sewing machines first roamed the earth, there was a simple upright pin to hold a spool of thread, and thread itself was wound straight onto its little wooden spool where each round sat snugly next to its neighbour in a little...
