Have you ever bought a new sewing pattern hoping this one, would be the perfect one? Maybe it had the neckline you were after, or a sleeve variation you thought you liked. So you of course, you bought it. But, sadly, after many hours of your precious labour later, you realise it is just not quite right. It yet again falls short of that vision you had in your head for this garment. It’s a frustrating cycle, and I’ve seen so many sewists stuck in it. I used to be there too! But here’s how I learne
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Have you ever bought a new sewing pattern hoping this one, would be the perfect one? Maybe it had the neckline you were after, or a sleeve variation you thought you liked. So you of course, you bought it. But, sadly, after many hours of your precious labour later, you realise it is just not quite right. It yet again falls short of that vision you had in your head for this garment. It’s a frustrating cycle, and I’ve seen so many sewists stuck in it. I used to be there too! But here’s how I learne
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Everything is better thrifted, including sewing supplies! Todays Youtube video is my lastest thrift haul, https://youtu.be/qJr_OqCMqdg to watch it now! I almost never look at those random jars of buttons... but I'm so glad I did this time! Because this one was a treasure!!! What the most surprising sewing related thing you have thrifted or found? #sewing #sewinghaul #sustainablesewing | Evelyn Wood - Vintage Fashion House
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Everything is better thrifted, including sewing supplies! Todays Youtube video is my lastest thrift haul, https://youtu.be/qJr_OqCMqdg to watch it now! I almost never look at those random jars of buttons... but I'm so glad I did this time! Because this one was a treasure!!! What the most surprising sewing related thing you have thrifted or found? #sewing #sewinghaul #sustainablesewing | Evelyn Wood - Vintage Fashion House
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We all need tools to do our beloved sewing, which inevitably means we will have to spend some $$$ on them. But do you ever feel like you spend money on tools that break way too quickly, or just don’t feel worth what you paid for them? After many years of sewing (and wasting plenty of money on the wrong things), I’ve learned what’s worth investing in and what you can save in by DIY'ing or thrifting. I'm passing that accumulated knowledge on to you because I want to help you save those hard-earned
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We all need tools to do our beloved sewing, which inevitably means we will have to spend some $$$ on them. But do you ever feel like you spend money on tools that break way too quickly, or just don’t feel worth what you paid for them? After many years of sewing (and wasting plenty of money on the wrong things), I’ve learned what’s worth investing in and what you can save in by DIY'ing or thrifting. I'm passing that accumulated knowledge on to you because I want to help you save those hard-earned
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There's one thing no one tells you before you start sewing! It's that it's like a drug, you're easily hooked and once you're in the club, SEWING WILL TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE! 🤣 And your space! 😂 I think we almost all start out on the dining room table to sew and the floor to cut out, packing up and down every time. But then, as you're sewing all the time, slowly the equipment and stash grows, of course you need a more permanent ironing station and the pack up and pack down happens, well,...less an
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There's one thing no one tells you before you start sewing! It's that it's like a drug, you're easily hooked and once you're in the club, SEWING WILL TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE! 🤣 And your space! 😂 I think we almost all start out on the dining room table to sew and the floor to cut out, packing up and down every time. But then, as you're sewing all the time, slowly the equipment and stash grows, of course you need a more permanent ironing station and the pack up and pack down happens, well,...less an
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Why do sewing patterns never fit back into the packet? 🤣 Oh, the delicate art of refolding a sewing pattern… Where every piece has mysteriously doubled in size, and none of the original creases make sense anymore. There are two ways to tackle this... ✂ You could painstakingly fold it all back up perfectly neatly, back to those original fold lines (or as close as sanity will allow anyway 😎) ✂ Or you could just scrunch it up and squish it back in, however it fits, and call it done. ...There is o
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Why do sewing patterns never fit back into the packet? 🤣 Oh, the delicate art of refolding a sewing pattern… Where every piece has mysteriously doubled in size, and none of the original creases make sense anymore. There are two ways to tackle this... ✂ You could painstakingly fold it all back up perfectly neatly, back to those original fold lines (or as close as sanity will allow anyway 😎) ✂ Or you could just scrunch it up and squish it back in, however it fits, and call it done. ...There is o
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Back when I first started sewing, I would spend hours on a garment. Cutting carefully. Following the pattern. Putting so much time and energy into my sewing. And yet… when it was finished, I’d hold it up and feel a little bit disappointed. It was fine... good, even! But, I just didn’t love it. And more often than not, it just ended up in the back of my wardrobe. And it felt so frustrating that "skill effort" ≠ always equal a garment I loved. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. It wasn’
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Back when I first started sewing, I would spend hours on a garment. Cutting carefully. Following the pattern. Putting so much time and energy into my sewing. And yet… when it was finished, I’d hold it up and feel a little bit disappointed. It was fine... good, even! But, I just didn’t love it. And more often than not, it just ended up in the back of my wardrobe. And it felt so frustrating that "skill effort" ≠ always equal a garment I loved. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. It wasn’
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I know we all love investing in new sewing tools and fun gadgets. And sometimes upgrading even the most basic tools we use every day can make a big difference. If you’re still using those short, little, stubby, plastic pins... it might be time for an upgrade! 💡 Glass head pins are longer, sharper, thinner and best of all, heat-proof! That means you can iron right over them without melting the ends or damaging your project. It is so handy to be able to pin a hem in place, or a bias strip, for ex
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I know we all love investing in new sewing tools and fun gadgets. And sometimes upgrading even the most basic tools we use every day can make a big difference. If you’re still using those short, little, stubby, plastic pins... it might be time for an upgrade! 💡 Glass head pins are longer, sharper, thinner and best of all, heat-proof! That means you can iron right over them without melting the ends or damaging your project. It is so handy to be able to pin a hem in place, or a bias strip, for ex
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NEW VIDEO! We talk a lot about sewing here… but what about all the stuff that NEEDS to happen before you even touch the sewing machine? It's the 70% of garment-making that rarely gets the attention it deserves—but it makes all the difference. From choosing your details with care, to making a practice version so you don't ruin your good fabric and regret it (we’ve all been there…)! In today's video, I’m walking you through every behind-the-scenes step I took to bring my latest love, this rayon cr
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Do you ever feel like sewing patterns are a bit like a rulebook? As if you’re meant to follow them exactly, or else you’re doing something wrong? Maybe you’ve never said it out loud, but you’ve felt that hesitation before changing something on a pattern, that little pause where you think, “I’m not supposed to do this.” But, when you look back through sewing history, that idea falls apart fast. Patterns were never meant to be the final word. They were the just beginning. And they were made to be
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Are you working on building your basic sewing skills? Want to know how you can take a regular, basic skirt pattern ⇢ to a couture level? It's all in the finishes! And the best part is, (as your sewing skills grow) you can CHOOSE all these finishes and apply them to any pattern you want to use 🤩. Here are some techniques I used to elevate this basic green skirt to the next, luxe level: 🧵 Fabric choice - A heavy linen gives this skirt structure AND drape at the same time. 🧵 Sew in interfacing -
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Getting started sewing can often feel so much harder than it should. There’s just so much information out there! So where do you even begin?!? “I’ve wanted to sew for years, but I kept putting it off.” “I have a machine, but it’s just been sitting there.” “I tried to learn, but now I feel more confused than when I started.” If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. I hear this constantly, and it’s exactly why... I created my new You Tube series launching this weekend: Learn to Sew in 30 Days Ma
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Ever feel like sewing patterns expect you to be a mind reader? Well… that’s not far off. 😅 They do expect that you know a little/lot about sewing already. I'll let you in on a little lesser-known fact... Sewing patterns were never designed to teach beginners how to sew. In the late 1800s, home sewing patterns were created for home dressmakers (who already knew their craft) to be able to sew up the latest styles from Paris or New York. Major things such as grainlines, darts, seam finishes, fitti
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Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the sewing skills you think you should know? Well, you’re not alone— Here's something I've learned that can help break that overwhelm from the start (and it works no matter where you are in your sewing journey). The truth is, strong foundations are the secret to making every new skill feel easier. When you really take time to master the basics, all skills start to fall into place: You see smoother seams. Better fit. Less second-guessing. Less unsewing! Suddenl
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Let’s be honest. Sewing is hard enough already... Then you add fitting on top of that? Because when you add fitting, suddenly it feels like there’s a mountain of alterations to learn, somehow you’re supposed to know which ones to do, when to do them and all without knowing where to even begin. It’s no wonder so many people feel stuck (or give up) at the fitting stage, before they even get started. If you're like me, you've encountered this exact scenario: You make a garment, and it technically f
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Are you working on building your basic sewing skills? Want to know how you can take a regular, basic skirt pattern ⇢ to a couture level?⁠ ⁠ It's all in the finishes!⁠ ⁠ And the best part is, (as your sewing skills grow) you can CHOOSE all these finishes and apply them to any pattern you want to use 🤩. ⁠ ⁠ Here are some techniques I used to elevate this basic 1/2 circle skirt to the next, luxe level:⁠ ⁠ 🧵 Fabric choice - A heavy linen gives this skirt structure AND drape at the same time.⁠ ⁠ 🧵
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After many years of sewing, I've learned (from a lot of trial and error), which tools are worth investing in, and which ones you can happily thrift or buy vintage and still get the same quality, or even better. And the money you save can always go toward fabric, which is where most of us want to spend it anyway, right! 😁😂 One of the more uncommon recommendations I make is that I'm a big fan of NOT buying a new expensive machine. At least to begin with. When you’re first getting started, buying
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NEW VIDEO! I know you've been waiting for this one! I have 5 vintage sewing techniques you can steal for your modern makes! So many of the details you see inside vintage garments weren’t just “of their time.” They were better. They were made to look good hanging on a body - not a clothes hanger! - feel comfortable, and last for decades. Somewhere along the way, we lost these details, not because they stopped working, but because they didn’t fit into fast production and cost-cutting methods of ga
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Understitching Secrets! When & Where to Use this Sewing Technique! (NOT Topstitching!)
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