When sherring elastic looses its elasticity, you need to unpick the old elastic and replace.  If you are using an industrial machine, you can wind on to the bottom.  If you are using a domestic I find it easier to wind the elastic on to the bobbin by hand.  Make sure that the elastic is […]

I read a blog recently where it was recommended that you should buy your clothes small and release the seams, rather than buy too big and take in.  I was surprised that this recommendation.  One of the major problems with buying clothes too small and releasing the seams is the fact that a lot of […]

Sometimes the slider on a jacket zipper can come off.  Usually this happens because the manufacturer has cut down the zip from the top section, which means that the zipper section at the top is folded into the fabric.  There will not be a plastic or metal tab at the top.
With nothing at the top to […]

How many times do you prick your finger when you are sewing a garment?  Well it doesn’t happen all the time, but it does happen.  Blood on a garment that is white or a light colour is even more troubling, because you have to get every bit of blood out so that it doesn’t stain.
So what […]