Sewing Quick Tips

Read through your entire pattern instructions before you start to sew your project. This way, you can familiarize yourself with all of the steps involved, and you may even find that you can rearrange the order of the steps for greater efficiency.

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Cut out any needed interfacings and linings right after you’ve cut your pattern pieces from your fabric.

It’s temping to leave this until “later” — especially when you’re eager to start sewing your project. But you’ll save time in the long run because you’ll already have your cutting board set up and your cutting tools out. Plus it will save you the frustration of having to stop in the middle of your sewing to cut these items out as you need them.

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When marking pleats on your fabric pieces, make sure your markings fall on the straight grain of your fabric. Otherwise, your pleats may not hang properly in your finished garment.

For more information on fabric grain, see How to Straighten Fabric Grain.

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You know those little thread ends that are left in your fabric after you rip out a seam? Try running a piece of masking tape or one of those sticky lint rollers over them to make removing them easier.

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To remove dense embroidery or buttonhole stitching that you can’t seem to get under with the tip of your seam ripper, try this technique:

Using good lighting, slide a straight pin underneath the stitching. Then use the tip of a razor blade to carefully cut through the stitching across the top of the pin. The straight pin not only lifts the threads for you, but provides a barrier to keep you from accidentally cutting into your fabric.

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