Sewing Quick Tips

In an effort to get your collar point nice and sharp, you’ve accidentally poked a hole completely through it. What to do?

Turn the collar inside out. Reinforce the collar point by applying a piece of lightweight fusible interfacing to it. Re-sew the collar seam at the point so that the hole now falls outside of the new seam. Sew a new seam on the other side so that the sides will look symmetrical. Then trim, clip, and press the seam allowances as usual.

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If you’ve accidentally pressed a ridge into the right side of your fabric, try steaming the area (don’t press) and using your fingers or a brush to fluff the area back up. Or try dampening the area with water from a spray bottle (if your fabric can be dampened without damage) and re-pressing it.

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Pins can sometimes leave behind noticeable holes, especially in finer, denser fabrics. If you find yourself with this problem, this to remove them:

Simply pressing the fabric with your fingers may be enough to remove the holes. If this doesn’t work, try placing your fabric on a flat surface and gently scratching out the holes with your fingernail. If this doesn’t work, try dampening each pinhole with a tiny bit of water (test first on a scrap of your fabric to make sure the water won’t damage it), cover you fabric with a press cloth, then press.

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Keep a nail file or emery board with your other sewing tools. This way, if one of your fingernails becomes nicked, you’ll be able to quickly smooth it out so that it doesn’t accidentally snag your fabric.

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Do you have plaids or stripes that don’t quite match up along the seam lines of your garment?

Perhaps your fabric shifted while being stitched and ripping out the seam to re-sew it could damage the fabric. Or maybe you forgot to arrange your pattern pieces in your original layout so the plaids would match up along the seam lines.

To camouflage the mismatches, try this fix: Cover the seam with a band of contrasting fabric, ribbon, or bias tape. This will make the mismatch much less noticeable and add a nice design element.

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