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Category Archives: Sewing Tips and Tricks

How To Mend Jeans

05/10/2015

  So…my jeans always wear holes in the crotch area. Every time. *sigh* They look like new everywhere else, but the spot where my thighs rub together when I walk rips and frays after a lot of wear. So annoying. I know I’m not alone because my sister experiences the same problem and I suspect loads… Read More

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How To Sew A Selvedge Panel – Tutorial

25/05/2015

After making my One Hour Basket using selvedges last week I had lots of readers keen for me to share how I sewed up the selvedges into a panel to be able to use them for projects. Here are all the details and step by step pictures so you can make some awesome selvedge projects.… Read More

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How To Shorten A Zipper – Tutorial

11/03/201504/05/2015

I wanted to make this sweet little triangle pouch using the tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar, but the project required a 4″ zip which I didn’t have and wasn’t available at my local store. The smallest they had in stock was 5″. I decided to shorten a my zip using the same technique I… Read More

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How To Save PDF Patterns to iPad – Tutorial

11/08/201302/05/2015

I hesitated writing this post because I worry that readers will say “duh Ros, can’t believe you didn’t know this!” But I felt that way before I wrote this post about zippers, and it has become one of my most popular and most pinned posts, so I figure I’ll help someone! Like many of you,… Read More

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How to Make Ruffles using your Serger – Tutorial

29/05/201202/05/2015

…or overlocker. Whatever you would like to call it. In Australia we call sergers ‘overlockers’ so that is what I will call it for the rest of the post. My overlocker is a very recent addition – my husband bought it for me as a surprise for my birthday (nice one huh?) When I got… Read More

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The Trouble with Zips

25/04/201202/05/2015

As I’ve mentioned before, I am mostly self taught with my sewing skills. Every project teaches me something new but one little problem has had me stumped. All you super experienced amazing sewist friends will possibly read this post and say ‘Duh! Ros, have you only just worked this out?!’ But others may find this… Read More

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