Adding Details

Full instructions for using this vintage tool to create perfect bound buttonholes.

Dritz Bound Buttonhole Tool

Zoe's tips for incorporating tucks into your sewing.

Tips for Tucks

Carrie explains how to create a template for perfect, matching patch pockets.

Make a Template for Patch Pockets

Learn how to sew piping into a seam, creating a piped edge.

How to Sew Piping in a Garment

This fun detail can be added to the Violet or any article of clothing with buttons.

Button Loops

With this tutorial you'll learn how to add some pretty lace to your shirt's collar.

Sweet Lace Collar

Sew nice and even tucks on the Violet shirt for an added detail.

Tucks on the Violet

Rouleau is a beautiful way to add a detail to any garment. With this tutorial, you'll learn to make a rouleau pocket with bias tape.

Pretty Rouleau Pocket

Learn to make and sew with flat piping.

Flat Piping

Scallops add a fun touch to any garment. Using the Sorbetto pattern, learn how to adjust the pattern and create your custom shaped scallops.

Easy Scalloped Hem

Add contrasting thread when topstitching.

Decorative Topstitching

Learn how to add corded pintucks to your delicates.

Corded Pintucks

This tutorial shows you how to recreate a vintage detail you can add to any garment.

Arrowhead Tack

Adjust your pattern to add a lovely lace insert.

Lace Yoke Insert

This tutorial shows you how to add lovely lace inserts for a vintage touch.

Lace Inset

Learn to add vintage details like lace applique and trim to a garment.

Lace Applique and Trim

You can make so many designs with surface cording. This tutorial shows you how to apply them to a garment.

Surface Cording

Vintage details such as this ruffled fan are a great added touch to any garment.

Ruffle Fan Detail

Using the Nancy Zieman method, learn to make simple thread belt loops.

Thread Belt Loops

Fitting and Adjustments

Gertie explains how to adjust a pattern for a smaller cup size, using the Parfait pattern.

How to do a small bust adjustment

Another method for doing a small bust adjustment using the same concepts with more of a flat pattern method.

Flat pattern method small bust adjustment

Before you make your final pair of Clover pants, learn to identify fitting problems and how to solve them with this cheatsheet.

Pant Fitting Cheatsheet

Adjust your Rooibos pattern to accommodate a large hip with this tutorial.

Large Hip Grading for the Rooibos

Learn to fit your Rooibos with this tutorial for a small bust adjustment.

Rooibos Small Bust Adjustment

For a better fit, learn to adjust your Rooibos dress for a larger bust.

Rooibos Full Bust Adjustment

Learn to remove a pleat with the simple Sorbetto top.

Removing a Pleat

Sew on a waistband with an altered version of the Meringue skirt (from Colette Sewing Handbook).

Sewing on a Waistband

This tutorial shows you how to add a waistband to a skirt using the Meringue pattern (from Colette Sewing Handbook).

Adding a Waistband

Learn to draft a facing for any garment using the Licorice pattern (from the Colette Sewing Handbook).

Draft a Facing

Projects

Download a free printable pattern for these sweet & tiny bloomers.

Madeleine Mini Bloomers

Use your handmade bias tape to create a perfect, dainty trim.

Make bias tape bows

Create an extra long silk charmeuse scarf from just 1/2 yard of fabric.

Make a Silk Scarf

A perfect use for scrap fabric: delicate fabric flowers!

Fabric Flower Accessory

This little bow is a quick and easy accessory to make out of scrap fabric.

Clara Bow Pin

Keep warm with this quick project for winter.

Winter Warmer Cowl

Use up your leftover ribbons to make this cute headband.

Easy Ribbon Headband

Download the free Peter Pan collar pattern to create this furry accessory.

Faux Fur Peter Pan Collar & Pattern

A stashbuster, this project uses just a little bit of fabric for a lot of flair.

Greta Tie Scarf

Make a removable faux fur collar for your favorite coat.

Removable Custom Faux Fur Collar

Stitches, Seams, and Hems

Three variations on a hand sewn buttonhole, from a vintage text.

Hand sewn buttonholes

A gorgeous decorative seam that adds a vintage touch.

How to Sew a Fagoted Seam

Easy steps to a neat and pretty seam finish.

How to make a french seam

A beautiful hand finish with a signature look, for your light fabrics.

How to do a hand-rolled hem

You can make your own bias tape for a gorgeous, professional look on your sewing.

How to make bias tape

Learn how to gather your stitches with three row basting. This easy tutorial will help you create pretty, even gathers.

Gathering Stitches

A step-by-step guide to finishing and hemming the Rooibos dress.

Rooibos Finishing & Hemming

Step-by-step guide to sewing the pockets on the Rooibos dress.

Sewing Pockets on the Rooibos

Learn to sew curved seams with this guide to the Rooibos.

Sewing Curved Seams

Learn to make your own piping with any fabric.

How to Make Piping

Perfect the look of your darts.

Sewing Darts

Sewing a facing to an invisible zipper is made easy with this tutorial.

Sewing a Facing with an Invisible Zipper

Learn why staystitching is an important part of sewing and how to do it.

Reasons to Staystitch

This tutorial covers how to sew bias binding as a facing or design detail on your garment.

Facing or Detail: Bias Binding

Looking for a sharp point at the end of a collar? This tutorial will show you how to use a tool to make all your points perfect.

How to Use a Point Turner

One of the nicest looking zippers around is the invisible zipper. This tutorial teaches you how to install one for a clean look.

How to Install an Invisible Zipper

This tutorial covers how to understitch and how it applies to the garments you make.

Understitching

A variation on the bias bound seam, this tutorial shows you how to use this technique a different way.

Bias Bound Seams, version 2

A quick alternative to the traditional flat fell seam.

Mock Flat Fell Seam

If you have a specialty foot for making a flat fell seam, this tutorial is for you.

Flat Fell Seam with Specialty Foot

Learn how to bind your seams with bias binding.

Bias Bound Seams, version 1

This tutorial shows you how to make one of the strongest seams, the flat fell.

Standard Flat Fell Seam

Create an extra long strip of bias tape with this technique.

Continuous Bias Tape