Intro to Garment Sewing19 Videos

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Show & Tell! – Intro to Garment Sewing

For our final video in our Intro to Garment Sewing series we wanted to have a little show and tell so you can get some ideas of garments you can make from quilting cotton. The Stephanie’s are joined by Courtney Berry, our video editor, and we take turns showing off the projects we’ve made over […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 November, 2022

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Additional Garment Sewing Resources – Intro to Garment Sewing

Hopefully this series will just be the start of your journey into garment sewing. In today’s video both of the Stephanie’s go over some additional resources you may want to check out to expand your sewing skill set. We talk about pattern companies we like, books that can be helpful when you get stuck and […]

Stephanie Soebbing

16 November, 2022

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How to Sew a Double-Fold Hem – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt

In this video we’re going to wrap up the Simple A-Line Skirt series with a video on sewing a double-fold hem. We’ve already covered this technique in our Simple Pull-On Skirt segment, but we are taking it a step up in this video by covering how to make adjustments if your waist to knee measurement […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 November, 2022

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How to Attach the Skirt Lining – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt

We are almost done with the Simple A-Line Skirt! In today’s video Stephanie Brennan will show you how to attach the lining. The lining will help conceal the raw edges of the waistband and add an extra layer of opaqueness so you can’t see the outline of your legs when the sun shines through. We […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 November, 2022

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How to sew a French seam on a skirt – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt

In today’s video we are going to join our front and back panels with a French seam. I feel like whenever you say the words “French seam” people just cringe and think it’s going to be fancy and hard, but it is really very simple. You are just going to sew the seam twice, first […]

Stephanie Soebbing

10 November, 2022

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How to attach a waistband to a A-Line Pull-on Skirt – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt

In today’s video we’re going to show you how to attach the waistband to the skirt panels. We’re going to do this in two steps to make it easy, first attaching the flat front waistband to the front of the skirt, then making the elastic casing for the skirt back, threading the elastic through and […]

Stephanie Soebbing

8 November, 2022

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How to attach fusible interfacing to a waistband – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt

In today’s video we’re going to show you how to prep the waistband for the Simple A-Line Skirt. Stephanie Brennan will walk you through attaching fusible interfacing to the front waistband. This will give the fabric extra stability and help it look nice when worn. Each fusible interfacing will come with its own set of […]

Stephanie Soebbing

7 November, 2022

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How to Sew Darts – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt

In today’s video we’re going to teach you how to mark and sew darts. If you haven’t sewn darts before, they are often found on skirt and pant front and backs as well as on bustlines to create shaping. Basically darts are what makes the flat fabric round around the curves of the body. Stephanie […]

Stephanie Soebbing

5 November, 2022

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How to Cut Out Garment Patterns – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt

In today’s video we’re going to teach you how to cut out garment patterns so you have accurately sized pieces that fit your body perfectly. Stephanie Brennan will take you through her process of pinning the pattern pieces to the fabric, explain what the markings on the pattern pieces mean and talk about why the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

3 November, 2022

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How to Print PDF Sewing Patterns at Home – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt

We’re back with the second half of our Intro to Garment Sewing course! In this series we’ll be making a Simple Pull-On A-Line Skirt. The pattern, designed by our very own Stephanie Brennan, features a flat front waistband with simple darts for a more professional look, and an elastic back waistband so there are no […]

Stephanie Soebbing

2 November, 2022

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