Sewing With Cinnamon

September 24, 2019

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National Sewing Month › Upcycling Secrets ›

Sewing With Cinnamon - Upcycling With Denim and More!

This week we are continuing with our celebration of National Sewing Month with a look at upcycling!  Since we're on the topic of sewing the Sew Powerful Purse, I have a step by step walkthrough of how I used a great pair of vibrant green skinny jeans for my next purse project...

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September 17, 2019

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Evy Hawkins Shares Her Love Of Machine Embroidery With Us!

This week we are continuing with our celebration of National Sewing Month with f!un collaboration from Evy Hawkins, owner of A Bit Of Stitch. She's designed a few machine embroidery designs for the Sew Powerful purse and is here to show us more about the project! So exciting! I met Evy at the Baby Lock tech event a few weeks ago. her enthusiasm for the Sew Powerful project is such a blessing! I'm super excited to see this project come together and even more excited to bring her in to share her knowledge with you too!

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September 10, 2019

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Embellishments › National Sewing Month ›

Sewing With Cinnamon - Appliqué 2 Ways!

This week we are continuing with our celebration of National Sewing Month with a look at a very popular technique, machine-stitched fusible Applique - yay!

What is Applique, you might ask? According to Wikipedia, Appliqué is ornamental needlework in which pieces of fabric in different shapes and patterns are sewn or stuck onto a larger piece to form a picture or pattern.

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September 03, 2019

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National Sewing Month ›

September - Celebrating National Sewing Month!

Hi Everyone! It's September and it's National Sewing Month - Yay! We have a lot going on in Sewing With Cinnamon this month! We are going to join in with the Babylock / Sew Powerful sewing month event challenge and use the Sew Powerful Purse pattern to practice and illustrate several sewing techniques - applique, upcycling, and more!

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August 27, 2019

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Couture Techniques ›

Sewing Couture Techniques - Your Couture Journey, Adding Couture Techniques To An Existing Pattern, Gathering Inspiration

Hi Everyone! In Part 4, we wrap up the course with some final thoughts on gathering inspiration and incorporating the techniques learned into your existing pattern collection. As I mentioned at the beginning,  you may not use these techniques in all your sewing projects, there are many ways to adapt them to the world of smaller scale doll clothes sewing and construction.

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August 20, 2019

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Couture Techniques ›

Sewing Couture Techniques - Embellishments, Sewing Beads, Passementerie, and Lace

Hi Everyone! In part 3, we continue with Melinda, the designer of the Melody Valerie Couture brand, sharing her knowledge of this topic with us! This week we focus on couture embellishment techniques and applications. An embellishment is any decoration applied to the garment.

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August 13, 2019

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Couture Techniques ›

Sewing Couture Techniques - Controlling Bulk, Engineering a Couture Garment

Hi Everyone! In part 2, we continue with Melinda, the designer of the Melody Valerie Couture brand, sharing her knowledge of this topic with us! This week we focus on the detail work that is critical to the overall beauty of the design but is often not visible when the garment is complete. I encourage you to follow along and learn a little more about the art of the couture garment!

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