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!
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.
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.
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!
Hi Everyone! Welcome to the topic, Sewing Couture Techniques. Although 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.
For this topic, we have Melinda, the designer of the Melody Valerie Couture brand, sharing her knowledge of this topic with us! She has spent years perfecting the art of couture sewing and includes many different uses in her pattern collection. We are both really excited to present this topic to you and hope that this course will provide you with the skillset and motivation to incorporate these beautiful techniques into your project work!
Hi Everyone! To wrap up the topic of Hand Sewing Mastery we are going to take a look at using our hand sewing skills to do some hand-embroidered embellishments. I love this type of detail work because a little bit can make a big impact on the overall look and feel of the garment.
Hi Everyone! Welcome to Part 3, Buttons, Buttonholes, & Thread Loop Closures. This week we will be looking at several ways to sew on buttons and several types of closure styles to make them functional. Shari with us again to demonstrate the art of the hand-bound buttonhole, making it look so easy! We'll also be demonstrating how to make a thread loop for your button and the most common ways to sew on buttons themselves.