Elise's Sewing Studio

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  • How to use size charts for women’s clothing

    Or: Standard sizing & shopping: how I find clothes that work when my measurements are in different sizes. First of all….who has gone clothes shopping and been frustrated that they can’t find something that fits right? I sure have, especially with jeans. I’ll get into my story in a minute. You may have noticed that…

  • Join me at the Beginner Sewing Summit

    I will be presenting a class at the Beginner Sewing Summit happening May 3-7, 2021. Join me for Hemming 101. In this class we will go over a basic double turned hem on a pair of pants, and we will also be letting a hem down on a skirt. For this class, my aim was…

  • How to Draft and Sew a Neck Facing

    Learn to change a neckline in a sewing pattern Learning how to make a neck facing pattern from an existing bodice pattern means that you aren’t limited by the shape of the neck in that particular pattern. Once you know how to make a facing pattern, you can alter the shape of the neckline in…

  • Small sewing space organisation

    Yes, you can have an organised small sewing space. Maybe you live in an apartment with roommates, or perhaps you had a sewing room that’s now pulling double duty as a home office or virtual learning space and you had to rearrange things. You can make a small sewing space work. I’ve seen sewing spaces…

  • Shorten a jacket sleeve by hand

    Shorten a jacket sleeve without a sewing machine Shortening a jacket sleeve is one of the rare times I do an alteration by hand. It is possible to shorten a jacket sleeve using the sewing machine. (I once worked with someone who would do this, but it involves opening up the jacket lining in the…

  • Heart Basket Ornament

    I always loved these heart basket Christmas ornaments. As a child, I would see lots of these at Christmas functions. Making a heart basket ornament is a common Christmas craft in Scandinavian countries (I have a Norwegian background), usually made out of shiny paper. Wrapping paper or construction paper works well – this tutorial could…