Elise's Sewing Studio

Tag: Easy

  • Fabric Marking Tools to Tailor Garments like a Pro

    Fabric Marking Tools to Tailor Garments like a Pro

    If you are going to alter clothing, pinning and marking fabric is an important step. Using the right fabric marking tools can make this task easier. It’s important that you can see your markings, but for them to also disappear when you need them too. Before you mark your fabric If you are altering something,…

  • How to finish seams

    How to finish seams

    Whether you are sewing clothes, decor, or anything else, you need to finish seams in your project! Different seam finishes are best used for various fabrics and applications. Finishing your seams prevents fraying and helps your sewing have a professional finish. What does finish the seams mean? “Finish the seams” refers to doing something to…

  • Natural Tie Dye Tshirt process

    Natural Tie Dye Tshirt process

    Making a natural tie dye Tshirt is a bit of an experiment I love taking something that isn’t being used any more, and make it into something new. This was an unloved old white Tshirt. I looked around my kitchen for items to dye it.I came up with paprika, salt and onion skins. Making a…

  • How to start sewing clothes

    Things to know when you are starting your first garment sewing project How does one even know where to start with making their own clothes anyway? If you want to start sewing clothes, it’s like anything else to learn. Did you learn to ride a bike or swim or read right away? No. It does…

  • 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…

  • Sew a cuffed hem on shorts

    Sew a cuffed hem on shorts

    One of my favourite ways to finish shorts or cropped pants is to sew a cuffed hem. I’ve used it to save pants that were a bit too short in the leg by turning them into cuffed capris (I’m on the tall side, and if pants shrink in the wash at all, I end up…