Tutorial: Securing Serger Thread Tails

As I worked on my jeans on Monday, I was reminded of a little tip I intended to share with you way back when I made my first Thurlow Skirt. I even photographed it at the time but I wasn’t …

Completed & Tutorial: Fish Costume

I’ve been secretly stitching on my son’s Halloween costume all week in preparation for my first guest post on The Train to Crazy’s Handmade Dress Up Series. Grab your favorite beverage and a comfy seat for this post. It’s a …

Tutorial: Adding Scallops

Today I’d like to show you how to add scallops to your garment, whether it be at a hem, neckline, or elsewhere. I’m demonstrating on my scalloped Thurlow shorts. First we start with the piece to which we need to …

Tutorial: Self-covered belt hack

I nearly forgot to make the self-covered belt to go with my Something in Silk Dress! I ran out to Jo-Ann Fabrics last night but sadly I couldn’t find any belt interfacing. The employees didn’t even know what I was …