A tutorial for a pleated pincushion. Print out the free pdf pattern at the link! #pleats #pincushion #diy #tutorial

I’ve been color obsessing this Spring. Anything in pink or chartreuse has been calling out to me like an adorable little puppy telling me to buy it.

The Creative side of Patternmaking

Today we are going to show you how to draft, form and sew box pleats. After knife pleats, discussed in our previous tutorial, box pleats are the second most common type of pleats you are likely to use when sewing garments. Just as with knife pleats, they are used to add volume, take in fullness...

This tutorial covers everything about how to ruche fabric, from choosing the right material to using different methods of ruching.

There's something about smocking that seems to strike fear into the hearts of even fairly adventurous sewists. My very first blog post ever was about a smocked dress. I managed to inspire one other sewist, who made an amazing version, but mostly the response to this dress is, "I could never do that!". But really,…