tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37757243153968058772008-12-29T22:44:37.867-05:00Tutorials for sewing from Oliver + S patternsLieslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01077922825872748873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775724315396805877.post-47355380508926815892008-08-10T22:49:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:46:10.823-04:00

I mentioned in last week's hem facing tutorial that I like to use a blindstitch for nearly invisible hems. It's an easy stitch to do and looks neat from the inside of the garment as well as the outside. Here is a simple demonstration, if you'd like to try it yourself: 1. Use a single strand of knotted thread and a hand needle. If your thread has a tendancy to twist and knot on itself, you might

Lieslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01077922825872748873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775724315396805877.post-79953500776438029612008-08-06T19:46:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:44:51.627-04:00

The hem facing has become a sort of signature feature of many Oliver + S patterns. It all started with our very first pattern, the Tea Party sundress. I strongly prefer neat, simple solutions to design problems and was dreading the hem on the flared skirt of the sundress; in order to finish it using conventional sewing methods, the excess fabric from the flared skirt would need to be eased into

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