tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775724315396805877Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:44:37 +0000Tutorials for sewing from Oliver + S patternshttp://www.oliverands.com/blog/tutorials/index.phtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liesl)Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775724315396805877.post-4735538050892681589Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:49:00 +00002008-08-17T14:46:10.823-04:00hand stitcheshemsI 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 http://www.oliverands.com/blog/tutorials/2008/08/blindstitch-and-catchstitch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liesl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775724315396805877.post-7995350077643802961Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:46:00 +00002008-08-17T14:44:51.627-04:00hemsThe 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 http://www.oliverands.com/blog/tutorials/2008/08/hem-facing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liesl)0