Stabilizing the shoulder seams in your knit projects can make a big difference in the longevity of your handmade garments. Shoulder seams are prone to stretching and sagging as time goes … Read More
How to sew a knit patch pocket
Doing fiddly work with knit fabrics can be challenging. Often knits will shift and wobble or struggle to hold a press – not to mention those wavy seams! The pockets are … Read More
How to do a narrow or broad shoulder adjustment
Today is the fourth installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! We are going to wrap up the adjustments portion of the process today with narrow and broad shoulder adjustments. Tomorrow we will … Read More
How to do a full bicep adjustment
Today is the third installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! In case you missed the first few posts, we have covered how to grade between sizes, how to do a quick ‘cheater’ full … Read More
How to do a full bust adjustment without any darts
Today is the second post in a 2 part series on doing full bust adjustments on patterns without any darts. For the first post, we covered a quick and dirty ‘pivot … Read More
How to do a quick full bust adjustment without any darts
Today will be the first post in a 2 part series on doing full bust adjustments on patterns without any darts. For the first post, we will be covering a quick … Read More
Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong – How to grade between sizes
Welcome back to the sewalong! In case you missed it, we have already gone over choosing a size and assembling your PDF pattern. Today, we will be talking about grading between sizes. … Read More
How to put together a PDF Pattern
I am a big fan of PDF patterns. Not just because I offer them, but because I prefer them as a home sewist myself. I almost always go for the PDF … Read More
Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong – Choosing the Right Size
Welcome to the second post in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! I am really excited to get started. If you haven’t yet, you can grab your copy of the Blackwood Cardigan here. … Read More
