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Repair
Practical sewing tutorials for clothing repair: worn knitwear, sleeves, hems, fasteners, small alterations, and useful repair techniques.
BeginnerFreeHere's how to invisibly close a small hole in pants: prep a fabric patch and fusible interfacing, mix chopped-up thread with fabric glue, and set the patch with an iron through paper.
Beginner1 hr 30 minFreeA step-by-step tutorial for insulating leather jacket sleeves: mark and cut a batting insulation piece to the sleeve's inner width, cut a lining piece with extra allowance, zigzag-stitch the batting to the lining and sew the sleeve seam, attach a knit cuff to the insulation's lower edge while stretching it as you sew, and hand-sew the finished insulation piece to the raw edges of the shearling lining's armhole.
BeginnerFreeSummer is coming fast, and the sea and beach are calling. We're all tired of lockdowns and COVID, but there's one silver lining: we've started shopping online a lot more. And that's exactly where the trouble hides — it's easy to misjudge the size when you buy this way. So what do you do if you're heading to the beach tomorrow and there's no time to exchange the item? Or there's another common scenario — the top of your two-piece swimsuit fits perfectly, but the bottom is too big. I'll show you how to take in a swimsuit bottom simply and quickly, without a sewing machine — or rather, how to reduce its volume and give it an original touch.
BeginnerFreeSometimes a denim jacket or shirt still looks great, but the collar has worn out and lost its shape. A quick restoration lets you replace the collar on a shirt or jacket in a couple of hours and refresh a favorite piece — sometimes even turning it into a designer item.
BeginnerFreeThis lesson shows two ways to repair clothing when buttons tear out together with the fabric: cover the damage with grosgrain ribbon along the button placket, or reinforce the torn spot with fusible interfacing between fabric layers, secure it with machine stitches, and sew the button back on with a shank.
BeginnerFreeA simple way to alter short children's jeans by trimming the hems and sewing on cuffs from an old shirt.
BeginnerFreeThis master class shows how to shorten jeans without ruining their look: try them on and mark the length, align both legs, calculate a double-fold hem, trim the excess, reduce seam bulk, stitch the hem, then imitate worn edges with textile acrylic paint, water, a brush, and temporary hand basting.