Do you ever make a mistake in your knitting and debate if you should rip back or start over? You don’t have to make that choice! I recently made a mistake in a cabled project and was able to rip out just that offending section, saving me a lot of time in ripping back the …
During my wedding reception, I tore the skirt of my wedding dress near the hem. Thankfully for me I can sew and was able to make a repair. I don’t know when I’ll ever wear this gown again, but it felt good to fix it. You can use the same method to repair any lace …
I’ve been mending a lot of clothes and costumes lately, and thought it might be nice to share my mending kit with you and where I learned some simple techniques to fix my clothes. Mending (and visible mending) can be an easy way to get into sewing, as you are repairing a full garment and …
Last weekend we had our annual student showcase and during the first show I had a zipper in a costume break on me. Thankfully I had one that I could use at home, so I took the costume home with me overnight to replace the zipper. It didn’t take long to fix at all and …