There is an alternative to tailor tacking that I much prefer. However, in some cases tailor tacking is a must. My solution: Using straight pins with a large head, I use the ones that can be ironed over, Put the pin through pattern and both layers of fabric with head at the dot you want to mark. ...

Hello kind sewing folks! I have two cute longer pleated skirts i would like to take in, but i am wondering if this is a very difficult endeavor. Do you have to remove the skirting from the waistband to do this? One is just a bit too big in general, so i might be able to do it up the back...

I was poking through the closet and found a pair of trousers I bought and apparently never wore. I bought them when I was a couple sizes larger than I am now though, and if I want to wear them, I'll have to take them in. I'm trying to decide if its worth the effort. They have a fitted waistband...

I don't remember who recommended this software, but I"m going to give it a try, even though I can't really afford it right now. I'm just so frustrated trying to find some interesting patterns for men's clothes. I'm going to start out with a mandarin style jacket, thin-ribbed black corduroy, with...

Summer is the season of fun at the beach and there is plenty of sunlight making it imperative to put on sun protective swimwear . Whilst the great pastime time during this period is sun bathing, the greatest danger lurking along beaches and swimming pools is ultra violet rays from the sun. Ultra...

They used to have a tape that had a rubber stitched face which was sewed or glued to the inside waistband of skirts and pants to keep them from slipping down. It was not the kind of elastic tape that stretches. Would anyone know what that tape was called and where I could get some, perhaps...

I working with carbon fibre mat at the adges are fraying very badly. Is there a special tape around an eighth of an inch wide to stick on to stop fraying and keep it more stable? Thanks Nick

oops....forgot to ask.....also looking for golf and yorkie tapestry...:) Thanks, Jeanne

Hi there, does anyone know about tatting?? i want to learn how to this is it easy?? many thanks angel

One of the faster growing sectors, Technical Textiles is today contributing in the development of medical, protec¬tive and smart textiles. This 'sunrise' sector comprising technical textiles and industrial non-woven is pegged at $126billion in value term by 2010, according to industry...

I got a call from someone I talk to only rarely these days asking me to help her find inspiration for sewing projects for a small class she is teaching to a few teenaged girls who are something like 13-14. One is skinny as a rail and one is on the chubby side, and they both dress reasonably...

I have no idea how to set the tension on either my old steel head Singer or my home ec class newer model Singer. The bottom thread turns into a "rat's nest" before I have sewed a few inches. Help!

Hi, I'm new to this forum, and I don't know if this is the place to ask, but I thought I'd try... I have an old White sewing machine (circa 1950's?), that has a tension disk assembly on the front, just above and to the right of the needle. The thread tension on this machine is too high. It seems...

Hello, I am trying to make a homemade dog collar. I have all the supplies needed, however I can't seem to get the tension/stitch length right. The hemp ribbing is pretty thick and I bought some clear nylon thread to stitch it. However, the thread keeps snapping. I am using a size 16 needle. I plan...

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