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Sewing Essentials

Learn sewing essentials with our detailed video lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced sewers. By learning the essentials your sewing projects will have a professional look and results.

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	Sewing Machine Essentials - Online Videos (Full Free Sample) Learn how to use a home sewing machine. Our video lessons on Singer, Janome, and Kenmore sewing machines will prepare you for any brand sewing machine.		Video Chapters: 30 30 Duration: 95 mins
	Metric Compared to Imperial Measuring Method - Online Videos (Full Free Sample) Learn the difference between the imperial and metric systems, and why we recommend you use the metric system for easier measurement and sewing clothing that fits better.		Video Chapters: 5 5 Duration: 15 mins
	Hand Sewing Essentials & Tips - Online Videos Learn hand sewing essentials, with information on threads, how to thread a needle, basic stitching, basting, loose basting, tailor’s tack, ladder stitch, running stitch, backstitch, pick stitch, overcast or whipstitch, catch stitch and invisible stitch.		Video Chapters: 27 9 Duration: 65 mins
	How to Thread and Use Serger (Overlock) Sewing Machines - Online Videos In this online video lesson you will learn how to thread and use serger (overlock) sewing machines. Become familiar with these machines and feel confident using them.		Video Chapters: 22 4 Duration: 71 mins
	Seams Sewing with a Sewing Machine - Online Videos Learn all about seams including, plain seams, flat felt seams and French seams. Finishing the seam allowance with zig-zag stitches and pinking scissors. How to press seams and repair partially opened seams as well.		Video Chapters: 12 4 Duration: 44 mins
	Standard Zipper Sewing by Hand and Sewing Machine - Online Videos Learn how to sew different styles of centered and lapped standard zippers by hand and machine.		Video Chapters: 12 5 Duration: 71 mins
	Invisible Zipper Sewing - Online Videos Learn how to sew invisible zippers using both invisible and standard zipper feet, marking the zipper spot on the fabric, basting and sewing the zipper by machine and sewing a bottom stopper by hand.		Video Chapters: 16 3 Duration: 59 mins
	Fly Zipper Inserting (Sewing) - Online Videos The First Style (A) will show you how to insert a fly zipper with no facing or extension, including how to prepare the pattern, mark the zipper opening and sew narrow and wide topstitch plackets. Second Style (B) will show you how to insert a fly zipper with facing and extension pieces, including how to prepare the pattern, draft the facing and extension patterns, marking the zipper opening and fusing the interfacing on the facing and extension pieces and sewing wide topstitch plackets.		Video Chapters: 15 4 Duration: 144 mins
	Button Sewing Essentials - Online Videos Learn how to sew two and four hole flat buttons on shirts, built in shank buttons on a coat, making a shank out of thread for a button and stay button sewing on a coat with the following video lessons.		Video Chapters: 9 2 Duration: 30 mins
	Snap Button Sewing, Marking & Applying - Online Videos Learn step by step how to make closures without the need to sew buttonholes. In this video lesson you will learn how to apply the following four different types of snap buttons: Sew on snap buttons with decorative buttons on a dress. Covered sew-on snap with a decorative button on an evening coat. Prong style snap buttons on a skirt. Post style snap buttons on a pouch. You will also learn where your snaps should be positioned and how to space your snaps along the opening of your garments.		Video Chapters: 7 1 Duration: 61 mins
	Covered Button Making & Embellishing - Online Videos Learn how to make the following types of covered buttons: How to make fabric covered buttons using store bought kits How to cover plain plastic shank buttons How to embellish covered buttons with beads		Video Chapters: 5 2 Duration: 33 mins
	Bound Buttonhole Sewing - Online Videos Learn how to add an overlap to the front opening of a jacket pattern, where to place buttonholes and buttons and how to calculate the number of buttons we need. We will mark the buttonhole locations on our pattern, then transfer our markings from the pattern to the fabric and use the markings to sew bound buttonholes.		Video Chapters: 13 3 Duration: 109 mins
	Buttonhole Sewing by Machines Using Buttonhole Feet - Online Videos Learn how to find out how many buttonholes and buttons you may need, how to measure and mark the buttonhole placements along a front or back opening. Then you will learn how to sew perfect buttonholes using a Janome, Pfaff, Kenmore and Singer - including how to sew reinforced or corded buttonholes.		Video Chapters: 10 1 Duration: 58 mins
	Patch Pocket Sewing - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn how to draft, cut and sew three styles of patch pockets. A square, a pointed and one with rounded bottom corners. In addition, you will learn how to transfer the position of pockets from the pattern to your garment, how to form the corners and sew mitered corners as well. This lesson includes many tips that will help you sew patch pockets professionally and neatly.		Video Chapters: 8 2 Duration: 104 mins
	Rolled Hem Sewing - Online Videos Learn how to roll hems on a straight edge, sharp corner, round corner, curved edge with a French seam, how to roll a hem on a biased edge and how to merge a rolled hem by hand. You will also learn how to roll hems by machine using a hemmer foot with straight and zigzag stitches. Learn how to roll hems on straight edges, sharp corners, round corners, biased edges, edges with seams and how to merge rolled hems to the starting points.		Video Chapters: 23 2 Duration: 68 mins
	Blind Stitch Hemming - Online Videos In this video lesson you will learn how to blind stitch hem using four different machines and their blind hem feet. Including how to blind stitch hems using a standard presser foot.		Video Chapters: 9 3 Duration: 53 mins

Garment Sewing

Learn sewing garments with our block pattern making videos or store bought (ready made) patterns.

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	Dress Sewing with Pleated Skirt, Spaghetti Straps, Piping and Invisible Zipper - Online Videos Learn how to sew a dress by using the Bodice and Straight Skirt Block Patterns we drafted in previous video lessons.		Video Chapters: 41 10 Duration: 346 mins
	Panel Dress Sewing with Princess Seams, Flared Skirt, Facing, Lining and Invisible Zipper - Online Videos Learn how to style a bodice and skirt block pattern for a flared panel dress with facing and lining.		Video Chapters: 71 10 Duration: 597 mins
	Dress Sewing with Circle Skirt (Using Ready Made Tank Top and Fabric) - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn how to do a fitting, draft a circle skirt pattern, cut a one and two piece circle skirt, baste mark your skirt and tank top, then join the skirt to the top. You will also learn how to finish the seam joining the skirt to the top and how to even out the bottom edge of the circle skirt in order to get a professional finished look. Then learn how to sew a double folded hem on the circle skirt.		Video Chapters: 13 4 Duration: 94 mins
	Skirt Sewing from a Pattern - Online Videos Learn to sew a skirt with lining from a pattern we drafted in a previous video lesson or a purchased pattern.		Video Chapters: 47 15 Duration: 306 mins
	A-Line Skirt Sewing - Yoke + Center Front Box Pleat - Online Videos Learn how to sew an A-line skirt with a yoke and box pleat.		Video Chapters: 46 13 Duration: 361 mins
	Dirndl Skirt Sewing - Online Videos Learn how to measure and draft a dirndl skirt pattern. How to square and cut your fabric, pin and sew the side seams, the hem and the casing for an elastic band. You will also learn how to draw the elastic band trough the casing and do a fitting before finishing your dirndl skirt.		Video Chapters: 13 3 Duration: 92 mins
	Shirt Sewing (Button Down + Long Sleeve) - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn how to cut and sew a button down long sleeve shirt. If you want to use a store bought shirt pattern, you can also follow along with the step by step instructions.		Video Chapters: 60 11 Duration: 570 mins
	Pants Sewing (Trouser) from a Pattern - Online Videos Learn to sew pants from a pattern we drafted in another video lesson or from a purchased pattern.		Video Chapters: 59 12 Duration: 324 mins
	Sewing Inserted Slant Side Pockets for Pants & Skirts - Online Videos Learn how to sew an inserted slant side pocket for pants or skirts and see how to draft an inserted slant side pocket on a copied pants block pattern. You can apply the same steps for sewing pockets to a skirt.		Video Chapters: 10 2 Duration: 71 mins

Pattern Making & Drafting

Avoid frustration and wasting your time! Achieve perfectly fitted garments by drafting and making your own custom block patterns, according to your own or others’ body measurements. Note: You can measure yourself or others the way we teach you how to measure manikins. Once you learn how to make block patterns, you can easily style them according to the design of your garment by following the steps in our garment sewing video lessons here.

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	Bodice Block Pattern Making (Drafting) - Online Videos This online video lesson will enable you to sew well fitted garments! You will learn how to do measurements, calculating dart intakes and drafting front and back bodice patterns.		Video Chapters: 22 4 Duration: 68 mins
	Skirt Block Pattern Making (Straight & Tapered) - Online Videos Learn how to measure the body, draft a straight and tapered skirt block pattern according to your measurements. This lesson includes how to calculate the darts, adding seam allowances, abutted slit and hem allowances and how to mark and draw the lengthwise grain line.		Video Chapters: 16 3 Duration: 68 mins
	Full Figure Skirt Block Pattern Making (Drafting) - Online Videos Learn how to make full figure straight skirt block patterns with abutted slits using the Nehzat Houshan method. This will help you achieve perfectly fitted skirts that fall well on the body and with hemlines that are parallel to the floor! Before cutting and sewing your fabric, I recommend testing your pattern on muslin fabric, to make sure your pattern fits you.		Video Chapters: 18 2 Duration: 77 mins
	A-Line Skirt Pattern Making (Drafting) - Online Videos Learn how to draft a basic A-line skirt pattern, including two variations, one with narrow waist darts and more flare and another without waist darts and extra flare.		Video Chapters: 4 1 Duration: 53 mins
	Sleeve Block Pattern Drafting (Set-in/Semi Fitted) - Online Videos Learn how to measure and draft set-in sleeve block patterns. The set in sleeve is the most common type of sleeve and many other sleeve styles derive from it. You will also learn how to add seam and hem allowances around the sleeve pattern and mark notches and tailor’s tack on it.		Video Chapters: 8 3 Duration: 62 mins
	Pants Block Pattern Making (Drafting) - Online Videos Learn how to draft pants block patterns using the Nehzat Houshan method. You will learn how to do measurements, calculating dart intakes and drafting front and back pants block patterns.		Video Chapters: 26 3 Duration: 105 mins
	Pants Pattern Alteration for Different Body Shapes - Online Videos Learn how to adjust pants block patterns for different body shapes. Includes increasing and decreasing the rise, increasing and decreasing the crotch length for standard, full figures, larger and flatter tummies, larger and flatter buttocks and larger thighs.		Video Chapters: 12 3 Duration: 52 mins
	Pants Block Pattern Styling - Online Videos Learn how to style pants block patterns, including: how to convert one waist dart into two, how to change a pants block pattern to a straight style, how to change a pants block pattern to a tapered style and how to change a pants block pattern to a flared (bell bottom) style.		Video Chapters: 9 2 Duration: 50 mins
	Peter Pan Collar Pattern Drafting and Variations - Online Videos Learn how to professionaly draft a flat, low and high-rise (stand) Peter Pan collar with rounded and pointed corners. In addition, you will learn how to add an overlap for a front and back opening, how to draft the one piece and two piece Peter Pan collars and how to draft a collar which is close and further down from the neck.		Video Chapters: 6 1 Duration: 58 mins

Garment Alteration & Remodeling

Learn garment alteration and remodeling to give new life to existing garments and make them fit well with these video lessons.

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	Jacket or Coat Alteration: Plain Sleeve Shortening - Online Videos Lear how to shorten sleeves on a jacket or coat: Including doing the fittings, separating the lining from the shell at the sleeve hem, adjusting the sleeve hem allowances at the seam lines and sewing the hem allowance seam lines by machine, sewing the original interfacing to the sleeve hem, cutting and sewing new interfacing for the sleeve hem, basting the hem, basting and sewing the lining to the sleeve hem by machine from the inside of the Jacket.		Video Chapters: 16 4 Duration: 85 mins
	Jacket and Coat Alteration: Shoulder Shortening and Shoulder Pad - Online Videos Learn how to shorten shoulders and do shoulder pad alterations on jackets. Part A - In this part you will learn how to do a first fitting, mark the new armhole seam line, pressing, transfer marks from the shell to the lining, altering shoulder pads, and inserting the shoulder pads. Part B - In this part you will learn how to do a second fitting, altering and marking the sleeve cap seam line, sewing the sleeves to the arm holes and sewing the shoulder pads in place.		Video Chapters: 24 6 Duration: 171 mins
	Suit or Jacket Alteration: Shortening Sleeve with Mitered Corner Vent - Online Videos Learn how to shorten sleeves on a suit, jacket or coat with a mitered corner on its vent.		Video Chapters: 10 2 Duration: 88 mins
	Dress with Gathered Skirt (Remodelling T-Shirts) - Online Videos Learn how to remodel t-shirts to sew a dress with a gathered skirt. A quick and easy way to turn plain t-shirts or tops into a dress!		Video Chapters: 9 4 Duration: 53 mins
	T-Shirt Remodeling (Alteration): Neckline, Arm-holes, Side-seams, Darts & Shortening - Online Videos Learn how to remodel (alter) t-shirts: make it fitted, remove the sleeves, enlarge the neckline, sew casings around the neckline and arm-holes and run elastic threads trough the casings.		Video Chapters: 18 3 Duration: 141 mins
	Sweater Remodelling (Pullover Alteration) Sewing - Online Videos Give new life to an old sweater or pullover! In these video lessons you will learn how to remodel (alter) a sweater, including fitting, marking new seam lines, adding seam allowances, cutting and constructing.		Video Chapters: 23 4 Duration: 153 mins
	Shirt Alteration - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn how to alter a shirt by doing a fitting, then pinning the excess fabric from the bust darts, side seams and the back waist darts. In addition you will learn how to create new waist darts on the front of the shirt, to make it fit better and look nicer on the body.		Video Chapters: 25 6 Duration: 118 mins
	Skirt Alteration: Shortening and Hemming a Straight Skirt - Online Videos Learn how to hem and shorten straight skirts, measuring and marking a new hemline, basting the hemline and sewing the hem by machine.		Video Chapters: 11 4 Duration: 50 mins
	Pants Alteration: Shortening and Hemming by Hand and Machine - Online Videos Learn how to shorten and hem pants by hand and machine, doing a fitting, measuring and marking pant legs, basting the hem line, doing a second fitting, sewing straight and slanted hem lines, using invisible hand stitch and sewing a double folded hem by machine.		Video Chapters: 20 7 Duration: 38 mins
	Pants Alteration: Side Seams & Waistband - Online Videos Learn how to do fine alterations on the waistband, side seams and dart on a pair of pants. In addition you will learn techniques of how to do a proper fitting, pinning and marking the excess fabric to achieve the exact amount of fabric intake on both side seams.		Video Chapters: 20 4 Duration: 94 mins
	Replacing Damaged Fly Zipper on Jeans or Dress Pants - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn how to remove a damaged zipper, then sew a new one using both your sewing machine and by hand. In addition you will learn how to re-size a zipper to match your zipper opening and how to save most of the top stitching so you can keep the original pants look. This will allow you to repair the zipper with less time and effort.		Video Chapters: 8 2 Duration: 55 mins

Sewing with Ready Made Patterns

In these garment sewing video lessons you will learn how to successfully read, understand, cut and sew using ready made patterns.

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	Understanding How to Use Ready Made Patterns - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn about the information on ready made pattern packages, such as what materials are needed, how much fabric is required depending on the garment size and width of the fabric, etc.		Video Chapters: 12 2 Duration: 31 mins
	How to Select Your Size on Ready Made Patterns - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn how to select your size on ready made patterns. The knowledge gained can be applied to any ready made pattern.		Video Chapters: 10 3 Duration: 60 mins
	Sewing a Dress with Dirndl Skirt and Short Sleeves Using a Ready Made Pattern - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn how to cut and sew a dress from a ready made pattern.		Video Chapters: 25 5 Duration: 255 mins

Handcraft, Accessories & Home Decor

Learn how to handcraft, accessories and home decor with these video lessons. By making these everyday items yourself, you will be able to bring more joy to your and other people’s surroundings.

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	Cushion Cover Sewing - Online Videos Learn how to sew a cushion cover by drawing a pattern, cutting the cushion cover and using an invisible zipper.		Video Chapters: 13 3 Duration: 47 mins
	Makeup Bag Sewing - Online Videos Learn how to sew a makeup bag by drawing a pattern, cutting and fusing interfacing, using a standard zipper and making a rope for the handles and the tassel for the zipper pull.		Video Chapters: 11 4 Duration: 54 mins
	Tote Bag Sewing - Online Videos Learn how to sew a beautiful tote bag with lining and a divided pocket on the inside.		Video Chapters: 24 5 Duration: 180 mins
	Hand Embroidery Essentials - Online Videos Learn embroidery essentials. This lesson also includes a downloadable pattern that you can transfer to a piece of fabric with assembly instructions.		Video Chapters: 21 4 Duration: 75 mins
	Knitting Essentials - Online Videos Learn different knitting styles, tips and tricks and become an advanced knitter. Knitting instructions include: how to cast on, starting to knit using garter stitches, casting off, hiding the loose ends of the yarn, stockinette style knitting (stockinet or stocking knit), different rib stitches, chequered pattern, diagonal rib stitch and two styles of seed stitches. You will also learn how to re-insert the needle in the stitches, switching to a new yarn by tying a knot and repairing dropped stitches.		Video Chapters: 17 5 Duration: 77 mins
	Knitting a Scarf - Online Videos Learn how to knit a scarf with fringes at the ends. Instructions include: how to cast on, using garter stitches, switching to a new yarn by tying a knot, casting off and adding fringes to the scarf.		Video Chapters: 4 1 Duration: 16 mins
	Embellishing Garments Using Crochet Needle - Online Videos In this lesson you will learn how to alter a turtle-neck sweater into a boat neckline and embellish it using a crochet needle.		Video Chapters: 9 2 Duration: 65 mins
	Pinch Pleat Curtain Sewing - Online Videos Learn how to measure curtains and calculate how much fabric you will need for curtains hung from a pole or rod and a set of rings. Then square and cut your fabric, form and sew double folded hems along the bottom, heading and sides. You will also learn how to line your curtain using curtain lining. Part B - Learn how to calculate the pinch pleats, then measure and mark the pinch pleats and spaces along the heading of your curtains, sew the pinch pleats and insert pin hooks to hang your curtains. Also learn how to measure for curtains hung on traditional traverse rods and where to position your hold-backs.		Video Chapters: 19 6 Duration: 113 mins