Sewing Videos

When sewing together a boppy pillow cover, be sure to go over high-stress points a few extra times, such as at the start of the zipper and on top of the bar loops. Complete the seam around the...

When picking material to cover a boppy pillow, choose something that is soft to the touch but durable enough to withstand daily wear and tear. Pick out the perfect boppy pillow fabric with helpful...

Before a zipper is sewn into the boppy pillow cover material, the edges of the fabric should be finished off using a serger machine or by sewing a narrow zigzag along the edge. Prepare the fabric...

Installing the zipper into a boppy pillow cover requires changing the sewing machine's presser foot to a zipper foot, which allows room for the zipper to pass next to it. Sew in the zipper along...

Bar loops can be added to a boppy pillow, which is a great addition for when the baby grows a little bigger. Create toy bar loops using grosgrain ribbon with helpful tips from an experienced...

Before covering the boppy pillow with its new cover, finish off all of the seams with a serger machine to keep them from fraying. Complete a boppy cover and stuff the pillow inside of it with...

It is important to pre-wash minky fabric before making a boppy pillow cover so that it does not shrink or bleed during future laundering. Prepare the fabric for cutting with helpful tips from an...

To cut out the boppy pillow cover material, fold the fabric with wrong sides together, fold it in half one more time, and place the pattern on top of the four layers. Trim around the pattern to...

Stitching on a dress collar requires placing thread loops at the corners of the collar to create an angular shape. Sew the collar of a dress with information from a fashion designer in this free...

To get a clean shape on a dress collar, turn the fabric right side out and pull gently on the embedded thread loops, which pulls out the acute corners. Achieve a clean shape for a collar with...

Sewing a dress together involves closing the darts for a tight fit, sewing buttonholes down the front panel, joining the front and back pieces, adding the sleeves and hemming the raw edges....

A homemade dress can be decorated using a fancy fabric, decorative beads or unique buttons. Choose embellishments for a dress with information from a fashion designer in this free video on...

A dress pattern can only include the top half of the dress, as the bottom can be cut and sewn in any way desired. Use a dress pattern to create a precise dress with information from a fashion...

The dress pattern is placed on the wrong side of the fabric, and tailor's chalk is used to trace around the paper onto the material. Transfer the pattern shapes to the fabric with information from...

A collar pattern piece should be placed on the inner lining fabric, traced and cut out before laying it on the outer fabric. Cut out the interfacing in the shape of the collar with information...

The collar interfacing should be placed onto the inside of the dress fabric and ironed on to adhere it to the material's surface. Iron the inner lining fabric on top of the collar fabric with...

When cutting out a dress pattern from the paper, be sure to leave at least a half-inch seam allowance on all sides of each shape. Cut out the paper dress pattern with information from a fashion...

Drawing a collar for a dress pattern requires making precise measurements that are wider on the ends and narrower in the middle. Draw out a collar shape to add to a dress with information from a...

When tracing a dress pattern onto paper, follow the contours of the body measurements to create the shape of the dress. Map out the construction of the dress onto paper with information from a...

There are many measurements that must be taken in order to make a dress, including the upper chest, the mid chest, the waist, the hips, across the back and down the arms. Measure a body thoroughly...

The dress pattern is created by marking down the measurements onto paper, and sketching out the basic shape of each panel for the dress. Transfer the body measurements onto pattern paper with...

Making a T-shirt is simple when you trace a ready-made shirt onto fabric to get the right shapes for each piece. Cut out the front, back and sleeves to make a T-shirt with a demonstration from a...

To sew a hem on pants, turn up the cuff about an inch or two, do a zig-zag stitch over the raw edge of the fabric and do a whip stitch, catching just the smallest amount of pant leg fabric in the...

Picking the right hemline for pants depends on the cut and style of the garments, as skinny jeans should be hemmed above the foot and slacks can be hemmed shorter in the front for a more seamless...

When measuring pants for hemming, consider the width of the pant leg, as skinner pants can be hemmed shorter and wide-legged pants look better longer. Measure pants for hemming, making sure each...

Measuring a bust size requires wrapping a tape measure around the fullest part of the bust for the initial size and measuring just above and just below the bust makes for a more accurate...

To measure an inseam, measure from the bottom of the crotch all the way to the tip of the hem, using a measuring tape or a yardstick. Get an accurate measurement of an inseam with a demonstration...

When hemming jeans with a decorative hem, either add the decoration onto the finished hem or create a fold above the hem to shorten the length. Take up a pair of jeans with decorative ends with a...

Hemming pants that are too long involves measuring them for the right length, marking them with tailor's chalk and stitching the raw edges before hemming the cuff to the right length. Hem a pair...

To hem suit jacket sleeves, mark the proper length, remove the buttons on the side, tack up the hem and replace the buttons for a polished look. Hem up suit jacket sleeves for the right fit with a...

To get the perfect fit from jeans, make sure the waist and other difficult areas fit well, as the leg width and length are the simplest to alter. Pin the jeans to fit and sew along the seam seam...

Altering a pair of pants requires putting them on inside out, pinning the excess fabric to fit and stitching along the new seam, being sure to blend it out nicely from the original hem. Make a...

Adding holes to a belt requires first marking where the new hole will be before using a rotary hole punch, a drill or an icepick to pierce the leather. Tailor a belt to fit properly by adding new...

To alter a blouse, flip the garment inside out, pin the shirt to fit and stitch along the new seam with either a serger machine or a zig-zag stitch on a regular machine. Make simple alterations to...

To make your own sewing patterns, go off of clothes that already fit well, tracing them with a seam allowance for each piece of the pattern, and purchase pattern paper to cut out patterns that can...

Making your own clothes begins by tracing clothes that fit well to make new patterns, altering thrift store finds into new garments and adding embellishments to exiting clothing. Personalize a...

Making a fashion design portfolio requires exhibiting a variety of works, technical drawings, fabric design and runway photographs in a digital format that can be brought to interviews. Develop a...

To become a fashion designer, either study fashion design in school and enter the field that way, or get any job in the fashion industry to learn the trade, to network and to make the right...

Operating a sewing machine depends on the type of machine, but generally, all sewing machines are equipped to sew a variety of stitches, to stitch backwards and to change the size of each stitch....

Buying a sewing machine involves considering how well it functions, the features it offers, how easy it is to stitch backwards and how it makes a button hole. Purchase a solid sewing machine made...

When laying out sewing pattern pieces, consider the direction of the fabric grain for the best durability, the direction of the pattern for the best look and whether the pattern pieces can be...

Choosing a sewing pattern and fabric requires considering the personal skill level, finding patterns marked as either easy, intermediate or advanced, and choosing fabric based on its weight, feel...

Choosing a needle for machine sewing involves considering the type of fabric and the desired effect, as size eight and 10 needles are best for sheer fabrics, a size 12 is standard and a size 16 or...

To stock a sewing area, have a bag of thread on hand, a measuring tape, sewing machine needles, thread scissors, fabric scissors, a seam ripper, a box of needles and safety pins. Gather necessary...

Organizing a sewing area requires keeping necessities right next to the sewing machine, such as a seam ripper, thread scissors and straight pins, and keeping other supplies near the cutting area,...

Choosing a sewing thread requires considering the strength of the thread and the purpose it will serve, as all-purpose polyester thread works best for most projects using a sewing machine. Pick...

To choose a needle for hand sewing, consider the type of fabric, the size of the eye and how easy it is to handle, as smaller needles are best for smaller details, but heavier fabrics require a...

Winding a sewing machine bobbin requires setting up the spool of thread on the spindle, threading the empty bobbin, switching the machine to the bobbin winding mode and pressing the pedal until...

Threading a sewing machine depends on the model of the machine, but generally a spool of thread is loaded onto a spindle, the thread is wound through the machine, hooked in place and threaded...

Clothing alterations help to accommodate a person's fluctuating weight, and paints in particular are simple by taking in and letting out the back center seam. Alter garments to tailor to...