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The Best Sewing Weights To Aid In Accurate Fabric Cutting Dritz 607 Fabric Pattern Weights. Wisemen Glass Handle Weights. Simplicity Vintage 1950’s Fashion Paperweights. IDS International Design Supplies Pair of Four-Pound Pattern Weights. Jacksons Woodworks Pattern Weights. What weight should Pattern weights be? The weights from Pattern Weights come in 3 different sizes and weights, […]

Tips and tricks to make these fabric weights: Batching will make it a lot quicker when you are short on time and need to make more weights; Gravel, dried peas, barley or dried lentils are also good fillings in case you don’t have rice on hand. How heavy should fabric weights be? Fabric Weight Chart […]

What is it? This type of swayback adjustment is basically a tuck in the fabric that takes out a wedge in the back of the garment that has caused a back wrinkle. Colette Moneta, before and after swayback adjustment on back bodice. How do I know if I need a sway back adjustment? If you […]

Most bunching comes from your body shape being not related to the shape that the garment was cut for. Too much fabric in an area that doesn’t have the: flesh to fill it out. length to let it hang without bunching. Why does my dress scrunch up in the back? When a dress shirt bunches […]

Zipper tape is the ‘fabric’ that runs along the sides of the zipper teeth. Zipper tape lengths and widths vary my manufacturer and by zipper type. For example, the width of a purse zipper is approximately 1/2″ wider than that of a standard plastic coil zipper. How do you use zipper wonder tape? Installing zippers […]

Here are some styling tips I gathered for circle skirts: Pair with a snug top, tucked in. A basic button-up, snug turtleneck or knit top will do here, but the key is the close fit and the tucked shirt tails. Who can wear a circle skirt? suits anyone who has a defined waist line; you […]

Mark your zipper tape at this point. Cut the extra length off at least a half inch below this mark. If the zipper is a nylon coil, like an invisible zipper, or has small plastic teeth you can cut right through the teeth. If the teeth are larger or metal you need to cut in […]

Basically to correct this you have to completely remove the back panels (which means removing the collar, both sleeves, and both side-body panels). Then, the tailor basically has to shrink-down the back panels from the top (cutting the neckhole lower, reshaping the armholes lower, etc.). Why is my dress bunching in the back? Most bunching […]

They Can Add or Move a Zipper This alteration does require enough fabric to accommodate the zipper, so it isn’t realistic for a dress that’s already pretty tight. Alternately, if you hate struggling to get into a dress that zips up the back, a tailor can remove that zipper and add one under the arm […]

The Ballerina skirt is typically made up of five to twelve layers of tulle fabric. A ballerina skirt is portrayed as feminine and elegant, as well as being associated with the traditional attire for classical ballet performances. What are ballerina dresses made of? It may be made of tarlatan, muslin, silk, tulle, gauze, or nylon. […]

The main material is tulle or netting; in the last century, ballerina tutus were made of muslin and tarlatan, they had to be starched before every appearance of the artist on stage. The fabric consumption is impressive: over 15 meters per item! What is a ballet dress made of? A tutu is a dress worn […]

Spandex (also called Lycra) If you want to make a more fitted costume, you need stretch fabric. If you make a fitted skirt with fabric that doesn’t stretch, it’ll rip as soon as you start to dance. Spandex fabric is great for this! Spandex is actually the name of stretchy fiber contained in the fabric. […]

Measuring and Cutting the Fabric. Buy about 4 to 5 yards (3.7 to 4.6 m) of tulle or crinoline. This should be enough for most petticoats. Crinoline is stiff and typically comes in white, although sometimes you can find it in black too. Is tulle the same as crinoline? Crinoline is a stiff fabric which […]

crinoline, originally, a petticoat made of horsehair fabric, a popular fashion in the late 1840s that took its name from the French word crin (“horsehair”). What type of material is crinoline? In its early days, the term “crinoline” referred to a kind of stiff fabric that was constructed out of horsehair and either cotton or […]

If your final number (length+waist radius) is 27 or less, you’ll need about 6 yards (54″ inches wide – if you can’t find 54″ inch wide fabric, you’ll need to buy 12 yards). If your final number is more than 27, you’ll need about 12 yards. How much tulle do I need for a full […]

Cut a strip of fabric stabilizer and attach it to the sewing line on the tulle. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions, taking care not to get melted stabilizer on the iron or ironing board. Fuse two layers of tulle together with the stabilizer and sew a ribbon or fabric strip over the seam to hide any […]

Tulle is typically made from three different types of material: silk, rayon and nylon. Silk tulle is delicate, soft, and works well with clothing applications. The downside is that silk tulle is more expensive than other tulle material. Rayon or nylon tulle is stiffer than silk. Does tulle come in different weights? Tulle fabrics can […]

Added Fullness Fullness can be added to any pattern piece for one of two reasons: Add extra ease (e.g. An A-line skirt; fullness is added in the hem). For design/stylistic purposes (e.g. fullness added to the sleeve cap to produce a puff sleeve that doesn’t add any wearing ease to the sleeve, it just creates […]

To use a velcro strip to hold a bed skirt in place, attach the hook strip to the boxspring with adhesive tape that is found on the back of the strip. Then, attach the loop strip to the bed skirt. Match the hook and loop strips on the two bedding items and the velcro will […]

A circle skirt is, as the name implies, simply a circle with a hole in the center for the waist. What does full circle skirt mean? In a nut shell a full circle skirt is basically a big circle of fabric with a hole in the middle where your waist goes. It is flat at […]