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🚀 Stop! Before You Sew Another Stitch Get your Free Charts

🚀 Stop! Before You Sew Another Stitch Get your Free Charts

Complementary Measurement Charts Inside

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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📏🧵 Stretch Fabric or Fabric Stretch? What is the difference?

📏🧵 Stretch Fabric or Fabric Stretch? What is the difference?

Stretch % ≠ elastane content 🤯 Learn how to read labels the right way + test stretch like a pro!

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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📏 The Hidden Measurement That’s Ruining Your Fit

📏 The Hidden Measurement That’s Ruining Your Fit

Most patterns won’t tell you—but we do (🔴 in red!). Let your muslin prove it.

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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We Did the Research: 5 Fabric Stores That Offer Samples and Videos

We Did the Research: 5 Fabric Stores That Offer Samples and Videos

No more guessing online—here are the best places to shop smart and sew confidently.

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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🪡 What Is a Sink Stitch?

🪡 What Is a Sink Stitch?

🪡 Sink Stitch or Stitch in the Ditch? What Sewists Need to Know (Before You Order the Wrong Foot)

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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🚫 Stop Ironing Your Sewing Projects (Do This Instead)

🚫 Stop Ironing Your Sewing Projects (Do This Instead)

Is Ironing Is Ruining Your Projects – Learn to Press Like a Pro (with Our Top Tool Links!)

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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🧠 Smart Scissor Sharpening: What You Can Do (Without Ruining Anything)

🧠 Smart Scissor Sharpening: What You Can Do (Without Ruining Anything)

Sewing Scissor Secrets with Links

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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💡Why Following the Grainline Matters: Avoid Twisting, Warping, and Poor Fit in Sewing

💡Why Following the Grainline Matters: Avoid Twisting, Warping, and Poor Fit in Sewing

🚨 One Costly Mistake - And the Sewing Lesson, That'll Save You Hours of Regret

Rima Bajracharya
Rima Bajracharya
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How Visible Mending Can Save You Hundreds on Clothes This Year (and Still Look Better Than Ever)

How Visible Mending Can Save You Hundreds on Clothes This Year (and Still Look Better Than Ever)

Forget fast fashion. Learn how a few stitches can outlast every trend—and keep your wallet full too.

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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💡Stop Settling for Bad Fit: Fix Off-the Rack Pants like a Pro

💡Stop Settling for Bad Fit: Fix Off-the Rack Pants like a Pro

🚨 Off-the-Rack Fit Fix: Pants That Don’t Fit Right? Here’s How to Fix Them!

Rima Bajracharya
Rima Bajracharya
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🧵 Bespoke: Is It Really Custom... or Just Clever Marketing?

🧵 Bespoke: Is It Really Custom... or Just Clever Marketing?

What high-end menswear doesn’t want you to know about “bespoke.”

Marjorie Vaudreuil
Marjorie Vaudreuil
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Tailoring Basics for the Home Sewist: Small Refinements

Tailoring Basics for the Home Sewist: Small Refinements

Discover Practical Tips and Tools to Tailor Your Wardrobe

Kathreen Cascabel
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