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How to Transfer Pattern Markings onto Fabric

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How to Transfer Pattern Markings onto Fabric

Hello sew-friends! Today's video is taking a deep dive into marking tools for fabric. After you cut out your fabric, the first thing you need to do is transfer all the pattern markings from the pattern to the fabric. Trust me, you don't want to skip it! In this post, I'll chat briefly about pattern markings and why they're important. Then, I'll share a variety of tools that can transfer marks to fabric and the pros and cons of each. Plus, I'll demonstrate how to mark a dart using a tracing wheel and transfer paper and how to mark a dart using a hole punch and chalk. Let's get started!

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5 Things To Do Before Cutting a Sewing Pattern

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5 Things To Do Before Cutting a Sewing Pattern

Hello sew-friends! We're going back to basics today to talk about patterns. There's nothing more frustrating than making a garment and finding that it doesn't fit. The most common answer is to make a muslin first, but today I'm going to share the five things that you should do before you make a muslin and even before you cut or trace out your pattern. These are my tried and true tips that will help you get closer to making a first muslin that is the right size for your body as well as for your style and fit preferences.

Days 15/17 #memademay2024 A repeat outfit! 🤗 🧵 My early summer vacay continues in Norway! 🇳🇴 It's been really warm and sunny here so I've been wearing my DIY elastic waist tiered skirt and RTW tops. This skirt is the first drafting project in m
Day 13 #memademay2024 It’s been so fun exploring London the last few days. It ended up being too windy for this outfit but I was otherwise comfy running all over the city. I wore a cotton #sewdiyMiri tank and @sewhouse7 #freerangeslacks in li
Don't forget! 🎉 Our 20% off pattern sale ends this Wednesday, May 15. It's the perfect way to celebrate #memademay2024 and get your DIY wardrobe ready for the next season. 🧵 All of our patterns include illustrated instructions and are sized up to
Are you curious about the math behind pattern drafting? Then you need to check out my new project, Sewing With Numbers, where I show you how to use simple math formulas to design and draft your own sewing patterns. Where most sewing blogs focus on co
Days 11 + 12 #memademay2024 💙 A bit of catch up today! On days 9-10 I was traveling to Europe where I’ll be for the next couple of weeks, adventuring with family. The only me-mades in my travel outfit were my undies, so we’ll just skip
Day 8 #memademay2024 My favorite outfit of the month (so far). 💙 Today I paired my #SewDIYMiri tank top in a striped cotton with denim #landerpants. I love how the cropped tank looks with the high rise pants and exposed button fly. I'm offering 20%
Did you see the latest post on Sewing With Numbers? Sewing With Numbers is my new Substack project where I explore pattern drafting and math. ✖️ ✂️ ➕ If you enjoy problem solving and formulas or are just curious about how basic pattern drafting work
Day 7 #memademay2024 Wearing some older makes today and two of my own patterns. 🤗 All of these were made more than five years ago and wearing them kind of feels like hanging out with old friends. ✂️ Color blocked #AliSweatshirt (pattern by me) ✂️
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