This one’s an oldie but a goodie. Refashion a knit shirt by inserting panels of fabric on the sides. The practical reasons behind doing this refashion could be: 1. make a small shirt bigger 2. make a big shirt smaller 3. get rid of unsightly evidence of perspiration 4. use tapered fabric inserts to make…
Archives for November 2009
Feature Friday: ~ Ruffles and Stuff ~
We must admit. We’re suckers for a sweet little ruffle. We talk (too much) about ruffle foots for sewing machines and how to ruffle on the fly. Our girls have been known to sport a ruffle now and then. We ourselves don a few ruffles here and there. So when Adrianna found Ruffles And Stuff,…
Feature Friday
Hi ladies (and gents?), We here at Crafterhours know that there is a ton of crafty-bloggy goodness out there, and sometimes things get lost in the shuffle. So we’re going to do our part to highlight some of our favorites every week in a little spot we like to call “Feature Fridays.” Hopefully we’ll introduce…
Brave or Crazy: An Adventure into Dressmaking
Back in the day I used to think that I could sew. I used to play with my mother’s sewing machine and I have no idea where that machine is now but my guess is that I destroyed it. I had no respect for how delicate the whole needle/tension/bobbin situation can be. I remember breaking…
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