Especially if you give away a piece of knitwear, it may be important that the recipient knows how to care for the material (eg big differences in pure wool, silk or simply Poyester) or should not...
My granddaughter has discovered the joy of sewing and now we dig through the patch box, she has the best ideas - and so do I. But still the thing is rather imperfect and I plead for upcycling. Since...
If you have sewn on very wide curtain tape (for example 8cm for long scarves), sometimes it can happen that despite careful insertion, the fabric especially on the right side of the fabric, "waves"...
On my bed linen the zipper was broken. What to do? Buy a new zipper and sew in or dispose of the bed linen? Simple solution came from the shop, because I was advised, the missing zipper slider to...
Chains of crochet slices, form a garland or (so my plan) a thread curtain, for the balcony door. Well suited to Wollreste recovery. Recently, I strolled through one of my favorite deco shops and...
Tailoring: Using a folder for corner shaping: If you want to form sewn-in corners from the inside, ie you want to evert them outwards, I do not use scissors or other sharp objects, because you can...
Only recently I have received thin fabric with the request, from a 1.20 x 3m long scarf to sew 2 different short stores. Oh, ever, already touched I did not suspect anything good. Since there was no...
Bed linen recycling - so you can use bedding to carpets. Linen in 3 cm wide strips tear. Then wrap all ribbons on a ball. Crochet with a 12 crochet hook. So you can start right now, here are the...
Many denims are nowadays longitudinally and transversely elastic. A longitudinal seam sews without problems due to the threadline that usually exists there - a transverse seam can unfortunately...
It's the disease of underwired bras that, over time, push and pull the stirrups through the fabric. That's why I'm not throwing away a piece that sits well. Himself is the woman! My patent: A...
