Sewing Tips and Tutorials

Ok, so you have decided to start a new sewing project.  You have chosen your patterns, and  are looking at them trying to figure out where/how to begin.   Yay!  Congratulations, for getting past the wishfull thinking/design stage! The very first thing… more »

The Back Width measure is the second-most important measurement with Truly Victorian patterns. It is a rather hard measure to take, more guessed at than decidedly placed.   But once you get an idea of where to measure to and from, it really isn't that m… more »

Most length measuments start somewhere but usually end at the waistline.  Which means that knowing exactly where your waistline is, is absolutely critical.    Before you start, take a ribbon or string and tie it around your waist, at the narrowest point… more »