This tutorial provides the photographic step-by-step process to implement a variety of the six most common basic hand stitches. The six stitches we’ll be learning today are: running baste stitch and ...

Displayed in order from left to right is the Double Herringbone, the Woven Double Herringbone, the Whipped Herringbone, the Laced Herringbone, the Threaded Herringbone, the Looped and Threaded ...

Peggy explains the concepts of length, circumference, depth and how to apply them to your patterns. Fitting garments is said to be one of the hardest skills in sewing. Peggy defines fit as when the ...

Guest Maria King demonstrates the ins and outs of creating practical projects with a straight stitch All garments, no matter how difficult, start with a straight stitch. There are a few methods we can ...

Small tears and frayed ends are easy repairs, thanks to Nicole Vasbinder’s guide to machine sewing and hand stitching. “Super Stitches Sewing” (Potter Craft/Crown Publishing Group, $19.99) includes 50 ...

In the latest installment of our Designer D.I.Y. series, learn how to breathe new life into old clothes with a classic sashiko stitch. By Elizabeth Paton Illustrations by Samantha Hahn What to do with ...