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Fabric Guides

Do You Really Have to Pre-wash Fabric?

Find out what happens when you don’t pre-wash your fabric before you sew a shirt. ... In this Seamwork Lab, I set up an experiment to see what happens when you don’t pre-wash fabric.

May 30, 2022
Creativity & Mindset

I Used to Resent Sewing

What happened when I stopped letting sewing be what others expected it to be and made sewing into what I wanted it to be for myself, by Saki Jane. ... You make me stable, you make me productive, and you make me proud of what my hands and brain and heart are capable of.

January 31, 2020
Fabric Guides

Do You Really Have to Cut Fabric on the Grainline?

Learn how to find the grainline, why it matters, and what happens if you cut fabric off-grain. ... It’s hard to miss those double-headed arrows on your pattern pieces, but what do they really mean? And what happens if you ignore them?

July 18, 2022