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Stitches
- How to sew a straight line ~ Ruffles And Stuff
- Sewing stitches reference guide (great idea!) ~ Simply Modern Mom
- Basic stitches – with tension reference ~ Simply Modern Mom
- Sewing with a double needle ~ Pickup Some Creativity
- How to get a great Topstitch ~ The Mother Huddle
General Tips and Techniques
- Easy mitered corner tutorial ~ No Big Dill
- How to cut with a rotary cutter, mat, and ruler ~ Izzy & Ivy Designs
- How to sew darts ~ Shwin&Shwin
- Tips & tricks for sewing darts ~ Sew Daily
- How to sew a cascading ruffle ~ Shwin&Shwin
- How to sew perfect corners ~ Rag Pets
- Sewing pleats ~ Shwin&Shwin
- A series on how to make just about any kind of pocket ~ ikatbag
- How to gather for skirts and such ~ Pickup Some Creativity
- How to felt wool for sewing ~ The Cottage Home
- Fold over elastic tutorial ~ Angry Chicken
- Magic Tube Turning Trick ~ Sew Mama Sew
- How to sew an exposed elastic waistband (like boxers) ~ The Mother Huddle
- How to make knit covered elastic waistband for pants ~ The Mother Huddle
Sewing Machine
- Understanding your sewing machine ~ Martha Stewart
- Sewing machine needles and how to choose them ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Sewing machine needles and how to use them ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Sewing machine parts guide ~ Simply Modern Mom
- Guide to sewing machine feet ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Understanding thread tension on your sewing machine ~ Threads
Zippers
- Guide to zippers – How to choose the right zipper ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Great tutorial for adding invisible zippers ~ Adventures in dressmaking
- Use regular foot to sew a zipper ~ The Purl Bee
- Another great invisible zipper tutorial ~ Sew Serendipity
- Adding a zipper to a skirt ~ Simply Homemade
- How to sew an inner zippered pocket ~ U-Handbag
Bias Tape & Piping
- Fabulous tutorial for piping ~ The Cottage Home
- No swearing bias tape method (love this video) ~ Angry Chicken
- How to use bias tape as faux piping ~ The Mother Huddle
- How to make your own bias tape ~ Made
- How to make your own piping ~ The Cottage Home
Shirring
- Great shirring tutorial ~ Ruffles And Stuff
- Very detailed shirring tutorial ~ Flossie Teacakes
- How to shirr using a drop-in bobbin ~ Prudent Baby
- How to shirr on a Brother sewing machine ~ Creative Heart
Seams
- How to sew a basic seam ~ Martha Stewart
- Seam Finishes Simplified ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Sewing flat-felled seams (like on jeans) ~ Oliver + S
- How to sew a French seam ~ Freshly Picked
- Bound seams using bias tape ~ Oliver + S
- How to finish seams without a serger using a zigzag stitch ~ The Mother Huddle
Making and Working with Patterns
- How to buy and use PDF patterns ~ Sew Mama Sew
- How to print and assemble PDF patterns ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Tracing a pattern and cutting fabric ~ Sew Mama Sew
- How to modify pants patterns for toddlers and babies (for big bottoms ;)) ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Lengthening and shortening a pattern ~ Oliver + S
- How to measure yourself correctly ~ Sewing In No Mans Land
- An entire series for drafting patterns ~ ikat bag
- How to make your own patterns from clothing ~ Sweet Verbena
- Create a custom sleeve pattern ~ Craftstylish
Hems
- How to make crisp even hems ~ Martha Stewart
- Blind hem stitch with sewing machine ~ Make It & Love It
- Rolled hem tips for a serger ~ Sew Inspired
- How to sew a rolled hem on a serger ~ Stitch Craft
- How to sew a rolled hem on a sewing machine ~ Made It On Monday
- Tip for feeding fabric into rolled hem foot ~ Quilt In Progress
- Tips and Techniques for hems ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Making a lettuce hem with a sewing machine ~ Oliver + S
- Lettuce hem using a serger ~ Janome
- How to hem jeans leaving the original hem ~ Sew Much Ado
Fabric
- Great tips for fabric selection ~ Oliver + S
- Choosing boy fabrics ~ Made
- Fabric – Selvedge, bias, and grain questions answered ~ Make It & Love It
- Rae’s big list of fabric shops (great resource for where to buy fabric online) ~ Made By Rae
- 30 great places to buy fabric online ~ The Humble Nest
- How to shop for fabric online ~ Whipstitch
- Everything you need to know about organic and sustainable fabric ~ Sew Mama Sew
- How to buy fabric with kids on tow (funny) ~ ikat bag
- Tips for sewing with knit fabric ~ Oliver + S
Adding Fasteners
- Pearl prong western snaps tutorial ~ Sew Mama Sew
- How to sew magnetic snaps ~ Simply Modern Mom
- How to attach snaps ~ Make It & Love It
Applique
- How to machine applique ~ Design Sponge
- How to applique on knits ~ From An Igloo
- How to reverse applique on knits ~ Sew Daily
Buttons
- How to sew on buttons using a sewing machine ~ Make It & Love it
- Sewing Buttons and button holes ~ Made
- Making a threaded chain for a button loop ~ Oliver + S
- How to anchor a shank button ~ The Mother Huddle
Handy Articles
- Tips for sewing on a budget ~ The Mother Huddle
- Great list of non-traditional sewing tools ~ Anne Weaver for The Mother Huddle
- Great tips for speeding up sewing ~ Pickup Some Creativity
- Interfacing guide from Amy Butler ~ Sew Mama Sew
- All about lining a garment ~ Sew Mama Sew
- Tips for getting a “Handmade not Homemade” look ~ The Mother Huddle
