Sewing
Contrary to popular opinion, hemming pants can be spectacularly easy, and doesn’t need to involve cutting of any kind. This tutorial started out as a list of instructions for my friend Katy–who took me up on a recent boast that I could teach her how to hem a pair of pants over the internet–but I …
Yesterday afternoon, I took a ride to Purl Patchwork in Soho to scare up some fabric for my next sewing project: the button-down shirt. After months of drooling over the online store, it was finally time to visit the real bricks-and-mortar location. To be honest, when I walked in, I was expecting it to be …
This afternoon, I finally had the chance to sit down and get to know my new sewing machine. After some hesitation and false starts on my part (I’m not used to my sewing machine being able to draw up its own thread!), I tested out a variety of stitches, made some buttonholes, and started to …
(My new toy, courtesy of http://www.brother-usa.com/) Holy jeez, my mom is awesome! For my birthday (which is next week), she surprised me with the sewing machine I’ve been eying for months. I am now the proud owner of a Brother CS-6000i, which, if Consumer Reports can be trusted, is a mighty fine machine. After learning …
