I feel pretty lucky because, being the editor of S titch , I have a seemingly limitless supply of modern sewing patterns at my fingertips. Most of them I have been familiar with since they were ... well ... an email proposal! The large panel has a contrasting serged edge. No hemming required! The yellow...
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on Jun 17, 2013
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I live on the North Shore of Long Island, N.Y, in a former summer colony turned commuter paradise, and the estate sales are out of this world. There's nothing I like better on a warm spring Saturday than driving the backroads of Centerport and Northport looking for tag sale signs that point me to...
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AmberStitch
on Jun 10, 2013
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Sometimes trends in the sewing world sneak up on us--and then, all of a sudden--we see them everywhere. I can't help but notice that handsewing--with all the sewing techniques that accompany it--is everywhere. English paper piecing, smocking, hand embroidery--it's all around me and it's wonderful...
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Rose@Stitch
on Jun 5, 2013
Filed under: Sewing Supplies, Sewing Techniques, Sewing Stitches, Hand Sewing, Embellishment, Sewing
Two things are vital for my ongoing love affair with sewing--technical instruction and visual inspiration. Now both of these are available with one click of my mouse. The new Craft Daily site is up and running--with streaming videos for sewists who want to improve their skills and be inspired to expand...
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Rose@Stitch
on May 15, 2013
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One of the best things about being handy with a sewing machine is being able to sew gifts for family and friends. And if you can throw in a little sentimentality with it, so much the better. Here's a little idea from something I made a few years ago for my mom and my sisters. Our piano bench cover...
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Rose@Stitch
on Apr 17, 2013
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For the most part, projects for Stitch are created by the talented community of designers who contribute to the magazine. But every once in a while the editors at Stitch have to step up the plate and develop designs for the magazine. Take the Stitch Spring 2013 issue. Although we received some gorgeous...
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AmberStitch
on Apr 3, 2013
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Believe it or not, "embellishment" is one of the most searched sewing terms online. So I guess that means that it's a sewing technique that is near and dear to our hearts. I would say that embellishment was among my first "successful" stabs at sewing. I had done a bit of sewing...
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AmberStitch
on Mar 31, 2013
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