Burda Style For people who sew

I received encouraging comments for the Angrakhas i have posted so far. I also had...

A couple of months ago I blogged on "OnlineFabricStore" encouraging people to cove...

For more tutorials and sewing goodness visit Grosgrain: http://www.grosgrainfabulo...

I am from Greece where women are usually a little curvier, especially in the bott...

When I was making spaghetti straps for my "Sweet Neopolitan":http://www.burdastyle...

These photos demonstrate my way how I am covering a buckle with fabric. My english...

Shirring or smocking is a very easy method that I've used for my blue blue dress a...

Let's say you're making a bag but you want it to be box-like (not flat) and you wa...

Let's say you want to make a box-like cover for your sofa arm, or a box-like bag. ...

Here is a great way for you to be able to share your patterns online as PDF's just...

I learned this through many japanese smocking books. It is quite easy and fast to...

Twin-needle stitching can be used for quick hem finishes, pintucking and even deco...

Here is a tutorial on altering a basic bodice pattern (with vertical waist darts a...

This technique scared me at first. It looked HARD! But once I concentrated and fol...

I started sewing this dress that had a circle skirt and all was good until I got t...

I always have been narrowing the waist of the pants I buy, cause I have narrow wai...

A quick tutorial to describe an easy way to sew narrow (thin) straps for a dress o...

Today, I’m going to show you many many types of ruffles. Ruffle variety is nearly...

In long full evening dress, sometimes you want fullness in the hem, and can be ach...

Here, we show you how to make a slit without a seam. For instance, if you had mad...

A way of finishing the neckline of V neck jersey garments.

How to make appliquéd flower, or any other shape you may want, “pillows” which can...

If you are dissatisfied with the way your bust darts turn out (aka: looks like you...

Learn how to shirr jersey like I used on my variation of the Lydia pattern!

To grade a pattern means to manipulate an existing pattern at various points in or...

Create your own puff sleeve pattern with this simple step to step guide. This pa...

Many of us are drawn to learn to sew because the clothes we find in stores just do...

This How To has instructions on how to tile a self-made pattern and upload into a ...

This is an article from Burda 2005/8 describing how to alter a standard burda patt...

How to sew a rib knit band onto a t-shirt, sleeve, etc. . .