Burda Style For people who sew

A How To video from Amy Barickman and Indygo Junction showing easy-to-follow instr...

Want to add a nice finishing detail to your garments? Consider using French seams.

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

Sometimes it's hard to find the right colour ribbing when coming to finish off a g...

When I uploaded my bolero with ruffled front people inquired how I made the ruffle...

A how-to on making a long, continuous strip of bias tape from any piece of fabric....

An alternative method of creating garments to using patterns constructed in standa...

We used this knot to outline the heart in one of our Valentine's Day t-shirts. Yo...

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

We used Guipure lace (also known as Filet lace, according to Wikipedia) for the in...

This is how to make pick-ups on a skirt. It's a technique used often on wedding dr...

How to easily turn any fabric into oilcloth.* *Oilcloth like...It looks like ...

When you want a super tiny and delicate hem for thinner lightweight fabrics the ba...

One of many options for finishing the raw edges of a seam.

An easy and clean way to finish a hem, can also add a decorative element to the in...

The double stitched seam is good for lightweight or stretch fabrics, to keep the f...

The Hong Kong binding seam finish encloses the raw edges of the seams inside strip...

It’s often quite tricky to hem anything curved or round depending on severity of t...

Pouty skirt with wide elastic waistband. I'm incredibly sorry in advance for the l...

sewing a simple placket for sleeves with cuffs.

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

French seams encase the raw seam edges securely inside two seams. They’re necessar...

Once you have marked down which sizes you are using the “Find Your Burda Size” how...

I had no idea what size I was according to Burda sizes until the girls here at Bur...

This How-To will teach you how to use a technical croqui for drawing your flats. ...

Sewing machine needles are the workhorses of sewing. Depending on how fast you se...

A single welt pocket is similar to the bound pocket (as described in nikishells ho...

How To sew the Eva jacket's bust dart.

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

Box pleats are essentially two knife pleats sewn together, back to back. They have...