Burda Style For people who sew

A cheap and easy way to make fabric people won't believe you made... Recently w...

Here are two little pages with lots of information on how to prepare your patterns...

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

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...

This finish uses the same technique as the Hong Kong binding seam finish, but appl...

Here's another method to lining the Charlie Bag. A bit more work than the other m...

This is a nice way to finish a Charlie bag with home-made bias tape and a straight...

This is the fastest and most simple way to make a Charlie bag, but it requires an ...

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...

Make a tailors ham to help with pressing your seams.

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

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

Just starting to use patterns? We know some people are hesitant to use patterns, b...

French and Flat-Felled seams are easy to make. Learn how!

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

Got pants with a mock fly-front? Learn how to sew it in with this tutorial.