Burda Style For people who sew

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...

Another way of making a single welt pocket. It's a bit more fastidious, but the re...

Maybe some of you remember my project called "Go Parisienne"? I was asked by sever...

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

Once you master this trick you won't want to make seams any other way! I've use...

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

How to avoid a gaping neckline when altering a pattern to a V-neck or a deeper U-neck

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

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

Use the burn test to identify the fiber content of a mistery fabric. This will hel...

Bound buttonholes are fabulous on coats and jackets. All you need is a little pati...

Learn in a few simple steps how to sew an elastic!