Burda Style For people who sew

This has been made in response to sabriners dress project, to give her some ideas....

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

A bracelet for all those BUTTONholics amongst us.

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

Simple home dyeing process for yarn or fabric with food scraps from your kitchen. ...

Here I present the procedure for developing a princess line dress from the

Along with the Basic Bodice B...

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

Using a custom fitted Basic B...

Though I do prefer an invisible zipper, sometimes it just isn't practical. So I us...

How to make the pleated trim that I used in my (Afternoon) Tea Top (http://www.bur...

Sometimes, you may have a raw edge you need to finish, perhaps at a neckline, but ...

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

Learn how to install a Centered Zipper.

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

Casting off finishes the rib knit so that it doesn't unravel.

A good rib knit fabric can be very difficult to find, especially if you are lookin...

Lesson 3: Knitting and Purling to Create a Rib Knit A good rib knit fabric can b...

Lesson 2: Casting On Casting on is when you determine how long your final knit i...

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

Here we explain how to make sure heavy knits don’t stretch out when you are sewing...

Some tips to sew on a wonderful fabric.

Make neat tiny pintucks to trim your garment.

We recently showed you how to use a baby hem with a straight-stitch. Now we are g...

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

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

sewing a simple placket for sleeves with cuffs.

After seeing kaller's pants, and reading her question regarding problem with the w...

Pressing neckties to feather shape for making brooches/fabric flowers and other ti...

How to add kick pleats or box pleats to a pattern in a different fabric. this is h...