Burda Style For people who sew

Hey there, If you want to look like Morticia Addams from the Addams Family for thi...

Bound buttonhole is often seen as a huge challenge, but it gives that little extra...

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

This is a look inside a blazer that I had in my closet. The blazer has always been...

I've written a free java program I'm tentatively calling "Pattern Designer," mostl...

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...

Trousers (or pants or slacks) require their own block, distinct from the basic blo...

(Updated 5. Sep 2009) Enlarge your pattern with the free image editor GIMP and sli...

We couldn’t find just the right lace for our romper inset, so we decided to make o...

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

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

Along with the <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/howtos/show/1709">Basic Bodice B...

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

I have made the felt in a non traditional way (not with felting needles), I used a...

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

This is how to alter basic sleeve into tent shape sleeve. Sorry for the poor expla...

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

How to make an elastic neckline using the Burda Sadie pattern as a guide

This is the method i use to create a pattern, If your like me and god awful with n...

I've noticed many BurdaStyle members are making their creations with old-school st...

So the majority of us know what our size is when we go to buy clothes in a store. ...

Work with V neck, Scoop neck, etc.

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

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

For sewers who just want to enlarge a multi-sized pattern by a couple of sizes wit...

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

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

Add a easy sleeve to your usual tank top pattern without worrying about easing the...

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