Burda Style For people who sew

Here is a great way for you to be able to share your patterns online as PDF's just...

Buttonholes are the bain of my existence in sewing! I LOVE buttons but I hate hand...

With just a small piece of leather and basic tools you can make this leather tasse...

I don't know about others, but I am not a big fan of the technique available all o...

I've been constantly frustrated when taking in jeans at the waist. When taking in...

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

Spice up a bland item! See my skirt that I made with this technique <a href =...

I was tired of buying different-length jeans for my flat shoes and for high heels....

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

A quick tutorial to describe an easy way to sew narrow (thin) straps for a dress o...

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

Many patterns require interfacing, usually to give support to an area in the garme...

An easy way to insert a Fly Zip

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The Saddle Stitch is a decorative stitch, often seen on men’s jackets, but you cou...

A little bag that you can get done in an evening and is perfect for new sewers. Th...

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

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

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

You can use regular thread to make simple crocheted loops for button or belt loops...

For extra warmth and comfort inside our muff, you can quilt the lining fabric befo...

To properly sew a collar, the undersides need to be interfaced. Interfacing is al...

A way of finishing the neckline of V neck jersey garments.

My size is between average and tall so I chose the tall size in pants. It takes me...

Magnetic snaps are great when making handbags and other things that need speedy cl...

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

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

You can use the lace or blindstitch attachment foot with a flatlock stitch on the ...

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