Burda Style For people who sew

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

Yoyos are a fun flower-like embellishment that can be used to liven up a dress, sh...

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

This is a clutch bag I made recently, using pieces of pleather woven together. Ha...

General information about elasticized waistbands: Can be cut-on or separate. Cut...

I went through each step on how I made my Batwing Top (using the burdastyle patter...

I saw long time ago a woman knitting with a plastic cup. It seemed very interestin...

When buying vintage clothes you should ideally only buy garments you can wear as i...

Ok so this isn’t technically sewing but I thought I might share anyway. I am l...

I learned this through many japanese smocking books. It is quite easy and fast to...

Twin-needle stitching can be used for quick hem finishes, pintucking and even deco...

An easy way to refashion a sweater into a bolero with almost no sewing. Blogged "...

So I forgot all my formal dresses at home when my friend asked me to go to his fra...

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

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

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

Help for people who want to cosplay Eternal Sailor Moon. Enjoy!

Check out my <a href = "http://starsforstreetlights.blogspot.com"> blog for more D...

This technique scared me at first. It looked HARD! But once I concentrated and fol...

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

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

I searched high and low for an alternative to the facing used on Burda's Jakob shi...

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

A simple way to take thread clippings and turn them into awesome fabric! I got thi...

Our Katrine dress calls for a neckline facing and bias binding at the armholes, wh...

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

I recently made a tulip skirt pattern from my pencil skirt block. It was a lot eas...

A simple way to make a "Pleater Board" for any size pleats in just minutes.

Here, I explain how to sew, then shorten, the separating zipper for our Hikaru var...

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