Burda Style For people who sew

DRess making

I thought I’d share a tip about how I transfer my pattern dart markings to paper b...

I was on a quest to figure out how to do an FBA (full bust adjustment) for cowl ne...

A video tutorial for how to cut and press your own perfect bias binding/ bias tape...

Frogs are easy to make but it's not easy to make unifromly sized ones every time.

So I wanted to share this with you... This is a very quick and inexpensive way t...

I learned this technique from one of our seamstresses at work, Jurata, when she co...

Make carrickmacross-style lace on your sewing machine using soluble film and free ...

I have been trying to locate a video that describes how to put on a neckband witho...

Wow! I just started using this curved ruler to add seam allowances to a Burda WOF...

There are lots of great tutorials out there for working with bias binding. One of...

One of the common problems with sleeveless dresses is a gaping armhole. This tech...

Have you ever had trouble fitting a blouse or a shirt? In this tutorial, you will ...

This is from my own experience with draping, so it's only going to be advice for p...

So you're decided to move away from sewing on firm and easy-to-use fabrics, and tr...

I thought I would share how to make continuous bias binding using a bandana. It is...

This technique will help you to modify the darts positions on your bust patterns, ...

Patterns are made for a perfectly symmetrical individual. The problem with this co...

Recently, a beginning sewing student came to my class with a great first project —...

I learned this technique for sewing cornered seams at FIDM in my Industry Sewing ...

I had my eyes on this beautiful skirt from Burda Magazine 9/2010. Beautifully stru...

These days, printed, commercial sewing patterns are available to us with several o...

I recently discovered that my torso, or more specifically the distance between my ...

in order to make perfect cloth, must make perfect foundation. this is step by ste...

in order to make perfect fitting clothes, first, need to measure your body in de...

I wanted to have one sheet for reference that I could keep in a binder or post in ...

Every pattern can be changed into a draped pattern with little extra fancy details...

This time I want to demonstrate my way, how I am fitting the 'Nadja' Bodice Patter...

These instructions lead to a dartless block for a loose-fitting women's overgarmen...

On the next pictures I'll show you how I drafted my sewing patterns on my dressd...