Burda Style For people who sew

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

I really love how this smocked honeycomb texture adds elegance to any garment. You...

This week we've shared our vibrant cape made from Pendleton wool-- we added a hood...

Cutwork embroidery is an enchanting and eye-pleasing form of needlework where port...

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

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

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

A how-to on making a long, continuous strip of bias tape from any piece of fabric....

Using a custom fitted <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/howtos/show/1709">Basic B...

See http://www.burdastyle.com/howtos/show/143 for the burdastyle how-to on blockin...

We wanted to give origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, a little...

I posted this How to a long time ago. But some of you could not see it because of ...

One of many options for finishing the raw edges of a seam.

An easy and clean way to finish a hem, can also add a decorative element to the in...

This finish uses the same technique as the Hong Kong binding seam finish, but appl...

If you are dissatisfied with the way your bust darts turn out (aka: looks like you...

Once you have marked down which sizes you are using the “Find Your Burda Size” how...

I had no idea what size I was according to Burda sizes until the girls here at Bur...

How many times have you left a great looking, worn down pair of denim in to the sh...

arts are the perfect solution when you need to lose length from the back leg of yo...

Shibori is a method of resist dyeing that includes stitching, clamping and binding...

When I cut my first patterns I thought that this is a waste. After it is cut you c...

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

This How-To will teach you how to use a technical croqui for drawing your flats. ...

Here my promised How to! I show it on the Nichola pant pattern. Always when I...

Sew a Flat felled seam on garments like jeans or men shirts to produce a sturdy s...

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

Have you ever wanted to make your pattern into a cargo pant/skirt? Here's how to d...

A single welt pocket is similar to the bound pocket (as described in nikishells ho...

This seam finish is easier than French seams when dealing with a curved seam. Shou...