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The Dreaded Mitered Binding

Posted by admin | Filed under Sewing Savvy, Techniques | Apr 17, 2008 | Comments Off

I have avoided doing a mitered binding for years. Literally. While I think they look terrific, my skill in producing one correctly verged on zip.
Yes I know, that makes no sense – they aren’t hard to do at all. But for some stupid reason (unknown to me of course), I mangled every single ...Read more.

Drapery Details and a Pleater Board

Posted by admin | Filed under Notions, Sewing Savvy, Shops & Resources, Techniques, Your Stuff | Jan 13, 2008 | Comments Off

A while back I had several excellent conversations with Cathy Gallagher of Housedressings – Fashions for Your Home.
She was very interested in our Pleat N Go, and had a bunch of questions as to whether or not it would work for her, with her drapery and home decor custom sewing. Well to make a very ...Read more.

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