Lazy Tips for Sewing Knits was one of my first blog series, and still one of my favourite! A lot of the slapdash-but-fucntional tips I recommended in 2013 are still my favourites today, so I thought I’d update the posts with a new format, including video! You can find my whole list of Lazy Tips … More Lazy Tips for Sewing Knits: Finding the right length for a knit neckband!
I’m back with another lazy tip! This works in two scenarios: You did a crappy job on the neckband, and it’s flappy and loose. (If this is often a problem for you, I’d suggest my tutorial on finding the right length of neckband. It works really well for me!) The neckband is fine, but the over … More Lazy Tips for Fixing Knits: Turn the Neckbinding into a Facing
That leopard top I just blogged? Yeah, it started life as a dress! My first version of this Concord Dress hack was one of my Top 5 makes of 2016, so I thought another version would get lots of wear. And I did wear it a few times, but there was one issue I couldn’t … More Lazy Tips for Fixing Knits: Too Short!
I’ve got a new series for you! Or rather, a variation on a series I started 3 years ago called “Lazy Tips for Sewing Knits“. You can find that series linked in my header above – basic stuff like finding the grainline, getting the right length for a neckband, etc. In this series, Lazy Tips … More Lazy Tips for Fixing Knits: Too Much Print!
Tips for knits don’t come any lazier then these, folks! This one is for my ladies with big booties: Do you ever find that your hem sits higher in the back? A big butt takes up horizontal and vertical space in a skirt, and we need to account for that when we cut ur fabric. … More Lazy Tips for Sewing Knits: Even Skirt Hems
