Sewing Skills and Techniques

In this section you find professional and basic sewing skills and techniques. These will be helpful for beginners and experienced seamstresses.

Shirring technique is often used for decoration of dresses or skirts. In this tutorial you learn how to make shirring and to sew with elastic thread.

If the length a zipper is too long you can shorten it. Let's learn way of shortening an invisible zipper for skirt.

Learn how to make belt loops for trousers. Using this sewing technique you can sew belt loops for skirt also.

In this bias tape binding tutorial you will learn an easy way how to cut bias strips and to join both ends strips together.

Learn how to sew bias tape along a quilt having right angles. Here's easy way how to join both ends bias strips at a 45 degree angle.

Here are two ways of hemming a skirt or dress that are sewn from lightweight fabrics. For this tutorial I used chiffon fabric.

Piping is a kind of bias binding that is added to pillows, bags etc. In this tutorial I show you how to make piping without cord inside.

Want sew a pillow or bag with piping? This tutorial will helps you easy and soon make the piping with cord inside.

It this tutorial you learn easy way how hem skirt or dress using sewing machine. You will find some tips how to use a blind hem presser foot.

If you will be sew t-shirt with knitted fabrics this tutorial helps you sew patch pocket to knit fabric easily and correctly.

This step by step guide helps you to decorate a neckline of dress with bias tape. Steps of french bias binding tutorial.

Hem pants or skirt that are sewn of stretchy knits fabrics is always difficult. Try my own easy way how to hem knits fabrics using a serger only.

Shoulders pads help hide some disadvantages of female figures. Learn how to cover foam shoulders pads with fabric.

In this post you will find tailor's tips how to sew natural furs using an industrial fur and sheepskin sewing machine at home.

Double side velcro tape is an alternative fastening on your garments or on anything. Learn how to sew velcro tape correctly.

Learn how to sew mitered corners. This tutorial helps you sew diagonal seam at corners of blanket or tablecloth.

In this tutorial you learn how to attach single or double fold bias binding to fabric of your garments correctly.

Here is basic guide for attaching pieces of patchwork. Step by step instructions with photos on how to patchwork.

Here you will find a way how to prevent wear and tear of mens trousers. Learn how to hem pants with trouser kick tape.

At begin of learning of sewing, I suggest you learn how to sew a button on shirts by hand.

If you need to sew a button on coat or jacket read this tutorial. It contains 15 photos with professionally comments.