tutorials

Will you be joining us for the Butterfly Blouse sew-along? It starts today, and Liesl is kicking it off with a tutorial on two simple heirloom techniques you can add to the pattern to make it extra special: entredeux and pintucks.

Love the Parachute Sweatpants but want pockets in them? Here you go. A complete tutorial showing just what to do and how to do it.

Learn how to add bow welt pockets to the Oliver + S Art Museum Vest + Trousers. It’s a cute detail and a lot easier to do than you think!

Here is some animal inspiration for Kids Clothes Week for the optional wild things theme.

Wondering what to do with all of those smaller pieces of fabric in your stash? Sew Oliver + S doll clothes!

This Oliver + S School Bus T-shirt was painted by a kid! Learn how to do this fun fabric painting technique.

Learn how to add box pleats to the skirt of the Oliver + S Fairy Tale Dress with this how-to.

Learn about an heirloom technique called tucks and see how lovely they look on the Oliver + S Ice Cream Dress.

Jane from Buzzmills shows us how to use upcycled sweaters and a little rib knit to make the Little Things to Sew mitten pattern earth-friendly and extra cozy!

Learn how to add a front placket to the Oliver + S Hide-and-Seek Dress or the Liesl + Co Cinema Dress with this tutorial.

Here is a tutorial on how to do a lettuce hem on knits using a serger. This post was originally featured on the Janome blog in 2010.

Here is a tutorial to sew a fully reversible Roller Skate Dress, featuring Cotton + Steel’s new rayon fabric.