Every so often, we get a question from someone who is sewing the back placket on the Swingset Tunic. That’s understandable. This element of the garment uses a unique and unusual construction technique that will be unfamiliar to almost anyone …
tutorials
elastic waistband trick
Use this simple trick and your elastic waistbands will always turn out perfectly!
blindstitch and catchstitch
I mentioned in last week’s hem facing tutorial that I like to use a blindstitch for nearly invisible hems. It’s an easy stitch to do and looks neat from the inside of the garment as well as the outside. Here …
hem facing
Many Oliver + S patterns make use of our signature hem facing. Here’s a photo tutorial for how to sew it.
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