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Sleeve Placket

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Sleeve Placket

Making a sleeve with a buttoned cuff? Your pattern might have a separate sleeve placket for finishing the raw edges of the sleeve opening. You will want to watch this video for an easy step-by-step demonstration about how to sew a sleeve placket.

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Slit Seam

Wanting to add a slit to the bottom of a seam? This can be done with a quick alteration to your patterns and can be added to almost any seam. Give the bottom of your garments a little extra flare.

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Shorten Cuffed Sleeve

Save money from getting your cuffed sleeves altered by a tailor and do it yourself in a few easy steps. Shorten your Cuffed Sleeves with ease and all you need is your shirt, a few tools, and your sewing machine.

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Gathering Fabric

This tutorial covers the sewing term gathering which is common in apparel and craft projects. When you need to add fullness or ruffles, gathering is a perfect option to help you get there. This technique is also used in order to ease fabric pieces together. Learn the correct way to gather for an elegant and balanced look.

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Hemline Zipper

Alter your sewing patterns to accommodate adding a zipper to the hemline. This is a great style detail to add to your garments and is not difficult to do.

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Knit Sleeve Band

Make the bottom of your knit sleeves fitted by adding a sleeve band made of ribbed knit. It's easy to add, even if you lack a pattern and we show you how it's done.

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Raglan Sleeve

Learn to sew the raglan sleeve for a fun, casual look for your sweatshirts and t-shirts. The raglan sleeve gives your tops a unique look that can be in a contrast color or the same fabric as the bodice.

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Tulip Sleeve

Want to duplicate the tulip sleeve look? We show you how to alter a common sleeve pattern to create tulip sleeve pattern pieces and then show you how to sew your new sleeve together.

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