sewing techniques

hand stitching

hand stitching

final post in technique week! if you are just joining us here is what we have covered so far: 

on monday i did a tutorial for making your very own fabric labels with just fabric, stamps, and ink.  on tuesday i covered french seams, or rather the do's and don'ts of using french seams. on wednesday i talked about straight stitch seams and what i feel are the three key benefits of using them.  on thursday i wrote a guide to facings, which are my personal favorite finishing technique. 

for our final post today we are talking about the benefits of hand stitching.

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facings

facings

technique week marches on!

if you're just joining us: on monday we had a tutorial for making your own fabric labels, on tuesday we discussed some do's and don'ts of french seams, on wednesday we had three reasons you should use straight stitch seams in your next project

today we are talking about facings, which are probably my favorite technique. (i'm only saving hand stitching for tomorrow because so often it's the final step in a project, so it feels right to end the week on it.) 

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