Be a sports star or just look like one with apparel you create yourself. Sewing your own sporty garments is easy and fast when you work with simple patterns and knit fabrics. Show 1613 will inspire you to mix and match fabrics and make your own standout sportswear!
Jennifer starts the show with her own yoga pant pattern. This one-piece pattern is sized from XXS to 3XL, designed for 4-way stretch knits, can be customized for any length from shorts to full length, and is SUPER easy to sew!
Watch as Jennifer makes her pants entirely on the sewing machine and explains how to make a custom waistband perfectly suited to fit your personal size. If you've always wanted to make your own "legging style" pant I think this pattern would be a good place to start.
CLICK HERE to download the sewing instructions Jennifer provided for this show.
Watch as Jennifer makes her pants entirely on the sewing machine and explains how to make a custom waistband perfectly suited to fit your personal size. If you've always wanted to make your own "legging style" pant I think this pattern would be a good place to start.
CLICK HERE to download the sewing instructions Jennifer provided for this show.
Emily Thompson is up next. This past week I had the happy occasion to meet Emily in person at the Brother Ambassador conference held at Angela Wolf's studio in Michigan. Emily is a fellow blogger at blog.brothersews.com. We had fun talking sewing and sharing tips. In fact, quick tips and simple "free" sewing patterns are one of Emily's specialties. Her racer back knit tank top takes up the entire second half of show 1613. CLICK HERE for complete instructions and a printable PDF pattern in size XS to XXL.
You'll see Emily use the Brother 5243PRW serger to zip through construction on this trendy top. I've zipped through quite a few seams on this serger myself. I love the smooth seams and the supportive extension table on this 5,4,3,2 thread serger. It's easy to thread and a real workhorse when it comes to handling various weights of fabric.
My experience with sergers goes back decades as I had the opportunity to purchase one of the first "home" models available in the market. At that time they were distributed by industrial supply places and we used them in my fashion school classroom. I'm beginning a series of Serger Tip sheets. CLICK HERE to read the first one, titled Serging Versus Sewing.
My experience with sergers goes back decades as I had the opportunity to purchase one of the first "home" models available in the market. At that time they were distributed by industrial supply places and we used them in my fashion school classroom. I'm beginning a series of Serger Tip sheets. CLICK HERE to read the first one, titled Serging Versus Sewing.
Emily also uses the Brother CV3550 Cover Stitch machine for top-stitching her seams with a cover stitch that has loops on both the top and bottom. This is the same machine I used for my swimsuit coverup in show 1611, except that I choose to have loops only on one side.
You're sure to learn a lot of valuable sewing and serging tips this week! Visit www.itsseweasytv.com to watch show 1613. It currently airs until June 21st at noon EST. Enjoy!
You're sure to learn a lot of valuable sewing and serging tips this week! Visit www.itsseweasytv.com to watch show 1613. It currently airs until June 21st at noon EST. Enjoy!
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