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IT'S SEW EASY TV SHOW 2002: Details Make The Difference – Finish it Right!

3/20/2021

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​The right finish makes your custom crafted garments look more professional.
Segment 1
Channel Stitching and Pintucks
Joanne Banko

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​In this segment you'll see my blouse decked out with perfect pintucks, plus a topstitch technique I call channel stitching. 
Simplicity 8297 proved to be the perfect pattern! View D has a flirty peplum with just enough flair to be figure flattering, with just enough fullness to be pretty without adding "fluff" where you may not want it. The cool coral fabric is rayon challis purchased from Fabric.com.
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After explaining the pattern hack for pintuck yokes, you'll see me demonstrating corded pintucks with the seven groove pintuck foot.
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Combine this foot with a cording guide, and a 2mm twin needle for delicate tucks on soft fabrics. In this show, you'll learn some twin needle threading techniques and see my trick for guiding cord straight into the underside of the tucks.

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Pintucks are the perfect way to perk up a blouse and add decoration to other wise plain yokes, collars, and cuffs.
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The next technique I used for my blouse embellishment was what I call channel stitching, accomplished by stitching multiple rows of straight stitches close together.
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For this technique, I featured a snap-on Brother foot called the Stitch Guide or Stitch Alignment foot. You may find generic versions of this foot on the market but if you have the opportunity to purchase the one with red lines, I would highly recommend it. This handy foot has prominent guidelines that come in handy for spacing one or multiple rows of stitching. It's great for many other stitching situations and works as a built-in seam guide. CLICK HERE and you'll find out more about this foot. 
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Take a close look at the finished cuff you see in the photo above. It's stitched with thread that is a couple shades darker than the blouse fabric. Using the special foot means you can achieve exact spacing with the finished result giving your garment a very high-end look!
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The cheerful coral color of this blouse makes me smile! I enjoyed adding accents that compliment both the pattern style and the fabric. I hope you'll try one or both of these techniques on a future garment yourself! CLICK HERE for complete instructions for each of the techniques from this show.

Segment 2
The Perfect V-neck Top
Emily Thompson
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Once again, Emily shows how take a simple style and not only streamline the sewing process, but add a few extra, easy to sew details.
 
Her idea for pattern hacking to make the V easy is cute and clever! It looks a little messy mid-way but watch it come together into a nice finish at the end.
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Emily's V-neck top technique can be applied to commercial patterns or one of her free pattern downloads from her site. CLICK HERE for a link to the instructions.
 
Visit www.itsseweasytv.com to watch show 2002. It currently airs for Free until Noon EST on March 26th.
1 Comment
Beverly Kern
3/23/2021 08:32:25

Joanne, I just bought your book from Dime with two hoops so I didn't get the USB with that is there anyway I could get that from you?

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