Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade - Sewing Tutorials by Pattern Scissors Cloth

Here you will find a collection of sewing tutorials from the blog that I have written over the years – I hope you find them useful.  If so, please share the links so your friends can find them too! 

Pattern Scissors Cloth - My Top 15 Tips for Sewing Silk Chiffon
How To Bag Out A Jacket Lining
How to Sew Invisible Binding : A sewing tutorial by Pattern Scissors Cloth
How to sew a tailored collar and lapel
how to sew a perfect set-in sleeve
How To Calculate Fabric Shrinkage
How To Sew Double Welt Flap Pockets In 10 Easy Steps
How to Sew Shoulder Pads and Sleeve Head Wadding by Machine
How to Sew Tailored Sleeve Vents by Machine
All About Turn Of Cloth
How to Sew Perfect Scallops
How to Sew Perfect All-in-one Facings
How to Block Fuse for Sewing Success
How to sew a Handworked Thread Loop
How to make and attach perfect piping, a tutorial by Pattern Scissors Cloth
How to add Hem Splits to your Trousers
How To Hem An Inverted Pleat
How to Match Checks or Plaids Easily by Machine
How to french seam darts, a technique for sheer fabrics

Introductory post

Those Invisible Essentials

The Anatomy of a Tailored Jacket

#1 – Pattern Amendments – Outer Shell

#2 – Pattern Amendments – Collar, Facings and Fusing

#3 – Pattern Amendments – Lining

#4 – Cutting the Main Fabric

#5 – Cutting and Applying the Fusing

#6 – Cutting the Blocks and Lining

#7 – Fusing Bits and Pieces

#8 – Let’s Start Sewing!

#9 – Tutorial – Jet Pockets with Flap

#10 – More Sewing

#11 – The Collar and Lapels

#12 – Setting in the Sleeves

#13 – Inside the Sleeve Head

#14 – Inserting the Lining

#15 – Bagging out the Hem

#16 – Finale!


Cutting Checks Part 1

Cutting Checks Part 2

 

Mitre a Double Folded Hem