Sewing Tutorials/Resources Archives - Sew Swimmingly

Sewing Tutorials/Resources Archives - Sew Swimmingly I just had to share this great blog that I found. Sew swim suits.

Mend Your Denim To Save Money!

Learning how to mend your clothing items is a great way to save money. It is also a great way to give thrifted clothing an update!

Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More is a fun book showing ways to mend denim. Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold—but draw on traditional stitching. It does all this through just four very simple mending techniques: exterior patches, interior patches, slow stitches, darning, and weaving. In addition, the book addresses the way mending leads to a more mindful relationship to fashion and to overall well-being. In essays that accompany each how-to chapter, Katrina Rodabaugh explores mending as a metaphor for appreciating our own naturally flawed selves, and she examines the ways in which mending teaches us new skills, self-reliance, and confidence, all gained from making things with our
own hands.


Denim Mending + Visible Mending for Beginners: 2-in-1 Compendium for Mending Denim, Knitted Fabrics, and Other Materials is another one that is full of ways to mend denim. Inside this book you will discover:
 A 9-step patching technique, to help you make the perfect patch and design for your denim

 1 jean repair 'pro-tip' that professional jean tailors will never reveal to you

 A versatile and robust mending technique that can repair your favorite sweater

 How to mend denim easily by hand, even if it is your first time, by using 3 classic Japanese stitching techniques

How to re-enforce the inner thigh of your jeans, with a simple but effective 8-step method

 1 secret tool that will make stitching easy, even if it's your first time

 The secret to finding and mending thrift store clothing

How to mend your favorite denim (and avoid cutting them into shorts) using the ‘sashiko’ method

How to patch jeans while keeping the distressed look

 How to hem jeans while keeping the original hem

 The biggest mistake you could be making when choosing a fabric to patch your denim

 1 mending technique that blends both mending and embroidery, giving you the best of both worlds

1 simple but crucial tip that will make patching easier for you

 The #1 stitching technique you should use when repairing pillowcases

 A mending technique from India, that is considered a ‘dying art’, and could be lost to the ages within our lifetime (it's also perfect for mending your socks)

Check out my Closet!!

I have been selling on Poshmark for a while now. Check out my Jen's Posh Shop for some great items at low prices. I love to give deals on bundles. So bundle up your likes and I will give you a discount.

Finally back at it ....

Have been without internet since July. Now , finally got high speed internet out here and can write again and have filled up my Posh store with some items. Going to add more soon.

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A Party Dress

 

I have started selling items on ebay and this dress is a hard one to sell!

 

I really want to keep it.

 

But, I put it up for sale and someone else is going to look awesome!!

 

This is NEW

 

Calvin Klein Party Dress

NEW YEAR

It will be soon 2017!! A new year and we promise to have more post coming to this blog. We have been very busy and sorry that we slacked off on this blog.

Frugal Decor Tip - Recover Upcycle A Table

My card table gets used a lot and had some tears in it. So as I was redoing my kitchen drawers and shelves with contact paper the idea came to me to recover the table! Easy and was only $2.00! Frugal upcycle of a card table that I was thinking of throwing out! The 2nd piece took longer to put on because I had to match the flowers up. But, I think I did it pretty good!