Aug 21, 2025 · Check out vintage and contemporary sewing patterns for the Daytime Nightgown trend to create easy, flowing, and romantic looks.

Dec 19, 2017 · There are two basic categories that fabrics fall into: knits and wovens. Learn how to better understand and identify these categories.

Apr 4, 2025 · Called piña cloth, it is a lightweight woven textile made by hand from the fibers of pineapple leaves. This cellulosic fiber has unique properties that made it highly prized first in the …

Nov 12, 2021 · Unlike a woven fabric, which is composed of a series of warp (lengthwise) yarns interlaced with a series of weft (crosswise) yarns, a knit fabric is made up of one or more yarns …

Jul 20, 2021 · Wrap garment patterns for dresses, tops, and jumpsuits are always stylish, comfortable, and great transitional pieces for your wardrobe.

Before you cut and apply a fusible or sew-in interfacing, you must choose the right one. Here's a list of interfacings type and thickness.

In this article from Threads #184 (April/May 2016), Kelly Tygert shares a method for improving the fit of woven garments. She writes: Plenty of garments designed for wovens would benefit from adding a …

The selvage is the tightly woven edge formed by the crosswise yarns—it runs parallel to the lengthwise grain. Bias refers to any angle between the lengthwise and crosswise grains, but isn’t technically a …

Sep 28, 2021 · Almost any project that calls for a plain-weave fabric can be made in woven piqué, for surface interest and body.

Find out how to choose from knit, woven, and braided elastics. Then learn three ways of applying them to your next garment sewing project.