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Tutorial: Fringe 101

June 3, 2015 by Daniela 4 Comments

Hello and Welcome to my blog. This is the Tutorial: Fringe 101

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Today’s tutorial is about how to make an easy, trendy fringe to add to your fave project.

Fringe has become very popular in the last couple of months. It has revitalized the 70’s style, but with a modern view.

Tutorial: Fringe 101

The inspiration for this tutorial?

Cute, isn’t 😉

Ok, so let’s check on the step by step tutorial on how to get a clean, beautiful fringe.

1. Place the pattern piece you would like to add some fringe and the facing (at least 4 inches long)

TIP: remember that we will be cutting two inches from the bottom , so if you are making a top, add the extra inches to the original piece. 2. Sew along the edge by 3/8 inch.

3. Press flat. 4. Under-stitch the facing by making a horizontal line on the facing piece, 1/8 inch away from the original seam. 5. Turn the facing and press flat. Sew along the edge by 1/2 inch, then sew a parallel line where the fringe will start (I made mine 1 1/4 inch apart) 6. Cut the bottom line. 7. Then, grab a pin and start unraveling the threads.

It will take some time, but the results are worthy. 8. Then, trim the fringe by 1/4 inch, so you will have a clean finish.
9. To add some color, I decided to make a satin stitch (zig-zag stitch 5.0 length by 04 width) And it is ready.

I am thinking of making a cute bag and a nice linen top 🙂

What would you do?

SEWING TUTORIAL: How to Gather Knits

June 26, 2014 by Daniela 2 Comments

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Thank you for visiting On the Cutting Floor. This is the SEWING TUTORIAL: How to Gather Knits

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How to sew a round hem

June 16, 2014 by Daniela 15 Comments

Tutorial: Ruffle Presser Foot Explained

June 6, 2014 by Daniela Leave a Comment

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Thank you for stopping by today at On the Cutting Floor. This is the Tutorial: Ruffler Presser Foot Explained

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Fancy little piece, eh? That’s what I thought when I saw this one online. At the time, I was on my first attempt to make a home business by selling clothing online on Etsy.
I knew that I did not have enough money for a fancy new sewing machine, but I needed to work faster with more professional results.
That is why I started looking at alternatives for it, the presser feet were my answer.
This was the fanciest one LOL

PARTS:

The ruffler has basically two main parts that will determine the width of the ruffle and the spaces in between. That means that you will be able to make as many combinations as you like!Looking at the picture below, the orange wheel will determine the width of the ruffles.
The plaque at the top will give three options:1 ruffle per each stitch
1 ruffle per 6 stitches
1 ruffle per 12 stitches.

SETTINGS

Take your regular presser foot off and attach the ruffler by engaging it with the screw.
The fabric should go in between two little black plaques at the bottom.
Put the setting on your machine for the needle in the middle, straight stitch.

I have tried two settings, the shortest stitch with 1 ruffle per stitch (left side) and the middle width stitch with 1 ruffle per 6 stitches. Those were the results in no time!

Tutorial: Shirring Fabric in 5 easy steps

June 4, 2014 by Daniela 4 Comments

Thank you for visiting On the Cutting Floor. This is the Tutorial: Shirring Fabric in 5 easy steps!

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Tutorial: Shirring Fabric in 5 easy steps

I am glad to share this post today because shirring fabric is one of the easiest techniques you can learn to make your outfits outstanding and looking professional.

IF you are into kids’ clothing, you have noticed that this technique is used a lot! Why? Because as kids’ grew fast and it gets hard to find them clothes, shirring tops, and waistband come in handy to make the outfit last longer.Here are some projects that I have used the shirring technique:

STEPS

1. Place the elastic thread manually in a bobbin

2. Place the bobbin in the bobbin case

3. Put regular thread in the spool pin

4. Set the sewing machine to its longest stitch and the loosest tension.

5. Place the fabric, right side facing up and start sewing! Make a many parallel lines as you want.

Tutorial: Shirring Fabric in 5 easy steps!

And done!

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Tutorial: How to encase an elastic

April 29, 2014 by Daniela Leave a Comment

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Thank you for stopping by today at On the Cutting Floor. This is the Tutorial: How to encase an elastic

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Easy gathered skirt for girls Sewing Tutorial

Have you ever wanted to make an easy and fast weekend project that turns out into a nightmare?

Either you are starting sewing or you are a seasoned sewist, you well know that even the simplest of the projects can get all wrong by not taking some extra precautions.That is what happened to me while encasing an elastic on a girl’s skirt without knowing exactly what I was doing.
One simple step missed…and there I was, 30 minutes later, trying to pull out the elastic out of the skirt again.Sounds familiar?Then, this tutorial is for you 🙂