Sewing Otis Slowly
When I first learned to sew garments I would spend hours and hours at a time on a garment, often staying up all night to…
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Lichen Duster Sew-Along Day 7: Hem and Belt
Hem: Sew a line of stitching along the entire hem edge (excluding the bottom of the Front Facings) at ¼” (.6 cm). Fig. 1 This…
Lichen Duster Sew-Along Day 6: Sleeves and Side Seams
Welcome back to the Lichen Duster sew along! We are on Day 6, and you have just completed your collar on Day 5. Today starts…
Lichen Duster Sew-Along Day 5: Shawl Collar
Welcome back! Today is a fun day in the Lichen Sew Along, because we have a video! A lot of sewists express intimidation over collar…
Lichen Duster Sew-Along Day 4: Pockets and Front
Day 4: Pockets and Front Welcome back! Now that you have the Back of your Lichen Duster assembled, we’re going to move on to the…
Lichen Duster Sew-Along Day 3: Assemble the Back
So far, we have chosen our fabrics, tackled fitting, and carefully prepared the pieces. Today is the big day! We’ll start sewing with the Back.…
Lichen Duster Sew-Along Day 2: Interfacing, Finishing Facing Edges, and Staystitching
As you begin Day 2 of the Lichen Sew-Along, you will be at the Glossary of Seam Finishes (beginning on Page 8 of the instructions).…
Lichen Duster Sew-Along Day 1: Fabric + Fitting
Welcome to the Lichen Sew Along! The Lichen Duster is a pretty special garment, both in the drama and utility that it adds to your…
How to Use Digital Sewing Patterns
Sew Liberated’s digital patterns come with an instructions file and a couple options for printing the full-size pattern pieces. The first option for printing the…
How to Print Pattern Pieces with PDFPlotting.com
We have a full tutorial on using digital sewing patterns over here, if that is what you are looking for. This post includes some tips…