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		<title>How to Install Sleeve Heads</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s and interesting, if complicated article on how to install sleeve heads in a tailored jacket. Using sleeve heads is worth the effort, as they make a big difference in the professional appearance of the finished sleeve.
Here&#8217;s the article, on The Sewing Divas, by Els&#8230;
Sleeve heads
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		<title>Instuctions for Sewing Felt Undercollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Your Devoted Sewist</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hot to sew a felt undercollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to sew a suede undercollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to sew an ultrasuede undercollar]]></category>
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Before you cut into the felt, suede, or ultrasuede trim away all the seam allowances  surrounding the undercollar pattern piece
Cut out one whole undercollar on the fold
Pin this undercollar to the interfaced uppercollar, which has the seam allowances turned under (miter the corners of the upper collar), and catch-stitch the undercollar to the interfacing at the upper and side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use a Narrow Hem Foot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jan Andrea at Home on the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[narrow hem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[narrow hem technique]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve had a wonderful top-of-the line Bernina for 15 years and I had never purchased a narrow hemming foot! The problem with narrow hemming the other way (turning and stitching, trimming and turning and stitching again) is that by the time you stitch around the hem twice on delicate fabric, it almost always starts to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Insert an Invisible Zipper</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefeeddog.com/?p=456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever installed a &#8220;perfect&#8221; invisible zipper. My Achilles tendon is the bubble that wants to form at the bottom of the zipper, I think  because the fabric stretches in one direction when you sew the first side of the zipper and then stretches in the other direction when you sew the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Sew Facings with Understitching Tutorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Your Devoted Sewist</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[armhole facings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a detailed tutorial on constructing facings and understitching them. It has great line drawings that are easy to understand.
Understitching is a technique you can use on any faced opening, i.e. neckline, sleeveless armhole opening, waistband. It causes the facing to curl to the inside of the garment and gives a nice stable edge on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sewing Tips for Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a site that gives very basic information on sewing
http://www.craftsofchaddsford.com/sewingtips.htm 
It includes:

recommended sewing supplies
the best pins to use and hot to pin correctly
information on different kinds of fabric
how to sew basic seams

]]></description>
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		<title>Sleevless Scoopneck Facing Instructions</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thefeeddog.com/sleevless-scoopneck-facing-instructions.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Your Devoted Sewist</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[armscye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backstitch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean finish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clotilde Yurick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judy Lawrence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jumpers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pressing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used this finish on the hundreds of jumpers I constructed when I owned and operated a maternity wear design and manufacturing company in the early 80&#8217;s.
This is a copy of page 73 and 74 of Sew Smart, by Judy Lawrence and Clotilde Yurick:



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		<title>How to Sew with Knits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Your Devoted Sewist</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and Techniques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ball point needles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fabric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lightweight fabrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pinking shears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presser foot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prewash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sergers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sewing machine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shoulder seams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stitch length]]></category>
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Use ballpoint needles, this will fix a multitude of problems. Use size 11 for lightweight fabrics, size 14 for medium weightfabrics and size 16 for heavy fabrics


Lighten pressure on the presser foot so the top and bottom fabric feed together


Use a longer stitch length, 8 to 10 stitches per inch, longer for topstitchinu


If you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tailoring Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Your Devoted Sewist</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[armhole]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bias]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To achieve the best results in tailored jackets and coats, know your limitations!  Don&#8217;t try to make a fully tailored jacket in a light weight, light colored fabric;  the inside structure is sure to show through.  Fabrics with texture and subtle pattern are most forgiving.  Natural fibers are easiest to press and that is half [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Your Devoted Sewist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My tailored jackets look limp. Any suggestions? To duplicate the look of a hand tailored jacket with fusible interfacing, you have to use layers of interfacing. If the fashion fabric isn&#8217;t too bulky, each pattern piece should be fully interfaced with a lightweight interfacing like Easy Knit. Subsequent layers of interfacing can then be added [...]]]></description>
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