Sewing Tips | French Seams

If you are sewing with a lightweight or sheer fabric, an excellent option for a clean finish is to sew French seams. Find this technique used in our Wren and Sun Tote patterns. French seams are sewn twice, and the raw edges are enclosed inside the second stitching line. This technique prevents your fabric from fraying

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Waterfall Full Sleeve Tutorial

I love the shape of the Cropped Waterfall. I wanted to make a few to pair with my new Isle Jeans and thought a full sleeve would be a fun hack. It’s a super simple pattern adjustment and I hope this inspires you to find more ways to wear your Waterfall Raglan. Fabric The Waterfall

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Isle Jeans Sew Along | Sew & Attach Belt Loops & Waistband Facing

In this post, we’ll be sewing and attaching our belt loops. We’ll also attach our waistband facing. SEW THE BELT LOOPS Fold the raw edge of the belt loop in 3/8” (1 cm), wrong sides touching. Fold the finished edge in to just before the previously folded edge. Topstitch the edge at 1/8” (0.3 cm).

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Isle Jeans Sew Along | Add Interfacing, Prep Center Fly & Sew Darts

We’ll begin sewing our jeans by transferring markings, prepping the center fly, adding interfacing, and sewing the darts. SEAM ALLOWANCE, MARKINGS & TOPSTITCHING Unless noted, the seam allowance included is 1/2” (1.25 cm) for joined seams. Clip or mark the notches and pocket placements. The notches are indicated by “T” marks. The pocket placements are

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