Threads Magazine shows how to make a pickstitch, a hand stitch useful for topstitching, installing zippers, and hemming.   They also show how to use masking tape to get an even line of stitching.  Get the tutorial.

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Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these sweet little tooth fairy bags.  The simple design makes for a quick project.  Go to the tutorial.

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When I was a kid, I loved to play with my grandmother’s powder.  It felt so fancy to slip on a soft mitt and pat it on my skin until there was a cloud of powder surrounding me.  Creative Ramblings shares…

Instructables user randofo shows how  you can create a lampshade out of zippers.  This tutorial involves creating a custom lamp base using a laser cutter, but I suspect that you can use this same sewing technique to make a shade for an existing…

CraftStylish shows how to create custom designs on fabric or ready-made garments using spray paint and household objects.  Go for objects with interesting patterns, such as doilies, screening, etc.  Go to the tutorial.

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Ready-to-wear swimwear is EXPENSIVE!!  If you want to try to save money and make it yourself, check out these sewing tips offered by Su from Vively Online shares some tips for sewing swimwear.  Link to swimwear sewing tips, part 1.  Link…

Sharon from Adventures in the Sewing Studio shows how to make this matching chef hat, apron, and oven mitt for Barbie.  Now Barbie can look fabulous in the kitchen!  Go to the tutorial.

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Lilly Shahravesh shares a tutorial on Craftzine shares making this gentleman’s tweed coat for your canine friend.  It’s an excerptf rom her book, Canine Couture.  Go to the tutorial.

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Heleen from Et Laine shares a template and tutorial for making this wrap-around bib from a kitchen towel.  The arm holes allow the bib to wrap around your child’s body, allowing for maximum coverage.  The pattern is from a vintage bib…

LiEr from ikat bag shares a free pattern for this Humpty Dumpty softie.  He sports a bowtie around his neck and a bandaid on his head.  All of his limbs button on and off, so he can always be put back…