TUTORIAL ARCHIVE

JANUARY

vegan tailor, puffed taffeta patch tutorial

PUFFED TAFFETA PATCH
add a bit of glam to your activewear!

FEBRUARY

vegan tailor, double welt pocket

DOUBLE WELT POCKET W/GROSGRAIN
a simple, fast, and gorgeous method – no measuring

MARCH

vegan tailor, pintucks in tissue knit

PINTUCKS IN TISSUE KNIT
sheer fabrics are an opportunity for stunning detail

APRIL

vegan tailor, clean finish for menswear shirt

A CLEAN FINISH MENSWEAR SHIRT
convert a button up shirt pattern for a high-end finish

MAY

vegan tailor, a perfect sash

A PERFECT SASH
back to basics: for a tie or belt

JUNE

vegan tailor, bias-cut bow tie

BIAS-CUT BOW TIE
the perfect accoutrement

JULY

vegan tailor, sewing a button

SEWING A BUTTON
back to basics

AUGUST

vegan tailor, my favorite methods

MY FAVORITE METHODS
30+ years’ experience

SEPTEMBER

vegan tailor, clean finish inseam pocket

CLEAN-FINISH POCKETS
the perfect accoutrement

SEPTEMBER

BAN-ROLL FINISHING
whisper-thin hems & mini-facings

OCTOBER

vegan tailor, stayed jeans pockets

STAYED JEAN POCKETS
won’t stretch & bag out

DECEMBER

vegan tailor, scrunchie tutorial

MAKING A SCRUNCHIE 
perfect for holiday gifts!

vegan tailor, ears and whiskers
EARS & WHISKERS
featured in Washington Coast Magazine
vegan tailor, freezer paper stencils
FREEZER PAPER STENCILS
a lo-fi way to get great results
vegan tailor, more about plaids

MORE ABOUT PLAIDS
designing your best shirt details

vegan tailor, timmel knit lessons

TIMMEL KNIT LESSONS
reposted with permission

vegan tailor, mock serge stitch

MOCK SERGE STITCH
a feature on most home machines

vegan tailor, weighted blanket

A WEIGHTED BLANKET
for therapeutic or comfort use

vegan tailor, sewing with knits

SEWING WITH KNITS
creative appliqués & adornments

vegan tailor, imke hoodie

IMKE HOODIE
working with a Farbenmix design

vegan tailor, painting with stabilizer

PAINTING WITH STABILIZER
for exacting results

vegan tailor, zip-fly tutorial

ZIP-FLY TUTORIAL
for the perfect pair of trousers

vegan tailor, button-fly tutorial

BUTTON-FLY TUTORIAL
classic – & easier than you think!

vegan tailor, steamed curved waistband tutorial

STEAMED CROSSGRAIN WAISTBAND
my favorite method to finish trousers

vegan tailor, t-shirt upcycle upgrayedd

T-SHIRT UPCYCLE UPGRAYEDD
up your game, t-shirt surgery

vegan tailor, plaid designing tutorial

PLAID POWER!
considerations when designing a plaid shirt

vegan tailor, bootstrap dress form
BOOTSTRAP DRESS FORM
make a perfect custom analogue for your studio!

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I am a tailor, writer, mother, partner, Buddhist, vegan, and unschooling parent. Our current household consists of my partner Ralph, our two children Phoenix (17) and Nels (15), one pointer-mix dog, and four kitties. You can connect with me through my blog, on Facebook, through Instagram, through my Flickrstream, or via email.