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Helpful Articles
How to Mend Clothing - Hems, Torn Seams, No Sew Sewing and More
Replacing a Button (pdf)
How to Replace a Broken Jeans Zipper
Bungled Buttonholes
Sewing 911: What to Do When a Garment Is Too Tight (pdf)
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How to Mend Clothing - Hems, Torn Seams, No Sew Sewing and More
Replacing a Button (pdf)
How to Replace a Broken Jeans Zipper
Bungled Buttonholes
Sewing 911: What to Do When a Garment Is Too Tight (pdf)
More resources coming!
| Sewing Quick Tip: A Fix for Weak Ribbing To strengthen ribbing that’s weak or has stretched out of shape, treat it like a casing and insert a piece of wide elastic through it. Cut a vertical slit through the wrong side of the ribbing. Insert the elastic through the ribbing (attach a safety pin or bodkin to the end of the elastic to make insertion easier), then sew the ends of the elastic together. Slipstitch the ribbing closed. |