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Vest Patterns
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| A collection of the best free Vest Patterns & Tutorials on the web |
Sewing Quick Tips:
Tip #1: When sewing knit fabrics, use 100% polyester thread, cotton-wrapped polyester thread, or silk thread.
These threads have a degree of stretch to them and will therefore stretch some with your knit fabrics. Don't use
100% cotton thread which has very little stretch to it.
Tip #2: When purchasing print fabric, notice how often the pattern repeats. For fabrics with longer “repeats,” be
sure to purchase extra yardage to allow for positioning of your pattern pieces and matching along the seamlines.
Note: If a project below includes a printable pattern, you’ll see a “p” next to its title. If a project doesn’t include
a pattern template, it likely consists of simple fabric shapes (like squares and rectangles) that you can easily
measure and cut yourself. And note that some projects may be designed for a specific type of sewing machine.
However, if a project you like calls for, say, complex embroidery stitches and you have just a simple zigzag
machine, you can try experimenting with a satin stitch, hand-embroidering a design, or adding purchased
embellishments instead.
Tip #1: When sewing knit fabrics, use 100% polyester thread, cotton-wrapped polyester thread, or silk thread.
These threads have a degree of stretch to them and will therefore stretch some with your knit fabrics. Don't use
100% cotton thread which has very little stretch to it.
Tip #2: When purchasing print fabric, notice how often the pattern repeats. For fabrics with longer “repeats,” be
sure to purchase extra yardage to allow for positioning of your pattern pieces and matching along the seamlines.
Note: If a project below includes a printable pattern, you’ll see a “p” next to its title. If a project doesn’t include
a pattern template, it likely consists of simple fabric shapes (like squares and rectangles) that you can easily
measure and cut yourself. And note that some projects may be designed for a specific type of sewing machine.
However, if a project you like calls for, say, complex embroidery stitches and you have just a simple zigzag
machine, you can try experimenting with a satin stitch, hand-embroidering a design, or adding purchased
embellishments instead.
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Sewing Quick Tip:
If you've ended up with a garment with plaids or stripes that don’t quite match up along the
seam lines of your garment, to camouflage the mismatches, try this fix:
Cover the seam with a band of contrasting fabric, ribbon, or bias tape. This will make the
mismatch much less noticeable and add a nice design element to your garment.
If you've ended up with a garment with plaids or stripes that don’t quite match up along the
seam lines of your garment, to camouflage the mismatches, try this fix:
Cover the seam with a band of contrasting fabric, ribbon, or bias tape. This will make the
mismatch much less noticeable and add a nice design element to your garment.
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