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How to Remove Ridge Marks from Fabric

Steam Shrink Your Interfacing

Not Enough Interfacing?

Keep Hems on Knits from Curling

Another Needle Board Alternative

How to Remove Pin Holes from Fabric

Preshrink Dry-clean Only Fabric Too

A Fix for Mismatched Plaids

Not Enough Fabric for Your Layout?

A Fix for Weak Ribbing

Save Yourself from Matching Plaids

How to Press Linen

Help Stitching Knit Fabric

Hang Your Garment Before Hemming

Keep the Edges of Knit Fabrics From Curling

Note Your Fabric’s Care Instructions

How to Press Cotton Fabric

Choose a Lining Like Your Fabric

Stitching Slippery Fabrics

Mark Your Pleats Evenly

Fabrics that Require Non-fusible Interfacing

Not Enough Fabric?

Cutting Patterns from Slippery Fabrics

Choose a Simple Pattern

Check that Print

How Much Extra Fabric for Plaids?

Stitch Options for Knits

Help Stitching Thin, Sheer Fabrics

Sewing Long Seams in Plaids

Choosing a Lining

Layer Interfacing

Thread for White Fabrics

Don’t Wait to Staystitch
 Use Pins With Larger Heads

Avoid That Fabric Crease

Straight Topstitching

Use a Single-Layer Layout

Sewing On Snaps

Reinforce Corners

Securing Thread Ends

Interfacing White Fabrics

Preshrinking Reminder

Sewing Stripes and Plaids

Storing Fusible Interfacing

Preshrink Cotton Fabric Thoroughly

Good Threads for Knits

Mark the Right Sides

Lighter Facings

Restore a Crushed Nap

Get Extra Print Fabric

Choose a Different Interfacing

Test Fabrics for Colorfastness

Try a Non-fusible Interfacing

Test Fusible Interfacing

Prevent Pin Holes in Fabric

Help Sewing Through Denim

How to Fold a Knit on Grain

Easier Interfacing Application

Richer Colors for Napped Fabrics

Wash a Swatch

A Needle Board Alternative

Beware of Fabrics With Subtle Naps

Don’t Let Pins Damage Your Fabric

Better Needles for Knits

A Tip for Preshrinking Fabric

Decorate Your Fabric, then Cut
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