How To: Make pockets on garments & clothing
Learn how to make different types of pockets for garments and clothing in this free how-to video series on stitching, making, and attaching pockets to clothing.
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How To: Prevent and remove mud stains from garments & footwear
Good Housekeeping shows you how to save your shoes and delicate garments from exposure to rain and mud. If you get mud on your suede shoes, wait until the mud completely dries, then brush the dried mud off with a soft brush. Remaining stains can be safely removed with the delicate side on an emery board.
How To: Finish garments with a serger or French seam
The video shows how to finish garments with serger or French seam. If you have a serger sewing machine then you can straight away place the seam along the seam and stitch on the machine. The advantage of this machine is that it gives 3 fledge serger stitch at one go. If do not have a serger machine then you can use the French seam. First the rough seam is stitched on the wrong side of the fabric and frayed edges are trimmed. Now the fabric is turned over and ironed over the stitch and a strai...
How To: Hand sew a bound buttonhole for couture garments
While you can usually make a buttonhole with a machine, doing a bound buttonhole by hand is a couture technique that gives a professional, elegant finish to your buttonholes. This video shows you how to hand sew a bound butthole for your garment.
How To: Darn holes in socks, scarves or other knit garments
Are your socks developing holes? A gap in your favorite scarf? You don't have to throw them out! Darning is a technique used to rejoin a knitted garment that has become undone, and this video shows you how to become your own darner.
How To: Add texture to a knitted garment with simple bobbles
Interested in making your own bobbles? This free video knitting lesson presents an overview of how to make bobbles to add 3D elements to your knitted garments. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own bobbles, watch this helpful video guide.
How To: Hem a garment
Learn to hem your own garments. There's no need to give them to a seamstress when you can fix your clothes yourself!
How To: Crochet a double lattice stitch for left-handers
The left handed version of the double lattice stitch looks exactly like it sounds--lattice stitching sets up a feminine, lacy motif with lots of space between stitches.
How To: Thread a sewing machine and start sewing
Before you can mend or create garments with your sewing machine, you'll need to thread it. This video guide will walk you through each of the necessary steps, from winding a bobbin to threading the top of the machine itself. For more information, and to get started threading your own electric sewing machine, watch this free video guide.
How To: Tie your own tzitzit (or tzitzis)
This instructional video, produced by Jewish Pathways, demonstrates how to tie your own tzitzit (or tzitzis). Tzitzis are fringes or tassels worn by observant Jews on the corners of four-cornered garments, including the tallit (prayer shawl). They are considered a time-bound commandment, which means they are worn only by men. This Judiasm video will help you learn how to tie, knot and twist strings - tzitzit - to a garment.
How To: Draw basic figures for fashion design sketches
Consider a normal and ideal height for a girl in 5feet 8inches in height. The book of Andrew Loomis is a good guide for drawing realistic human figures. It explains the body proportions, techniques, drawing the parts, human movements, and poses of the body.
How To: Create a chain loop fringe when crocheting
This video presents an overview of how to do a loopy fringe when crocheting. It's easy; all you'll need are loops of twelve chain stiches and then single crochet. For a complete overview, and to get started incorporating loopy fringes into your own garments, watch this video tutorial.
How To: Sew & make a t-shirt
The t-shirt is arguably the most basic part of modern Western fashion. Billions of people around the world wear them every day for ease and comfort. This two-part video will teach all you sewing fans out there how to sew your own t-shirts at home. You can then use these techniques to make other t-shirt based garments like t-shirt dresses and whatever other t-shirt-like clothing that you can imagine. The fabric is the limit!
How To: Make plastic costume chainmail
Learn how to make plastic costume chain mail for all your LARPing and Halloween needs. 1 Purchase enough 12" silver binding coil from the displayed suppliers for your project. 2 Using needle nose pliers, cut the rings as shown in the video. Make sure that there is plenty of overlap so the rings will stay closed. 3 Flatten the edge of the cut rings with your pliers. 4 Start to combine the rings together using the European 4 in 1 weave pattern. 5 Build squares of chain mail following this patte...
How To: Draft your own darts when making a skirt without a pattern
Darts add shape and a more fitted line to garments that use them. While many patterns come with the darts pre-printed, how do you add darts when you're sewing without a pattern? This tutorial shows you how to add your own darts by hand.
How To: Sew a button onto your pants
Often times, when you buy ready to wear clothes, you'll get a garment where the buttons are sewn on very loosely. To keep the buttons from popping off, here is how you can reinforce the buttons on your pants or other garments.
How To: Sew a correct and elegant French seam
This seam is ideal for use on garments that will be washed often, such as lingerie or children's wear. It also adds a professional, finished look to your final garment. Here's an easy and quick way to sew your own French seam.
How To: Fix a dryer that won't heat
The most obvious reason for the use of a dryer is to obviously take wet clothes or garments and dry them in a certain amount of time. But, what if your dryer isn't drying? This can be an early sign of a problem that needs to be addressed right away.
How To: Crochet a simple pansy flower
Crochet a pretty pansy flower. Follow these crochet instructions to knit a pansy flower ornament. You may want to reference some written flower pattern crochet instructions in addition to watching this video. Use this cute crocheted pansy flower for ornaments on larger garments, pillows, or hair ties.
How To: Double crochet left handed
This instructional crocheting video demonstrates how to do a front post double crochet stitch and a back post double crochet stitch with your left hand. The double crochet stitch creates thick and tightly woven stitch that is good for blankets, sweaters, and other warm winter garments.
How To: Do design prototyping in quarter scale
Design ideas can be tested with quarter scale patterns and samples before they are made up into full size garments. This video shows two variations of design prototyping.
How To: Wash bras and panties
The most used and most washed articles of clothing are undergarments. Underwear, specifically bras and panties, are in desperate need of attention after each and every use. They're not like a pair of jeans, wearing them twice in a row is not a good idea, nor clean. Shabby’s not chic when it comes to lingerie. Use a little extra care to keep your lace and silk bras and panties looking good.
How To: Dry clean a suit
Dry cleaning is an easy and convenient way to get your suits and dress clothes clean. Learn how your high end garments get cleaned from a dry cleaning specialist in this free dry cleaning video series.
How To: Sew on a button using the Singer sewing machine
Use the Sew a Button presser foot to sew flat buttons on your garments or craft projects. It's easy, and fun once you've got the method down. The Singer sew a button presser foot comes both as a screw-on foot or a clip-on foot for the slant shank adapter. Great for those of us who always poke ourselves hand sewing buttons. Learn how to sew on a button with a Singer sewing machine by watching this video sewing tutorial.
How To: Organize a closet with a shelves and compartments
You can organize your closet with simple drawers and shelves or racks that you purchase at a discount store such as Target. Outside of your closet you can have drawer space (use transparent drawers) by labeling your own drawers with large labels that you have written the contents of the drawer on and placed this at the front where it will be visible. The drawers can be divided into short sleeved sweater tops, long sleeved sweater tops, tanks, vests, short sleeved tees, long sleeved regular to...
How To: Breastfeed your baby in public
Nervous about breast feeding in public? You shouldn't be. Breast feeding outside your home doesn’t have to be a source of anxiety. Create a calm and modest approach to nursing in public.
How To: Sew a hem
Sure, you can always use iron-on hem tape to shorten those pants, but maybe it’s time to join the 35 million Americans who can sew—yes, with a needle and thread—a hem.
How To: The Secret to Washing Your "Dry Clean" Clothes—Without Going to the Dry Cleaner
Unless your work clothes require dry cleaning, you probably only go to the cleaner a few times a year. And for those few items in your closet for which you do, you have to then find the time and extra budget to make a trip all the way to the cleaners and back again. In the end, it can be quite the hassle.
How To: Dry Your Soaking Wet "Hand Wash Only" Clothes Faster
Let’s be honest: you’ve thrown a few delicate, "hand wash only" clothes into the wash with your jeans. Maybe you’ve even ruined a sweater or two. There are so many things to look out for when doing laundry, and they’re easily ignored or forgotten, especially when it comes to drying.
How To: Sew a lapped zipper with a sewing machine
These are some easy-to-follow directions on a sewing technique fore sewing lapped zippers on garments and clothing. You'll use a basting stitch to close the zipper seam from the hip to the waist, then you'll serge the center back seam edges separately. To see the rest of the sewing process, watch the video!
How To: Embroider metallic threads without the headache
Metallic thread is a fun way to add a little shimmer and sparkle to holiday decorations, and a bit of "Bling" to garments, too. Avoid embroidery "threadaches" from working with metallic thread with the tips and tricks in this instructional video. Soon you will be a master at embroidering metallic threads.
How To: Create embroidered customized patches
Embroidered patches are fun and colorful way to mend holes and tears in garments, and a a great way to add personality to backpacks, bags, and jackets! Watch this instructional embroidery video to learn the step by step process of creating your own customized embroidered patches. Embroider your own patches to add a bit of style to your favorite outfit!
How To: Fold panties
In this how to video, the Beverly Hills Organizer, Linda Koopersmith demonstrates how to fold panities for compact storage. The storage of your clothes and underwear makes a huge difference in the appearance and longevity of your garments. Watch this organizing tutorial and you will be properly folding and storing your panties in no time.
How To: Knit the stocking stitch or the stockinette stitch
This video is designed to give lots of clear and helpful information about stocking stitch, aka stockinette stitch, which forms the basis of many knitted garments.
Don't Sweat It: New Workout Clothes Put Microbes to Work Keeping Us Cool & Dry
Microbial cells can improve the functionality of clothes in creative and useful ways, including cooling us down during a workout or making clothing glow for better visibility.
How To: Get started sewing with the right sewing tools
It's pretty much common knowledge that a successful sewing kit requires several different sizes of needles as well as differently colored thread. And if you're solely focused on patching up those favorite JBrand jeans of yours or a hole in a T-shirt, then that may be all you need.
How To: Hand wash clothes
In order to hand-wash your clothes, you will need the following: a sink with a stopper, a laundry detergent designed for hand-washing (e.g. Woolite), a stain remover, fabric softener, and a drying rack.
News: New Paper-Based Sanitizer Is a Wearable Microbe-Killing Material
What would it be like to have clothing that killed microbes? Or paper that repelled pathogens? A research team from Rutgers University has developed a prototype out of metalized paper to zap the bad guys without being super expensive. Sound good? Read on.
How To: Dry clean clothes
Dry cleaning is an easy and convenient way to get your clothes clean and pressed. Learn how garments are cared for from a dry cleaning specialist in this free dry cleaning video series.
How To: Wash a sweater
Dry cleaning is an easy and convenient way to care for delicate sweaters. Learn how these garments are cared for from a dry cleaning specialist in this free garment care video series.
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