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Securing your serger tails
Hi there! This is me, Manda, again. It has been a while since my last blog, and I am happy to be back! Today I want to talk to you about how to secure your serger tails. When you are sewing with ju...
Read MoreUndercover Hoodie Hack
Hey there, Alisha here with my very first Ellie & Mac Blog Post!! Yippee! So I know some of y’all have seen my Undercover Hoodie Hack in the main group, and I wanted to share how I accomplished...
Read MoreBeautifying a Shared Craft Space
Hey friends, I’m here today to share with you a recent project that I undertook, which was to beautify my craft space. I, as many of us do, share my craft space. All of my craft and sewing supplies...
Read MorePattern Hack: the Going Home Sweater - Lace it Up
Welcome back to the second installment of our Going Home Sweater.
In part 1, I showed you how to add swing to the hips….a technique that really can be used for any shirt pattern. Here in Part 2, I’...
Read MoreStripe Matching Using the Urban Legs Pattern
If you follow along with my blog, Seams Sew Lo, you may have noticed, I do not usually sew with stripes. Okay, it is more, I almost never sew with stripes. Part of the reason I never sew stripes i...
Read MoreRefashion Your Fashion, an Upcycling Tutorial
Hi Ellie and Mac Readers! This is Sequoia, from Sequoialynn Sews and today I am writing on a topic that I spend a lot of time thinking about...Upcycling! As a person who used a ton of fabric I real...
Read MoreHow to Measure Yourself
One of the perks of sewing your own clothes is getting a custom fit! This is something you can’t get with RTW (Ready To Wear) because it is impossible for clothing manufactures to measure and cut f...
Read MoreSome True Beauty sewing fun
Hi there! This is Manda from sewingambi.wordpress.com. Today I want to share the True Beauty Dress with you. Last summer when the pattern released and I tried it on, it became a favorite to me! I l...
Read MoreMake a Pinkie Pie Halloween Costume Using The Beatbox Romper Pattern
Hello everyone! I’m so happy to be back here at Ellie and Mac to write
another blog! It’s the first day of October and what else could I write
about other than Halloween!!! Today I will be writ...
Read MoreThe 90's Are Back By The Sewing Scientist
If you have been to any major retailer or department store recently - you probably know that the 90's are back! Everywhere you look there's plaid flannel shirts, lots of black, combat boots, track ...
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