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How to Dazzle Your Woven Garment Using Pintuck and More
Hi everyone! It is Leonie with another blog for Ellie & Mac. It's been a little while since I last shared with you, and I'm excited to get back at it.
This time, I will share with you multiple ...
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Modifying Patterns with Affinity Designer (Part 3) How to Shorten/Lengthen the Adult Stephen Cargo Pants
How to Shorten/Lengthen the Adult Stephen Cargo Pants
The Adult Stephen Cargo Pants are the newest pattern in the Ellie and Mac straight fit collection. It is a cargo-style pants that is designed ...
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How to Make a One-Piece Long Sleeve Swimsuit: Pattern Hack Tutorial
How to Make a One-Piece Long Sleeve Swimsuit: Pattern Hack Tutorial
Supplies Needed
Swim fabric
Swim lining (Note: For this particular suit, use a thinner lining rather than swim fabric for th...
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Feel Pretty Shirred Waistband Sewing Pattern Hack
Feel Pretty Shirred Waistband Hack
Shirring has always been one of those things that intrigued me. Garments with the technique always look adorable, and it gives a little wiggle room in the even...
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How to Sew a Lined Shacket
Hi! I’m Valérie, a mom of three, and I’ve been passionate about sewing for almost six years. I started because I wanted to create clothes that fit my children’s body shapes, but I quickly f...
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Ellie and Mac 2022 Year in Review
The year 2022 is coming to a close, and it has been another great one, thanks to all of you! Thanks for supporting Ellie and Mac by buying our patterns, hanging out with us on social media, showin...
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Sewing Personalized Holiday Ornaments
Hello everyone! Ready to sew some ornaments with me? Let’s start off with a short introduction and then dive into this fun holiday project!
My name is Bridgette Latimer, and I’ve been sewing for a...
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Wave Rider Hack: How to Make a Cropped, Fitted Rash Guard
When you've found a beautiful sewing pattern, just know you can do much more with it than the original design!
This blog will show how you can recreate my favorite hack: the cropped, fitted rash gu...
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Creating An Everyday Tee for Wovens
Hi sewing friends!
I’ve been going through a bit of a woven phase lately, largely driven by all the gorgeous woven fabrics I’ve been seeing around – lovely linens, flowy gauze, delicious poplins…I’...
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Mash Up Time! (Day to Night & Puff Sleeve Pattern)
Hello, I am here to show you how I made my Puff Sleeve Bodysuit into a bodycon dress using the Puff Sleeve Peplum, Dress, & Bodysuit Pattern and the Day To Night Pattern.
Its quite easy and ju...
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How to Understitch with Your Sewing Machine
Hi, this is Marieke and today we are talking about ‘understitching’. Most of you know the word ‘topstitching’; for securing your facings, topstitching your hood or adding a detailed seam.
But somet...
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