New to sewing or dressmaking and trying to make sense of your first pattern? We’ve put together this handy glossary of sewing terms to help you learn the lingo.
Author: Rebecca Reid
Rebecca Reid
Rebecca is founder of Amber Makes and has previously worked as Senior Technical Editor of Love Embroidery and Simply Sewing magazines. She works with sewing TV channels including Sewing Street, Yarn Lane and Sewing Quarter. She been stitching since she was a child and has worked on many craft magazines as well as running her own curtain-making business. She is known by her colleagues as a sewing oracle – you name it, she can sew it. She’s hugely knowledgeable about sewing techniques, fabrics and tools and is full of helpful advice for her fellow sewists, from the best place to buy curtain-making materials to which books and websites are handy for that sewing problem you’re stuck on.
Read on for Rebecca Reid’s free tutorial for how to make your your photo booth props! DIY photo booth props You will need.. Moustache Felt: charcoal, 14x14cm (5½x5½in) Bondaweb: 7x14cm (2¾x5½in) Lips Fabric: 7x10cm (2¾x4in) Felt: 3mm acrylic, white 7x10cm (2¾x4in) Bondaweb: 7x10cm (2¾x4in) Crown Fabric: 16x22cm (6x9in) Felt for the hat band: white, 17x5cm (6¾x2in) Felt: 3mm acrylic, white 16x22cm (6x9in) Bondaweb: 16x22cm (6x9in) Glasses Fabric: 10x18cm (4x7in) Felt: 3mm acrylic, white 10x18cm (4x7in) Bondaweb: 10x18cm (4x7in) For all the props Bamboo skewer Strong clear adhesive Matching sewing thread Basic sewing kit We’ve used: Glitz fabrics by Michael Miller,…
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