Other places I’ve been online

I have an awesome circle of friends I've met online. Most of them I met at the Oliver + S discussion forums. Over time we have come to get to know each other well and share in our successes and tribulations, both in regards to sewing and life in general. We've seen our kids grow…

Locking serged seam ends

I sometimes visit the forums on Oliver + S's site. In fact it is where I met my circle of awesome sewing friends from around the world. When I visited today someone asked how you lock the thread after you serge a seam and I replied with my method but then figured I should just…

Grading – how I do it

I talked to a friend about grading patterns the other day. She wanted to use a popular O+S pattern but it only went up to size 5. I have a few patterns in size 8 that I adore on Isabel, but she is migrating into a lengthened size 10 by now so this is something…

Tutorials galore

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