Women love adding variety to their wardrobes in terms of styles, shades and colors. These eye catchers do not always come with utility. Thankfully, straight skirts make the exception. Not many clothes carry style and utility in one package, but straight skirts do it easily. You can easily think of a different combination for each day of the week, provided you have a finely sewn straight skirt safely hung or tucked in your closet. Pair your skirt up with a stylish blouse and get ready to dazzle the crowd in the weekend nightclub party. For [...]

  PATTERN MAKING E-BOOKS Basic Guide to Pattern Making  (E-Book) This pattern making E-book is for all those who love to sew but don’t know where to start. With this e-book youwilllearn how to take measurement correctly, learn how to make the basic foundation pattern, then move on to making any style in this book or using your own creative fashion knowledge you will go on to making style upon styles for yourself and your family, or this may be the start of a fashion career for you.. I know this E-book will be of great help [...]

1. Measure directly up from the dart point the amount you wish to lengthen the dart. Mark the new dart point. 2. Draw new dart legs starting at the ends of the original darts and ending at the raised dart point The broken lines in diagram shown represent the original darts; the solid lines, the new darts. HOW MUCH? Here is a guide for shortening designer’s darts to convert them into dressmaker’s darts. Keep in mind that “standards” may be meaningless when applied to individual requirements. Shorten the darts the amount that looks best and [...]