Tutorial: Adding a flap to a back pocket
I bought new jeans, and wanted to keep my cell phone from falling out of my back pocket. Since you may want to do the same thing, here is...
Making a suit bag
Some time ago, while browsing Pinterest, I realized that men’s suits could be a good source of interesting fabric. So I bought some old...
How do you get the thread you want?
Quite some time ago a fabric store near me discontinued their supply of a certain manufacturer’s thread. I had previously found the...
How to make an apron pattern
After evaluating the items in my shop, I decided that I wanted to create pot holders with a matching apron. While I have apron patterns,...
Sampling a blouse
The education coordinator at a local big box craft store has always liked the sewing I’ve done on the blouses she’s seen me wear. When I...
When my mother sewed clothes for us
Back when it was less expensive to buy fabric and then sew it into clothing, my mother sewed what clothing we didn’t receive by...
Sewing an old pattern
I will be going out of town soon, and decided to make myself some new travel pajamas. After all, the current ones were getting old. I got...
How to get that balance
This whole thing of starting a new business has been interesting. I'm still working on getting the balance right. Perhaps that will...
By the time I get to Phoenix
I, Thread, first owned a Pfaff sewing machine when we lived in Switzerland. It was a workhorse. It could do three stitches: forward,...
"Haute" Pads
As soon as Thread and Wood receives a license from the city we will be completely open (more on the legal process later). One type of...
