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Another pair of jeans, another mistake

Sewist — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:39:32 +0000

I really don’t know how I’m making so many mistakes with jeans at the moment – my first ever pair of denim jeans came out as I expected, but since then my jeans have been going wrong! First let’s start with the positives on these Real Deal Jeans*. I decided to do some decorative top stitching […]

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Why do jeans always go wrong?

Sewist — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:34:39 +0000

The front of my latest Dawn Jeans came out near enough perfect – the front left lines up with the front right, and the button hammered in exactly straight. However, when it comes to the back, it all goes wrong! In top stitching the waistband down, I seem to have a bunch of denim, but […]

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Dawn Jeans

Sewist — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:00:56 +0000

I was lucky enough to be chosen as a pattern tester for the amazing Megan Nielsen Dawn Jeans and couldn’t get my fabric prepared fast enough! The Dawn Jeans come with four options – tapered, straight, wide, and shorts. Originally I was going to make the shorts, but decided in the end to try the wide […]

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Topstitching Jeans

Sewist — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 09:00:09 +0000

In preparation for an amazing pattern release later this week, I thought I’d share a quick video I made for how I tackled the topstitching over a bulky seam. I use regular thread, and a straight stretch stitch for strength… well, it also looks pretty good too! But going over a bulky seam is a […]

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