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Sewing practice sheets for beginners on a sewing machine

How to Use Sewing Practice Sheets to Learn Your Sewing Machine (Beginner Guide)

New to sewing? Practice on paper first. Here's how I use my sewing practice sheets to build control with straight lines, corners, curves, backstitching and sharp points before you ever cut fabric.
Affinity Designer for Pattern Making: The Node Tool

Affinity Designer for Pattern Making: The Node Tool

Episode 3 of the Affinity Designer pattern making series: use the Node Tool to smooth and sharpen corners, reshape curves with the handles, and true up seams so your pattern pieces fit together.
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How to Start Selling Your Own Sewing Patterns: The 7-Step Roadmap I’d Follow If I Were Starting Over

Want to sell your own sewing patterns but not sure where to start? Here's the exact order I'd learn things in if I were starting over, and why opening a shop is step seven, not step one.
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How to Use Printable Circle Templates for Circle Skirts, Capes, Ruffles and More (No Circle Math!)

Skip the circle math. Here's how to choose, print or project, and use my quarter-circle templates for circle skirts, capes, ruffles, tree skirts, round bags and more.
Attaching fabric to a linear avatar tape line in CLO3D

How to Attach Fabric to a Linear Measurement in CLO3D

You can attach a pattern piece to a straight tape line in CLO3D, not just one that wraps all the way around the avatar. Here's how I do it, and why I use these lines all the time when I drape.
Printing and projecting CLO3D patterns for real garments

How I Print and Project My CLO3D Patterns for Real Garments

Your design looks amazing in CLO3D. Now you need to print or project it, cut it out and sew it. Here's my exact workflow from CLO3D to Illustrator, plus what I check every time so the size comes out right.
3-tier flutter sleeve drafted in CLO3D

How to Draft a 3-Tier Flutter Sleeve in CLO3D

Watch me draft a 3-tier flutter sleeve in CLO3D, then follow the written steps: a base sleeve, a cloned flutter top layer, and two ruffle tiers with as much fullness as you like.
Zipper set behind the fabric in CLO3D

How to Put a Zipper Behind the Fabric in CLO3D (Invisible Zipper Look)

Want a zipper that sits behind the fabric, like an invisible zipper, in CLO3D? Here's how I set it up with guide lines, the Zipper tool and a couple of Property Editor tweaks.
Wedge pleats in CLO3D

How to Make Wedge Pleats in CLO3D (Pleats That Fan Out From One Point)

Want a pleat that's wide at one end and disappears at the other? Here are two ways to make wedge pleats in CLO3D: on a sleeve that runs to the hem, and on a bodice that ends at the bust.

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