Tips for Better Buttonholes

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Bernina's blog, WeAllSew offers four tips for creating better buttonholes, and the following tip for placing buttonholes on shirts and blouses.

When adding buttonholes to your shirts and blouses, avoid any “gaposis” down your front closure by aligning your first button at your bust line, and another at your stomach protrusion. Then space the remaining buttonholes accordingly. I personally like my buttonholes spaced no more than 2″ inches apart. It is okay, to choose the number of buttons you desire, not what the pattern suggests.

Click on the link above to view the tips for creating better buttonholes. 

Quilt Label Downloads

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A large selection of quilt labels can be downloaded from the Connecting Threads website. The labels can not only be used for quilts but also for other projects. Click here to see the selection of Quilt Labels.

Crochet Cables

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Cables are not just for knitters. Click on the following link for a detailed photo tutorial and pattern for a Crochet, Cable Slouchy Beanie.

Wool Fleece Washing

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Ten Good Sheep provides a step-by-step photo tutorial for washing wool fleece.

HJS Studio gives additional tips (no photos, though) for Washing Wool Step by Step.

Cross-stitch Links

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Cross-Stitchers may find the links on this site helpful. Some links are informational and other lead to free patterns.

Guide to Wool

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Clippers Ireland posted an interesting graphic about the different kinds of wool, the animals that produce it, and the uses of the wool.

The informative graphic can be found here on Clippers Ireland.

Quilt Basting Spray

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Quilt basting spray can be used by sewists, quilters, and machine embroidery enthusiasts. Hancock Fabrics has an good tutorial on How to Use Quilt Basting Spray.