Owl & Drum's Sew Very Modern — tuesday's tip

Happy 4th of July and welcome to Tuesday's Tip! Today we want to tell you how useful it can be to trace your sewing patterns before cutting them. Tracing your pattern will keep your pattern intact and allow you to use it for other sizes. This is especially useful when working with children's patterns. As your child grows, you can easily trace the next size up to create that loved garment again. Pattern tracing is also great whenever you want to make adjustments to your pattern. Want to elongate or shorten? That's easy! Just mark the new markings on the tracing paper. To...

Introducing Tuesday's Tip! Every Tuesday we will share a clever sewing or quilting tip that is sure to help you one day or another. Today's tip is about threading your needles. If working with embroidery floss, and you have several strands, use a bit of Thread Heaven or beeswax on your threads. It will help keep your threads together, keep them from tangling and make it easier when putting all of those strands through the eye of your needle. Another tip is to always snip the end of the your thread before sliding your thread through the eye of the...