Alterations – The Sewing Garden

How To Fix A Ripped Hem

If the hem of your pants are frayed, torn or worn out, don’t throw them away! They might be athletic pants made of nylon, stretch knit pants, cotton dockers, or dress pants. Whatever the fabric, you might think they are not worth saving, but I want to teach you how to fix a ripped hem…

Interview with Lisa from Farmhouse on Boone on her Simple Farmhouse Life podcast! Answering Questions We Didn’t Get to…

I recently had the privilege of being a guest on a podcast with Lisa from Farmhouse on Boone on her Simple Farmhouse Life podcast! If you don’t follow her blog or YouTube channel, I encourage you to do so! I’ve been following 6 or 7 years and I think it’s one of the best well…

Replace the Elastic in Your Waistband

By: Linda April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

Alterations, Basic SkillsDIY new elastic in a waistband, DIY new elastic in clothing, How to put in new elastic into leggings, How to put in new elastic into yoga pants, How to replace stretched out elastic, how to replace worn out elastic in shorts or pants, New elastic, old shorts2 Comments

Is the elastic in your shorts, joggers, or pants all stretched out? Is the waistband too tight or too loose? Is this a beloved old pair of shorts that you or your customer just can’t live without and can’t find a similar replacement? Whatever the reason, it’s time to learn how to replace the elastic…

Easy Pillowcases with a French Seam

By: Linda April 2, 2023June 10, 2023

Alterations, Basic Skills, homeware2 Comments

Pillowcases make great gifts for any and all occasions, even as gifts for yourself! Whether you’re just beginning on your sewing journey, or you’ve been sewing a long time, making your own pillowcases is so much fun and so easy! You can whip one up in less than 20 minutes! You can find fabric selections…

How to Reupholster a Bench

By: Linda September 30, 2022September 30, 2022

Alterations, homewareDIY a bench seat cover, how to cover a bench seat4 Comments

Do you have a bench you’d like to recover? Do you want to change the color of it? Is it old and worn out? Is it new, but the wrong fabric? Come along with me and I’ll show you how to reupholster a bench that is ready for a facelift! It’s fast and easier than…

How to Repair and Care For a Vintage Quilt

By: Linda April 8, 2022April 10, 2022

Alterations, Basic Skills, UncategorizedFarmhouse on Boone, homesteading, how to clean a quilt, how to fix a coverlet, how to quilt, how to sew a seam, how to wash a quilt, mini stitching7 Comments

Have you found an old quilt at an antique store, or in your attic, and you love it but it has areas where it is worn out and dirty? Are there holes in it that need mending? No need to worry. You’ve come to the right place. I’m going to teach you how to repair…

How To Alter a Dress Without Taking Out the Zipper!

By: Linda June 8, 2021August 4, 2023

Alterations, Bridalaltering a dress that has gathers at the waist, how to alter a dress that has rouching around the zipper, how to alter a dress with rouching, how to alter a dress without removing the zipper, how to make a dress fit better, how to make a dress fit tighter, how to make a dress fit tighter at the waist, how to shorten the bodice on a dress, how to shorten the bust on a top or blouse, how to shorten the middle of a dress or top14 Comments

Once in awhile, a dress comes along that is too long in the bodice length and it is just plain uncomfortable to wear. It feels big and baggy and droopy. In this alteration, I needed to raise the waistline in order to make the dress fit better. (There were some other alterations that needed to…

How to Hem a Kimono

By: Linda March 24, 2019February 7, 2021

Alterations, HemsAsian garments, cherry blossom, how to DIY a kimono, how to repair a vintage kimono, how to sew a Japanese kimono, how to sew a kimono, how to sew a robe, how to sew a silk kimono, how to sew a vintage kimono, how to shorten a kimono, Japanese kimono, Japanese robe, silk kimono, vintage kimonos12 Comments

One of my customers has more than 60 vintage kimonos in her closet. She loves them! Each one is so unique. Most of them are made from a solid colored pure silk fabric with gorgeous embroidery on them. This one is different. It is a multi colored fabric with no embroidery. Most of the kimonos…

How To Put Gussets in Pants or Shirts

By: Linda January 29, 2018April 23, 2023

Alterations, Basic Skillsadding extra fabric in crotch, DIY adding fabric to the crotch of pants, diy extra fabric in pants, DIY Gussets, DIY Gussets in Pants and shirts, DIY increasing crotch area in pants, DIY more fabric in leggings, DIY more fabric in yoga pants, gusset plate, high waist, how to add a gusset in leggings, How to add a gusset in yoga pants, how to add extra fabric in leggings, How to add extra fabric in yoga pants, how to add fabric to make a shirt bigger, how to add fabric to make pants bigger, how to add fabric to make pants fit better, how to add in gussets, how to make pants bigger in the crotch, how to make pants bigger in the seat, how to put gussets in slacks, how to put gussets in the crotch area, how to put gussets in the under arm area, how to put in gussets diy, how to sew gussets in pants or shirts, how to sew gussets in the crotch seam, how to sew gussets in the under arm area, how to sew in gussets, how to shorten the rise in pants, putting a gusset in jeans, sewing heavy jeans, sewing over heavy denim37 Comments

When a garment is really too tight in the crotch area of a pair of pants, yoga pants, leggings or jeans, or in the underarm area of a shirt, you might want to add a gusset. A gusset is typically a diamond or triangular shaped piece of fabric that is sewn into one of those areas…

This is Luke!

By: Linda January 5, 2018March 29, 2021

Alterationshow do I find sewfordough website? how do I find sewfordough blog?, how to figure out how much to charge for your sewing business?, how to figure out pricing for your sewing or crafting business, how to figure out what to charge customers, how to price alterations, how to set prices for sewing, How to start a sewing business, Sew For Dough, Sewfordough is now the sewinggarden, what happened to the Sewfordough website?4 Comments

Happy New Year, everyone!!! I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the first few days of the New Year! We had an amazing Christmas with our kids and grand kids here and I realized that I never introduced you to the newest addition to our family. But,…