Sew with Liz Thompson

01/31/2024

Why would I need to shorten a zipper? Can't I just buy a shorter zipper? Pic courtesy of National Sewing Circle Well ..... yes ....... but if you are in a hurry and you have one in a suitable colour that is longer ......... Colleen at Our Social Fabric has great information about how to shorten different kinds of zippers: metal teeth, moulded plastic, nylon & invisible - the PROPER way! Here is great information about how to shorten that zipper. Thank you, Colleen and Our Social Fabric.

Why would I need to shorten a zipper? Can’t I just buy a shorter zipper? Pic courtesy of National Sewing Circle Well ….. yes ……. but if you are in a hurry and you have one i…

01/28/2024

I have long been a fan of Johanna Lundstrom from Sweden who is , in my opinion, an expert with sergers, coverhems and sewing with knits. (she has also written a book about sewing jeans if you are into that?) I have purchased several of her books as well as video tutorials and a pattern or 2. from her at…...

I have long been a fan of Johanna Lundstrom from Sweden who is , in my opinion, an expert with sergers, coverhems and sewing with knits. (she has also written a book about sewing jeans if you are i…

01/24/2024

Do you sew something special for Valentines? Perhaps a garment for a special romantic event? Perhaps a quilt for seasonal use? Perhaps a set of placemats, mug rugs or a table runner? You may even have something suitable already in your closet? Are you currently working on something and hoping to get it finished in time? Let us know in the comments below or show pics on my…...

Do you sew something special for Valentines? Perhaps a garment for a special romantic event? Perhaps a quilt for seasonal use? Perhaps a set of placemats, mug rugs or a table runner? You may even h…

01/23/2024

What can we do every.single.day to make sure what we have spent years teaching actually stays with them as they go out the door?

01/23/2024

Worth reading. Would also work for grand children

What can we do every.single.day to make sure what we have spent years teaching actually stays with them as they go out the door?

01/18/2024

We just had a big dump of snow and more coming tomorrow. I have done ICE dyeing of woven and knit fabrics many times and even have written an eBook about how to do ice dyeing. I wondered how it would work using snow. A bit different but experimenting is all part of the fun. As I braved the elements today to gather snow to use, I made a video of most of the snow and powder dye process....

We just had a big dump of snow and more coming tomorrow. I have done ICE dyeing of woven and knit fabrics many times and even have written an eBook about how to do ice dyeing. I wondered how it wou…

01/17/2024

I often look at other ladies' hair styles and admire many of them. I have worn my hair many different ways over the years but I am really most comfortable with my hair well off my face and most often in a pony tail of some sort. I like headbands, usually opting for the alice band style as in my pic below....

I often look at other ladies’ hair styles and admire many of them. I have worn my hair many different ways over the years but I am really most comfortable with my hair well off my face and mo…

01/10/2024

Pic courtesy of Amazon Do you have long hair like me? Or know someone who has and would probably like pretty scrunchies? Have you sewed any scrunchies? If you look online or in the stores for ready made scrunchies, you may find that they cost surprizingly more than you might think for the teeny amount of fabric used. All you need is 23x5cm and 8cm of elastic....

Pic courtesy of Amazon Do you have long hair like me? Or know someone who has and would probably like pretty scrunchies? Have you sewed any scrunchies? If you look online or in the stores for ready…

01/08/2024

Please take the time to read this and feel free to ask questions and/or make comments below. It’s a new year, fresh slate, time to press an imaginary reset button. ……. Something many of us do in January. (The embroidery above has nothing to do with this post.... Read on) Some of you know that my 2023 did not go quite as I had planned and I have been mulling over things for some months....

Please take the time to read this and feel free to ask questions and/or make comments below. It’s a new year, fresh slate, time to press an imaginary reset button. ……. Something many of us do in Ja…

01/07/2024