How to Sew a Drawstring Backpack

This simple drawstring backpack is similar to the type companies give away as a promotional gift. The swag versions are usually made from a nonwoven fabric with a silkscreened name or logo, big eyelets in the corners and shoestring cords for the straps. This is the same basic style I super upgraded for my Super […] Read more…

How to Approach Repairs

Confession, I have an overflowing, extra-large, mending basket. Repairs and alterations always seem more like a chore I have to do while sewing something new is fun and exciting. Until a couple of hours into sewing the new pattern, the project hits a wall with fit issues. The kind that zaps all joy from the […] Read more…

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