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• Photo by freepik.com How about black or navy fabrics, on which you can’t really see felt-tip pen lines? In this case,  mark your fabric with soap! Soap is very visible on dark colors, glides smo [...]

  

  SOAP TO MARK DARK-COLORED OR SHIFTY FABRICS
  Published : 30/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : Sewing Tips and Tricks

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• If you are going to a restaurant or theatre, then the best choice is a maxi dress. This style creates a luxurious image and visually extends the silhouette. If you are going to an event with a [...]

  

  Choosing a STYLE for an EVENING DRESS
  Published : 27/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : mc2 Photo

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• We all know, contemporary fashion is not sustainable. What’s perhaps most shocking, is how far-reaching the industry’s impact is. It affects four major areas: waste, water, toxic chemicals and en [...]

  

  Happy Holiday Season! Use it SMART - Start Making A Real Thing - Cast your Style
  Published : 25/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : MC2patterns

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• Working with knits is rather different from working with woven fabric. Here, we would like to share with you a few tricks on how to layout your fabric, cut, notch and transfer pattern [...]

  

  How to CUT KNITS
  Published : 23/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : Sewing Tips and Tricks

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• CARE for JERSEY PRODUCTS Products made from jersey fabrics should be washed only in a delicate washing mode, using soft powders, at 40°C - this is the optimal temperature for almost any kind of [...]

  

  JERSEY FABRIC: How to SEW & CARE
  Published : 20/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : Fabric Guide

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• Single jersey front side under microscope Jersey is a knit fabric used predominantly for clothing manufacture. It was originally made of wool but is now made of cotton, viscose, synthetic [...]

  

  HISTORY of JERSEY MATERIAL
  Published : 18/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : Fabric Guide

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• Ironing aids, such as Glide or Faultless, can be found in most supermarkets and craft stores and are very helpful in the sewing of rayon or silk. Just spray it on the fabric and iron, and [...]

  

  CORN STARCH AND GELATIN TO STIFFEN SLIPPERY FABRICS
  Published : 16/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : Sewing Tips and Tricks

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• HOW to WASH SILKUse water with a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees and special liquid detergents designed for silk products. Do not use bleaches or conditioners. You can w [...]

  

  How to CARE for SILK
  Published : 13/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : Fabric Guide

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• Silk's reputation as a difficult fabric isn't unfounded. It can be tricky to cut, stains easily and has a maddening tendency to fray. But if you understand silk's challenges going in — and have [...]

  

  HOW to SEW SILK
  Published : 11/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : Fabric Guide

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• Meet this cute moth - a silkworm, its caterpillars that have long dressed high society of Ancient China in expensive clothes. The silk manufacturing process was shrouded in the strictest [...]

  

  NATURAL SILK
  Published : 09/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : MC2patterns

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• Sewing linen clothes yourself is quite simple. It is only important to remember the likely shrinkage of up to 15% and sharpen the scissors in time - due to the high density of the fabric, the [...]

  

  ALUMINUM FOIL TO SHARPEN ROTARY CUTTERS
  Published : 05/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : Sewing Tips and Tricks

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• It is traditionally believed that linen fabric is easy to handle. Compared to other options, this seems to be true. But if you want the linen thing to turn out to be of high quality, you need to [...]

  

  HOW to WORK with LINEN
  Published : 04/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : MC2patterns

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• The world likes linen material for:environmentally friendliness - natural origin of raw materials;high thermal conductivity and breathability. It was found that in hot weather, the [...]

  

  Let's talk about LINEN today
  Published : 03/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : MC2patterns

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• The white button-up shirt - It is a classic and a must-have in any wardrobe. It will never go out of fashion and will help you create both the simplest look with jeans and sneakers for every day [...]

  

  Must-have: Basic button-up shirt
  Published : 02/12/2019 08:00:00 | Categories : MC2patterns

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