In this collaborative video I created with Vancouver fabric store Fabricana, I’m showing you some of the main cutting tools you’ll want to have on-hand when sewing- dressmaking shears, rotary cutters, embroidery scissors, and snips. I also share some fabric cutting techniques for easier, faster cutting. Who wouldn’t want that?! For more tips and tricks […]
I just counted, and I have 14 pairs of cutting utensils in my sewing room! Yowza! Snips, embroidery scissors, rotary cutters, paper scissors, dressmaking shears, and even a couple vintage pairs of fabric scissors that belonged to my grandma. I love having a variety of cutting tools because, because like marking utensils, I will usually switch […]
I’m not a big rotary cutter user. I suspect it’s just because I haven’t had enough practice and I don’t feel entirely comfortable with them, because I know people who are DIE-HARD fans of rotary cutters! Enter Meg Healy, seamstress, fashion designer, and online editor of BurdaStyle. Meg loves rotary cutters, and she’s got a great tip […]
