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	<description>Help your finances- learn how to create low budget stylish clothing</description>
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		<title>How Can I Home Sew My Own Lined Draperies?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 03:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strange as this may sound to you at this time of year (it&#8217;s spring here in Canada), I get a lot of questions about lined draperies &#8212; people wanting to keep out the sun in the summer and the cold in the winter months here in Canada. Lined draperies at windows serve dual purposes by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Is It Possible to Shape a Braided Rug with Home Sewing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To my knowledge, home sewing is the only method of shaping a braided rug.  Crazy glue won&#8217;t work will it?  Lining the bottom of the rug without stitches made with a sewing machine or by hand will not hold either will they?  So we are left with the one and only option of using our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sewing Machine Appliquéing A Border On A Home Sewn Quilt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truthfully, there are different approaches to choose when adding a border to a home sewn quilt. Keep in mind that if you wish to keep the edges of your quilt curved (quite attractive on a bed quilt), no border is necessary.  A border supplies a quilt with a more finished look and ease when adding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-pleated Fabrics For The Home Sewer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prepleated fabrics can be used for different types of garments, ranging from evening wear to daytime dresses and skirts to children&#8217;s clothing and maternity wear.  Beautiful accessories such as scarves and hair ornaments can also be made from these specialty fabrics. Knife-pleats, accordion pleats, box pleats, broken pleats, and pleats with crushed textures are available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Home Sewing, How Can I Flatter The Shape Of My Body?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting Clothing to Fit your Body Style]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether your figure type is curved or straight, you can bring out your best features by selecting the fashion silhouettes and home sewing fabrics that flatter the shape of your body. When you home sew your own clothes, you can take advantage of the styles, sewing fabrics, and details that will flatter your body.  All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Home Sewn Welted In-Seam Pocket</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Add in-seam pockets to a shirt or jacket by forming a horizontal seam line for the opening and stitching the pocket piece to the inside of the garment. You commonly see a welt above an in-seam pocket with top stitching on both the welt and the seam line on men&#8217;s western shirts. The home sewer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Home Sewing, What is a Faggoted Seam?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To put it simply, faggoting creates an heirloom effect on the body of garments as well as collars and cuffs. It may be created by hand and by machine. To put it better: faggoting is a row of stitching that runs between two pieces of fabric to create an openwork effect. This same effect (faggoting) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sewing Pockets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes right to it, I have pockets on all my clothing. If I don&#8217;t have pockets, I sure miss them and I&#8217;m sure that most people feel the way that I do. There are so many types of pockets that you can home sew into your garment that it is sometimes hard to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do I Home Sew A Ruffle?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruffles are gathered or circular-cut strips of fabric that are used as decorative trims. They are a popular feature on garments for young girls as well as for women. Ruffles fall into two general categories: those that are gathered and those that are cut in a circular fashion to form a rippled edge. Gathered ruffles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it possible to mix home sewing fabrics when decorating?  Doesn&#8217;t that take away from the finished look?</title>
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		<comments>http://sewingalterationandpatternsblog.com/is-it-possible-to-mix-home-sewing-fabrics-when-decorating-doesnt-that-take-away-from-the-finished-look/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using different patterns, textures and colors of sewing fabrics adds personality and with a little study and practice, the art of combining fabrics can be easily learned. You can develop a theme for a room by combining patterned and textured fabrics that share a common color motif.  When a fabric is patterned, its design motif [...]]]></description>
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