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Box-pleats are pleats that face away from each other. Use the cut-outs and the dotted marking to sew a perfect box-pleat for your P1.1. You can increase or decrease the volume of your top by ironing the inner crease lines to open out the pleat.

SEWING A BOX PLEAT

Pattern Project made-by-you kits come with a test square to help test your stitches. Use the test square, to check your machine tension is right and to get into the rhythm of sewing. Sew lines with different shapes, properly aligning the needle to the seam guide every time.

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TEST STITCHING

Pattern Project made-by-you kits come with a test square to help test your stitches. Use the test square, to check your machine tension is right and to get into the rhythm of sewing. Sew lines with different shapes, properly aligning the needle to the seam guide every time.

SEWING STRONG SEAMS

Strong seams in a garment just hold everything together, ensure longevity, and also give a professional finish. Most made-by-you kits come with seam guides pre-marked and edges pre-pinked to help you finish fray-resistant seams easily. You can always zigzag stitch the seams for more resiliance.

SEWING A BOX-PLEAT

Box-pleats are pleats that face away from each other. Use the cut-outs and the dotted marking to sew a perfect box-pleat for your P1.1. You can increase or decrease the volume of your top by ironing the inner crease lines to open out the pleat.

SEWING IN A NECK-FACING

Facings, neaten, strengthen and support the outer edges of the garment. Under-stitching - holds the garment ‘under’. Use the notches and the snip-guides to sew a perfect facing for your P1.1

SEWING A DOUBLE-TURNED HEM

This hem is turned up twice to enclose all the raw edges of the fabric. Use double line guides to sew a perfect double-turned hem for your made-by-you kits.

HOW TO FINISH A CURVED SEAM

This video explains how to finish a curved seam, like the one underneath the inset sleeve arm. You can use this for P1.1.

P1.1 SEWALONG

This is a sew-along video which shows all the steps involved in making P1.1.

SEWING A FRENCH SEAM ON A CURVE

A French seam is a seam which is sewn twice to enclose all the raw edges. It is easy to master once you understand the logic. In this video, Simon explains how to sew a French seam on a curve. It is a perfect accompaniment to Step 3 ‘French seam the inside leg’ for P2.1 the mens boxer shorts.

SEWING A FLY OPENING

Sewing a placket or a fly opening is the trickiest part of sewing boxer shorts. This video explains how to sew the perfect fly opening (or placket), to a high quality and with minimal effort for P2.1 Men's Boxers Shorts.

UNPICKING SEAMS EASILY

If you do make a mistake while sewing your Made-by-you kit - do not worry. Most seams are easy to unpick and ironing or rubbing over the holes re-aligns the warp & weft of the fabric - so that it looks as good as new. In this video, Miranda explains how to use a needle to unpick your seams entirely and unpick a pucker.

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