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The beginner’s guide to learning how to use your sewing machine

The beginner’s guide to learning how to use your sewing machine

May 20, 2025
One of the biggest reasons we have private lessons here at our kitsilano sewing studio is to help sewists navigate around their sewing machine. While most sewing machines have the same basic functions the set up of the machine and the features of the machine can vary. In this week’s blog I want to talk…
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The best sewing books according to professional seamstresses

May 13, 2025
It’s no secret that I love sewing books. We have a pretty good collection of them here at the sewing studio and I have my own private collection at home.The first commercially available sewing patterns were made in the 1800’s! For Centuries sewing has been shared through text. As a sewing instructor and enthusiast I…
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How to Sew a Fly Front Pants Zipper: A Step-by-Step Guide

May 5, 2025
SO there is kind of this running gag that I (Samantha, Youth Sewing Instructor) am quite good at zippers and love to do them, So I always suggest them as a skill on youth projects to keep things interesting. If you don’t know though, Laurie (Founder & Creative Director) develops all of our sewing projects…
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2025 Spring & Summer Sewing Inspo!

April 28, 2025
It’s warming up here in Vancouver! Which means we are really thinking about what outfits to make for this summer weather.While it will be a little bit longer till we know the official forecast for the summer, The weather network put out a preview of what summer 2025 should be like in Vancouver! It is…
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The inspiration behind our new summer sewing camp projects!

April 23, 2025
 Hosting summer workshops and camps for our youth students here in Vancouver, BC has been a pillar of our sewing studio since our conception 11 years ago! It takes a lot of preparation. Our goal with all of our youth sewing classes is to create one of a kind pieces that not only look good…
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Simple pants hem

How to sew a simple pants hem!

February 6, 2025
As we work on the curriculum for our ‘upcycle & alterations’ sewing workshop we are going through and filming various sewing tutorials for our students to be able to reference when working on their home alterations projects.The first video is now up on our youtube channel and it teaches you how to do a simple…
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