How to Alter a Vest to Make It Smaller or Bigger (Easy Tips)
A vest, also known as a waistcoat, is a garment worn mostly by men with suits. A well-fitted vest makes you look put together and can enhance your entire appearance, while an ill-fitting vest only makes
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How Do I Get a Stain Out of Silk? (Grease, Oil, Ink, Blood)
Stains are worse than wrinkles. At least with wrinkles, you can iron them out for the most part. Stains are another story and they take some extra work to get them off your favorite clothing items. Each
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How to Hem Silk by Hand or Machine Easily (Pants, Scarf)
Silk may be beautiful, but it’s got a terrible habit of fraying if its edges are left unfinished. Hemming Silk 101 How Do You Finish Silk Edges?Can You Hem Silk?How To Hem Silk By
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Troubleshooting Singer Sewing Machine (Fix & Repair Guide)
Even great sewing machines have problems and break down from time to time. No matter their brand name or the tradition behind them there will always be a model with a flaw or two. Learning to fix those
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Vintage Pfaff History: When Was My Pfaff Sewing Machine Made?
Not all companies originate from other businesses looking for tax breaks or diversification. Some start as family-owned businesses and use good business sense to expand and grow. Most sewing machine companies
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Troubleshooting Kenmore Sewing Machine (Fix & Repair Guide)
Things break down. If this was a perfect world nothing would go wrong. Sadly, it isn’t a perfect world and even top Sears appliances and machinery do break down. Learning how to fix your may save you
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Is Silk Static Free? (How to De Static Silk Clothes Easily)
If you’ve experienced static while wearing silk clothing, you already know first-hand how uncomfortable it can get. You have your clothes clinging on to your body, your hair standing up, and you most
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Bleached vs Unbleached: Can You Bleach Muslin Fabric
There are those people who think bleach is the answer to every fabric problem. Unfortunately, not all fabrics respond to bleach the way they expect, and these people are left with an ugly mess on their
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Can You Iron Silk? How to Iron a Silk Dress Without Ruin It
Silk may be one of the most luxurious fabrics around, but with luxury comes some seriously high maintenance needs. Keeping silk looking wrinkle-free is a perpetual challenge, and one that leads to the
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Does Satin Shrink? (How to Shrink Satin Clothes Easily)
In the movies shrinking something, like kids, is not a problem. There is always a magical way to bring the shrunken items back to their original size without damage. Unfortunately, real-life and fabrics
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