Sewing trim

Petersham, a couture mainstay, is a ribbon that has many sewing uses and one of them is as an embellishment. It would make a beautiful trim on an garment edge, such as a neckline. Watch this Threads Essential Techniques video to learn how to create this style of pleated trim.

I love trim. As you can see I have a bit. Before I get into choosing and sewing on various trims, I thought I'd share some of my favorite places to buy trim. The photo below are the trims I tend to use most often for doll clothing. Next in this series, a series about sewing on various dolls trims.

Learn how to use the floating rick rack technique to add a fun peek-a-boo feature to your garment with this tutorial from WeAllSew.

Use Open embroidery foot #20 to create Floating Rickrack with this special sewing technique from BERNINA.

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This week's tips on Tuesday is attaching a trim to a hem.

Pretty frills for your historical or Dirndl ensembles

Learn how to create tiny round bias strips in this excerpt from "Embellishments: Fabric spirals adorn a belt," Threads #124, by Anna Mazur.

Super easy! I basically made this skirt, but super small to fit a one year old. 1. Sew the trim to the skirt, WRONG sides together. 2. Alternate view. 3. Fold it over once. 4. Fold it over once more so that you can create a quick flat fell seam. 5. Sew it down. 6.…