Category Archives: Sewing

How to renew the elastic in a waistband

This is another ‘Basic Sewing Skills’ post designed to help you mend rather than throw away garments. The elastic in these pyjama trousers had lost some of its elasticity and needed to be renewed. Other reasons for changing the elastic include needing to make the trousers tighter or looser. This post shows you how toContinueContinue reading “How to renew the elastic in a waistband”

How to sew on a press stud

This is another post in the 2024 series on Basic Sewing Skills. Press studs A press stud, also called a press fastener, popper or snap, is a very useful fastening. This post shows you how to attach press studs or to repair your garment by replacing one or both parts of a lost stud. TheContinueContinue reading “How to sew on a press stud”