If she could only sew one thing, Helen would choose: denim! 👖❤️⁠
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In this week's episode, we share a bunch of listener answers to the question, "If you could only sew one thing, what would it be?" And, of course, we share our own answers, too! Helen made an excellent choice. Denim is sturdy, but it wears in beautifully. It comes in every shade, but the indigo ones are the best. And it's so satisfying to finish it with beautiful topstitching. Here are some of Helen's denim me-mades: ⁠
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👖 A pair of light wash denim #FalconerPants⁠
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👖 Dark wash #YantaOveralls⁠
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👖 An #AshtonTop mini-dress hack⁠
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👖 A patchwork shift dress made from three pairs of Sam's old jeans!⁠
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Do you like sewing with denim?⁠
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Wearing Ease vs. Design Ease 📏⁠
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Ease is the extra width and length that pattern designers add into their pattern pieces. Wearing ease is the minimum ease that you add so that people can move around in their clothes. Design ease is added just for the look of it! For example, in Helen's most recent design, the #FalconerPants, there is minimum wearing ease from the waist to the hips - then there is design ease added to the legs to create the barrel shape! ⁠
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To learn more about ease and how you can make it work for you, listen to this week's episode!⁠
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