Have you seen some of these sewing hacks on social media? Join me as I put them to the test to see if they actually work, or if my old-school ways are better! I’ll test out a quick way to sew an exposed zipper, a trick that uses cardboard to help sew bias trim, and I’ll even try using pasta to help me apply elastic, sew bias trim and couch yarn. The last one is a beautiful way to turn a fine point on a collar.

Here are the original videos:
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3 Sewing Tricks with Pasta    • [ 3 ]Sewing tips and tricks with past...  
Collar https://www.instagram.com/p/CteGVEeuy...


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0:00 Intro
0:43 Exposed zipper
5:51 Using cardboard to sew bias trim
10:38 Using penne to apply elastic
13:41 Using penne to sew a bias strap
15:06 Using penne to couch yarn
17:02 Using thread to turn a sharp point