It's Sew Easy Season 3 Episode 11 Signature Style
- TV-NR
- June 27, 2008
- 26 min
It's Sew Easy season 3 episode 11, entitled "Signature Style," focuses on creating unique and personalized clothing items. Host and professional designer Angela Wolf welcomes guest designers to showcase their techniques for customizing garments and adding special touches to create a signature style.
The episode begins with Angela demonstrating how to add monograms to fabric using embroidery machines. She explains how to create custom designs and how to properly hoop and stabilize fabric for successful embroidery. This technique is great for adding a personal touch to clothing items such as shirts, jackets, and bags.
Next, designer Rebecca Kemp Brent joins Angela to share her signature technique for adding hand-stitched details to garments. She demonstrates how to use a running stitch to create a beautiful and unique texture on fabric and how to use thread in contrasting colors to enhance the stitch work. Rebecca also shares tips for choosing the right fabric and thread for the best results.
After this, Angela and guest designer Cindy Hogan showcase their techniques for creating custom pockets on garments. They demonstrate how to draft a pattern for a custom pocket, how to choose fabrics, and how to add fun accents such as zippers or buttons. These pockets can be added to jackets, pants, skirts, and other garments to add a unique and functional touch.
In the final segment of the episode, designer Carina Gardner shares her technique for creating custom labels for clothing items. She demonstrates how to use plain woven fabric and iron-on transfer sheets to create custom labels with a professional look. Carina explains how to choose fonts and design elements that fit your personal style and brand.
Overall, "Signature Style" is a great episode for anyone looking to add personality and uniqueness to their clothing projects. The techniques demonstrated by the guest designers can be easily adapted and personalized to fit any style or preference. Angela's easy-to-follow instructions and tips make the techniques accessible to sewists of all skill levels.