Writing tutorials is a learning process and I am/was still learning when I wrote this. Part of learning is learning what people do or don’t know. Five years ago when I wrote this, it did not occur to me that people would not know to leave a portion of the sleeve seam open for turning. I know better about this issue specifically of course but am still tripped up by other things people don’t know that I take for granted.

maybe a few unobtrusive adds would be a good idea? I know people aren’t fond of them, but its a way of making back money, and you certainly deserve it!

What I didn’t learn in school was tacking at the cuff and underarm before turning it. I always ended up digging back in there and tacking with a hand needle.

Also perhaps it’s just this style has topstitching, but I was also taught to edgestitch the facings.

Gigi has a great collar tutorial on her site which is what I steer people to. Why duplicate work? Also, if you’re interested in shirt stuff, see the tutorials index in the left side bar and look at the entries under “Reverse engineering standard work”. This is all about cuffs, plackets and what not. Terrible title but good material.

Speaking of good material, Els (one of the incomparable sewing divas) has posted an entry to sewing invisible zippers that people are sure to find useful too. Those gals are something else. I meant to add them to my side bar long ago but then decided to hold off until they upgraded their site but that’s been delayed. I guess I’ll add them now and rebuild when it comes to that. Rebuilding this site just takes forever and I avoid it like the plague.

The donations thing doesn’t work well to subsidize the production of tutorials. People say they just love them but I lose money on them -which explains why I haven’t done one recently. All of the tutorials I put up in the future will just be for my friends. By friends, I mean anyone who has supported this site with a donation. I’ve kept track. I haven’t sent thank you notes to everyone like I should have but I have kept records. I wish people would include their addresses on the form when they send a donation because I’d really prefer to send a thank you card in the mail. Email thank yous don’t convey the appreciation I have for my donors.

Maybe put your Donate Now button in a couple more spots because after reading this, I had to search the page to find it. Honestly, when I look at a tutorial, I’ll go right to it and then run off to use what I’ve just learned. And while your Donate Now button looks great, it just kind of blends in