Blog – Rad Patterns

30 Nov

Step 1: Replace your sewing machine foot with your invisible zipper foot, lining up the center marki...

09 Sep

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Snaps for the Cosplaysuit!

By Steph
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Adding snaps to your Cosplaysuit is a simple hack that can make it ease to add a fun, decorative tou...

23 Apr

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Adding Leg Ruffles to the Corner Swimsuit

By valerie.tillia
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Ruffles are cute, girly, and adorable, but this particular ruffle covers the...

11 Feb

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Rad Restyled Contest: My Pinspiration and the Buttercup Dress

By blmcgarry
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Are you ready for some Rad Restyled? Do you know what it is? Rad Restyled is when you take a tota...

07 Feb

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Adding Pockets and Making Luca Reversible!

By betsy.wyatt
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I love pockets in the winter, especially our cold ones in the PNW. Now you may be asking yourself, w...

21 Jan

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The Selfish Sew: Or How I Learned to Love Myself and Throw Away My Old Undies

By Sara Smit
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Old underwear seems to have—at least for me—a kind of magnetic pull. I would glare at my stretched-...

21 Jan

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Buttons! And how to make them not scary.

By Steph
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Hey Rad fans! So you’ve seen the new Buttercup top and dress right? Buttercup is a fabulous knit to...

21 Jan

Sewing Tips and Tricks

Cutting Out Fabric

By Steph
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A lot of people were taught to pin the pattern to the fabric, and then cut with fabric shears (that ...

21 Jan

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Knit stitches

By Steph
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There are SO many different types of stitches and fabrics and sometimes it can be overwhelming tryin...

15 Jan

Sewing Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized

Why that 1″ measurement square is SO important

By Steph
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If you ever sew using PDF patterns, you've likely seen the 1" (or 2, 3, or 4" depending on the patte...

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