Where to go next with dressmaking
Zips, buttonholes, fitting changes and new fabrics.
- Learn an invisible zip and buttonholes (see our Learn guides).
- Make a toile and try simple fitting changes.
- Try knits with a ballpoint needle and stretch stitch.
- Move on to lightweight fabrics such as cotton lawn.
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