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This is Nancy Zeiman's 25th year with PBS and educating the public with her show Sewing with Nancy. Nancy is a seasoned veteran on filming sewing and giving instructions in a simple manner that anyone can understand.
If you have years of sewing experience this is not the video for you, but if you are starting out or are returning to sewing after a long hibernation this is some good basic information.
The DVD shows you how to insert a centered or an invisible zipper. Invisible zippers are back in patterns this year, so I just bought a foot for my machine. It did not cover a lapped zipper.
How to attach facings to necklines and sleevless tops and keep the facing from flipping back out by stitching the facing to the seam allowance.
Also covered was an easy way to make a casing on elastic pants, insert elastic, attach the two ends of the elastic, and a trick on how to keep the elastic from turning or twisting in the casing by a technique called "stitching in the ditch." This technique is also used on the facing in the shoulder seam.
These techniques will be ones I will be using in my future sewing this summer of 2008. I feel Nancy does a wonderful job with her DVD's and books. I will renting more of her DVDs.
Sincerely, Michelle Denise
Although, I could tell this was an older video the techniques learned are still in use today. I felt I learned new techniques I had not tried, and these were areas I was still having problems in when sewing at times. In this video Margaret Islander showed you why you have problems with gaping necklines and how to resolve this problem.
Another area was inserting sleeves and she showed me how to resolve this problem. Also I was shown how to make a sleeve header to fill out the sleeve cap, so the sleeve does not collapse. I had never heard of a sleeve header, but it is very easy and inexpensive to make. She also showed you how to make your own shoulder pads, which would save you a lot of money. I bought some fleece and I am going to try this for a coat I am making for this winter 2008.
Also, she showed how to make a floating hem for a heavy item such as coat, which is what I will be making later this summer. I had never heard of one and it will be great to know how to do this for my Melton wool coat I will be making.
There were several other techniques such as underlining pants a great technique I had not seen and more. It was all around one of the best videos I have seen, but I am more into intermediate sewing to advanced. I higly recommend this video if you would like to take your sewing to the next level. I can't wait to rent the rest of the series.
I would not suggest it for a beginner. I think you have other videos much more suitable for beginners such as the series You Can Make It videos, How to Sew A Shirt or Pants by Patti Palmer, Inserting Zippers by Rosebud would be more suitable starting out.
This is an awesome video. I learned so much that I cannot put it into words. I had to take notes all during the video and watch it again. Some of the topics covered where triangle bound buttonholes, how to insert a sleeve with foolproof gathering, interline garments, shaping facings prior to sewing them on, Spanish fly buttonholes, making sleeve heads and how to attach them, shoulder pads why you need them and how to make them.
If you are serious about taking your sewing skills to the next level and doing it correctly then this video is for you. If you just want to sew simple things and do it fast then this video is not for you.
I would not recommend this video to a beginner, because it would not make sense to that individual. This is a video for someone who has been sewing for awhile and wants to learn tailoring techniques. You won't be sorry you rented it.
This video was not very long, but Rosebud was able to explain all the zipper installation techniques that I wanted to know in this video. If you have been afraid of sewing an invisible zipper in a garment like I have-Fear No More. This video will be able to teach you everything you want to know about zippers. The instructions are good and so is the video shots. I learned a lot in this video and feel more confident.
Michelle W.
I really enjoyed this video as it showed me how to use my french curve ruler in more ways. If you have to alter patterns this also would be good as it would show you how to adjust your cutting lines after an alteration.
This video also focused on the basic sloper for a person and how to change dart movement to make a garment look different. For example if you did not like the placement of the bust dart Peggy showed you how to change it to a French Dart.
The video also teaches you the beginning of pattern drafting by using tape measurements and turn them into flat pattern construction. She also goes over ease in the garmet when you draft the pattern.
There are parts of this I would have to review again to grasp the full concept of patternmaking, but I am not an advanced sewer. I would not recommend this to someone just learning the basics. It is a very good, detailed video by Peggy Sagers. Also, she always includes her phone number in case you have more questions regarding her videos and her pattern line.
A good fitting and altering video for common pant fitting problems. This is an easy to follow video, and Sandra also has a book under the same name if you decide you would like it for future reference.
I think if you have a more difficult fitting problem after trying these suggestions you might have to move on to a more complex altering video or book resource. I think this might solve 90 percent of the common fitting problems. It is definitely a place to start.
Michelle D.
Peggy Sager's always has great advice and tips on fitting pants since her background is in ready to wear clothing. She has worked in the clothing industry and knows how to get that coture look of expensive clothing when you sew.
I saw her recently at a Expo Seminar in October 2008, and she is great to meet in person. If you get a chance to ever take any of her classes be sure to do it. The advice she gives you in classes will help you so much that it pays for the cost of the class or sewing Expo. I took all her classes at the Kansas City, MO Expo in October of 2008.
These videos of hers are a win-win. If you want to dump your homemade clothing for clothing that looks like upper-end expensive clothing you have the right person. Also, she has a pattern line that makes sewing so much easier. I am collecting all of her patterns since I met her in person.
Excellent video from Peggy Sagers, who is one of my favorite in the sewing world, gives you great ideas on how to copy read-to-wear clothing. She demonstrates how to make short cuts on sewing clothing and reinforces that sewers should not be so hard on themselves in regards to their sewing.
