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How to Sew a Simple Strong Seam by Hand: A Step-By-Step Beginner’s Guide

By letter2self on October 27, 2022



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An example of a tailor using not-good-practicely-long thread can be found on page 14 of “17th Century Men’s Dress Patterns” https://www.vam.ac.uk/shop/17th-century-menandapos-andapos-s-dress-patterns-146468.html

Burnley & Trowbridge thread (not sponsored): https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/linenthread.aspx
(They sell beeswax too!)
And their Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySy8zO2XCnsSM1STJc0r6A

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Want to get started with hand sewing?
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“Alabaster” by Arden Forest, epidemicsound.com
“The Mercy of the Wind” Million Eyes, Epidemicsound.com
“Follow Hidden Paths” by David Celeste, epidemicsound.com
“Memories of the Green Valley” by Lars Meyer, epidemicsound.com

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