Technology Guide Elastic Waistband: How Much Elastic to Cut and Fit An elastic waist looks like the one part of a garment that cannot go wrong. Then a customer comes back with a palazzo that slides down at the waist, a pyjama… Read Article 10 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 12 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read
Technology Guide Saree Fall and Pico: How to Stitch Them Neatly Almost every saree that comes into a tailoring shop for a blouse also needs a fall and pico. It looks like small work, and it is often handed to the newest… Read Article 53 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 11 Nov 2026 5:00 AM 8 min read
Technology Guide Shirt Sleeve Placket: Cutting and Sewing Guide Look at the cuff of a good formal shirt. The opening above it is closed by a narrow tower with a pointed top, stitched in a neat box, lying flat against the… Read Article 44 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 10 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read
Technology Guide Buttonhole Size and Placement: A Guide for Tailors A customer tries on a new shirt and the top button will not go through. Another button slips out of its hole every time she sits down. A third buttonhole has… Read Article 49 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 09 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read
Technology Guide Kurti Side Slits: How Long and How to Finish Them Side slits look like the simplest part of a kurti: stop the side seam, turn the edges, done. Yet they cause more returns than most people expect. The slit is… Read Article 66 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 08 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read
Technology Guide Padded Blouse: How to Choose and Fix the Cups More and more customers ask for a padded blouse. It gives a smooth shape under silk, removes the need for a separate bra and sits well under a heavy saree. But… Read Article 75 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 07 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read
Technology Guide Princess Cut Blouse: How to Cut the Princess Seams Customers ask for a princess cut blouse because it fits like no other. There are no darts poking at the bust, just two long curved seams that shape the front… Read Article 83 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 06 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read
Technology Guide Neck Facing: How to Cut a Facing That Stays Inside Hang a newly stitched kurti on a hanger and look at the neckline. On a good one the edge is crisp and the facing is invisible. On a rushed one the facing has… Read Article 1817 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 05 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read
Technology Guide Blouse Piping: How to Cut and Sew It Neatly A thin line of contrast piping round the neck and the sleeves is what makes a plain blouse look finished. Done well, it is an even, round line that follows… Read Article 350 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 04 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read
Technology Guide Blouse Hooks: How Many and Where to Place Them A blouse can fit perfectly at the shoulder, the armhole and the waist, and still be sent back because of the hooks. The opening gapes between two of them, a… Read Article 107 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 03 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 8 min read