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French Sewing or Heirloom Sewing — What is the difference?

Heirloom sewing is very similar to what is referred to as French sewing, except that it’s the type of sewing we can now do using a machine — utilizing ready-made laces and trims, fine fabrics and special sewing techniques similar to those used in French sewing.  Heirloom sewing recreates time-honored French sewing, which was done… Read more »

New Facebook and Pinterest Pages

Hello everyone, Please visit our new FB and Pinterest pages to view our beautiful boutique Christening Outfits and Gift Items. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heirloom-Memories/548423361869223 http://pinterest.com/heirloommemory/

Use of Overlay and Monograming

Sitting down today to make gifts for my friends, I realize that it is a perfect opportunity to share with you some of the Heirloom techniques that I use in many of the items in my christening outfits. The first technique is OVERLAY and the second is MONOGRAMMING. OVERLAY is when you lay one material… Read more »

Welcome to HeirloomMemories.net

Welcome to the new Heirloom Memories blog, where you will learn about Heirloom sewing techniques; like inlay, overlay, pleats, tucks, fabric puffing, ribbon weaving and much more. You can use these sewing techniques to create a garment with a timeless design that will last for generations. When we talk about sewing, we have to talk about fabrics…. Read more »