Make a Mockup- Be a Better Sewist!

Especially if you’re a beginning sewist, you may feel too impatient to make a mockup . A mockup (also called a muslin or a toile) refers to a practice garment that you make to test the pattern and your skills before cutting into more expensive fabric.

I had dabbled in craft and garment sewing for years before I made my first mockup. Those early items were usable, but always more flawed than I liked. My eagerness to have the final product always took over and I figured I knew enough about what I was doing that I could make it work.

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