We are recording today on the traditional ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwa Kwa Kwa Kiwak peoples,

including Slewa Tooth, Squamish, Musqueam, and Komak's First Nations.

Hello and welcome to Love to So! I'm Helen, the designer behind Helen's Closet Patterns,

and I'm Caroline the owner of Blackbird Fabrics. We're two sewing buds who love to sew our own clothes

and want to encourage you on your sewing journey too.

Join us for today's topic, what I wish I knew when I started sewing.

Hi Helen! Hi Caroline! How are you today? I'm doing great thanks, how are you?

I'm good! I love our recording from home days. Me too! Especially since we don't live in the same

city anymore, it feels like I get to hang out with you, which is so fun.

Yeah, I know, we get to do a little video chat, and it's almost like we're in the same room!

Yeah, pretty much. I can imagine what it would be like.

You'd probably be in a snack or something, which I don't have, but

not while recording though, in between. Snacks only.

Oh my gosh, well I'm really excited about today's topic, but let's talk about some feedback first.

Yes, today's feedback comes from Judy in Madison, Alabama.

Hi Helen and Caroline, I enjoyed your elastic episode.

Here is an additional hint for when you join elastic by budding the ends together.

I zigzag each end to a small piece of fabric or nonwoven interfacing

with the ends budded up next to each other. I then trim the fabric piece to match the width of

the elastic. I used to just zigzag the budded ends together, but I've had that method pull apart.

This is such a great tip, essentially strengthening that place where you're joining the elastic

together, using a small piece of scrap fabric, and then you don't have to overlap your elastic at

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