https://www.threadsmagazine.com/Threads, Spring 2021
The new issue of Threads magazine is out for spring and a cheerful, pink floral dress graces the cover. That is one of several articles on construction techniques including shirt collar buttonholes, the fly zipper, and changing a fly zipper to a side opening hidden in a pocket.
The pink dress by Susan Khalie accompanies an article explaining how to hide a zipper in a dart when you don’t want a seam at that spot on the garment. Kenneth D. King explain bias binding on the golden vest made from Simplicity pattern 4079, which is out of print, but as he modified it a great deal, you should not feel you have lost much if you settle on another fitted vest pattern. King explains how to prepare the garment for what he calls a “French binding” which is a doubled bias binding applied first to the outside edge and then turned to the inside.
There are several articles on fitting and one by Pamela Howard encouraging what she calls subtle shaping which you see in the blue print dress before and after. Do have the courage to baste garment seams and darts in order to improve the fit of a garment. I do this so often that when I was looking for the label in a worn-out ready-to-wear blouse to make a note of it because it fit so well, I realized that I had added darts to it when i first got it which is why it fit so well.
For embellishment technique, Cindy Loeskamp has written on painting rayon lace which would be useful for both contrasting trim or when you cannot find the exact color you seek. The feature on the competition winners from the annual meeting of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals is also full of embellishment ideas.
In short, lots of lessons on everything from pattern cutting to final touches, along with pattern reviews, product reviews, Q & A column and more. You can find it here or at your local bookstore or newsstand: https://www.threadsmagazine.com/