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NOV 2020

5 pro tips to immediately improve your sewing skills

With these simple tricks from the master tailor, you’ll see immediate results, no matter if you’re a beginner or already have a couple of selfmade dresses under your belt: 

1. Use white tailor’s chalk exclusively!

From a tailoring professional’s point of view, tailor chalks in fancy colours or shapes such as pencils are neither necessary nor recommendable. In some cases, they can even prove detrimental. The extent of the damage often becomes apparent after the first cleaning. Professionals recommend: classic white chalk only! 

2. Cut shell fabric along the inner edge 

When cutting along your chalk marks, it’s important to follow along the inner edge. That way, you ensure that you’re keeping within the limits of the pattern and maintain the exact measures you’ve set out to reach. You’ll see how this small trick works wonders for the perfect fit! 

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3. BUT: Cut lining fabric on the outside!

Unlike the upper layers, you want to be a tad more generous when it comes to cutting the lining. Orient yourself along the outer edges of the chalk lines to avoid tensions in the finished piece – lining materials tend to shrink more than the outer parts!

4. Position pins perpendicular to sewing direction 

Making a habit out of getting the needles oriented correctly pays off double: they’re easier to remove during the sewing process and you reduce the potential of damaging to your sewing machine by sewing ‘over’ the pins!

5. Guide your seams!

What is an instinct for a tailoring pro can be a challenge for beginners: using your hands to help ‘feed’ the fabric to the machine, you ensure a consistent, wave-free result in your finished pieces.

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As a ninth generation tailor, Stefan Wimmer is the current head of  Wimmer schneidert, a venerable tailoring company known for its high quality custom clothing and excellence in vocational training. The Austrian “Apprentice of the Year” award and title of National Champion regularly go to students of Wimmer schneidert. With the Tailor Academy online course, Stefan Wimmer makes his knowledge available to the world.

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Apprentice of the year award for the team of Wimmer schneidert
1st place Apprentice Competition

We and the entire company congratulate our son Vinzenz Wimmer (10th generation) on 1st place in the national apprentice competition as well as on his excellent success in the final certificate.

The Wimmer schneidert team celebrating apprentice's success
Excellent success

Theresa Leitner has successfully passed the journeyman’s exams for women’s and men’s dressmakers and received an award for her achievements. The entire Wimmer schneidert team commends her for this great success!

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Award ceremony for SkillsAustria success
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Lisa Rasser was named national champion at the AustrianSkills competition 2018! AustrianSkills is a challenging multi-day event where participants have to prove their skills and dexterity. The entire Wimmer team is proud of our winner!

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Leonhard was named apprentice of the year, seen here at the award ceremony with Governor Wilfred Haslauer and WKS Vice President Peter Genser. He is now a women’s dressmaker, a men’s dressmaker and a “Säckler” (a maker of leather clothing).

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Success for Wimmer schneidert apprentices in tailoring competition
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