Put your sewing machine to work with this lesson on how to make a cocoon sweater. Start with tips on picking your fabric before marking and cutting your design!

Ready to turn some heads with your elegant, DIY fashion debut? In this DIY fashion lesson, continue working on your cocoon sweater with stylist Mimi G.

In this DIY fashion lesson, saddle up to your sewing machine and put the finishing touches on your cocoon sweater with guidance from stylist Mimi G.

Open up a world of creative possibilities with sewing! Mimi G teaches you how to use the tools of the trade, as well as how to read and interpret a pattern.

Do you want to sew your own designer fashion, but find the pattern too confusing? Learn about cutting, interfacing, and lining when sewing from a pattern.

How do you take those lines and arrows and make them into a homemade outfit? Learn how to select, read, and understand clothing pattern instructions and tissue.

Sew your own skirt, and along the way learn key concepts for sewing from any commercial pattern (such as avoiding bunching or stretching fabric as you stitch).

You've assembled the pieces of a skirt pattern, now it's time to add a zipper! See how to sew an invisible zipper, then check the fit and make size adjustments.

You've created the skeleton of your skirt, so now it's time to add the waistband and lining! Learn how to use a seam allowance and sew over the zipper coil.

Time to finish off your homemade skirt! Learn how to 'stitch in the ditch' to attach the waistband, create a hem, and install a hook and eye.