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Menu Whether you have a dress, a shirt, a jacket, or a handbag that you’ve purchased from the store; or, if you’re planning on making your own garment or accessory with a sewing pattern and your sewing machine, you might want to add something extra to make it pop. Adding an embellishment to a sewing […]

Menu If you’re new to sewing, the term pattern grading probably sounds like something that’s complicated and requires tons of measurements and various sewing tools, but once you have an understanding of the concept, it’s actually pretty easy; even if you’re just learning the ropes of your sewing machine. In fact, when you understand what […]

Menu Sewing is pretty exciting (not that we need to tell you that!). The idea of revving up your sewing machine and turning a plain piece of material into a drapery, dress, shirt, a pair of pants, a jacket, a blanket – or anything else you can think of – is pretty awesome. Of course, […]

Menu From loops for buttons to decorative elements; from sewing a seam to finishing the edges of quilting fabric  – and so much more – there are dozens of things that you can do with bias tape; hence the reason it’s often referred to as the duct tape of sewing. Bias tape is piece of […]

Menu You’ve found a beautiful sewing pattern and you’re just dying to get behind the sewing machine to create a stunning garment. You have all of the necessary sewing essentials in your sewing room to make it happen, too; the only problem is that you don’t have a sewing fabric in the color that you’re […]

Menu You’ve selected a sewing pattern and you can’t wait to get your sewing machine ready so you can create your masterpiece; but first, you need to choose a sewing fabric. As you look over the instructions on the patter, you notice that it says “only suitable with knit fabrics”, you might be left scratching […]

Menu Of all the various sewing techniques, embroidery is certainly one of the most beautiful. For those who are just starting out, the process can be as basic as selecting a piece of sewing fabric, threading a hand sewing needle with embroidery thread and floss, and stitching. However, if you really want to make masterful […]

Menu If you’re new to sewing and you’re just learning the ropes, you might find that you’re a little overwhelmed; the very sight of your sewing machine may even make you feel a little bit panicked. Your feelings are totally understandable, as there are so many different stitches to learn; however, take a deep breath, […]

Menu You love to sew. You have all of the sewing essentials that you need to make beautiful creations whenever inspiration strikes: A sewing machine (or maybe a few), a collection of sewing fabric, sewing help guides for those times when you are stumped, and tons of different sewing patterns; heck, you even have a […]

Menu Of all the sewing essentials that you have in your sewing room, a sewing machine is one of the most important. You use it to transform all types of sewing fabric, like chenille, denim and chambray, fleece, jacquard  – or any other fabric you are working with – into beautiful works of art. While […]