Struggling to find good sewing information on various sewing techniques? Here you’ll find gamechanger sewing tips and sewing guides that’ll help you at all levels of your sewing journey and help you solve your sewing problems. Learn sewing tips for beginners, special fabric guides to help you work with a variety of fabrics, knit sewing tips, find a comprehensive sewing dictionary, learn the best places to buy fabric, how to buy fabric wisely, and other general tips for sewing that’ll help you become a better seamstress right now.
Today I’m breaking down how to pick the best needles for knits. When you first start sewing with knits, you’ll probably find yourself in a quandary of confusing information. One thing you’ll have to discover: what are the best needles for knits? It’d be really nice if you could pop one needle in your sewing […]
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The other day I showed you how to make your own raglan tee pattern, and today I’m sharing some raglan tee patterns for everyone. My hope was to find patterns for literally everyone. It’s nice to have options, right? So here are some ideas for babies, boys, girls, men, and women + the DIY route
What beginner doesn’t need a little sewing encouragement? I know when I first started seriously sewing, I needed a whole lotta hand holding. I distinctly remember Diana Rupp and Sandra Betzina’s books and videos giving me the cheerleading that got me through so much frustration. Here’s the deal: There’s a lot to know when it
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If I had a dollar for all the times that people ask me how I find time to sew, I’d have a lot of dollars. When you’re a Mom with 4 kids, it’s true that time is short and with a lot of moving parts. I’ll admit to feeling resentful at times when the comment
Can I get a hand for all the dread your sewing UFOs dredge up for you? I know we all have those secret corners of shame in our sewing spaces where all the unfinished objects live. Maybe we find those projects years later and forget why it was that we abandoned them. Was there a
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Sewing fails are coming for you. No matter how long you’ve been sewing, no matter how good the advice you follow, once in a while you’ll have a project completely and utterly fail. Every time it happens to me, it’s like a total surprise. Haven’t I learned anything? I thought I had moved past this?!
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So, what’s the best sewing advice you’ve ever heard? There’s tons of great sewing tips and tricks out there, but what are those helpful nuggets that have become part of your sewing credo? I’ve read and heard lots of memorable tidbits from experts over the years, but today I’m talking about 7 of the very
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With so many helpful sewing tools out there, which are the best sewing tools out there? If you’re just getting started sewing, it’s good to know what kind of sewing tools for beginners are out there. I know my Gram had a basic sewing kit full of all the essentials, though I admit my sewing
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Sewing efficiently is a sport to me. Every Black Friday, my kids and I wake up at the crack of way too early and truck it over to JoAnn. They’re in it for the donuts afterwards. I’m in it for the bargain basement prices on flannel. It’s a little crazy, but afterwards, I spend some
I’m telling you to sew without pins, and you’re already freaking out. There you are on the other side of the screen with all the dagger eyes. I get it–pins make us feel safe as sewists. But pins are slowing you down and making your sewing not super accurate. I’m going to show you what
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