Tutorial: Using an electric seam ripper
Have you heard of an electric seam ripper? I hadn’t until I saw this post from So Sew Easy, and now I’m intrigued. Deby recently received one as a gift and gave it a whirl. Her post tells how… Read more ...
Does cutting paper dull your fabric scissors?
Families of sewists all know the scissors rule. That is, don’t ever ever ever use the fabric scissors on paper. Cutting paper will dull fabric scissors, and no one wants to be held responsible for that! So Sew Easy interviewed… Read more ...
Tutorial: Refill your empty thread spools from a large thread cone
It makes sense that buying in bulk saves money. Why not take that approach with your thread? Large spools of thread are way more cost effective than the smaller spools we typically buy, especially in colors that you use often. … Read more ...
How many of these favorite sewing notions do you have?
I always like to hear about new sewing tools, don’t you? Sheryl from Sher’s Sewing Space guest blogs at So Sew Easy telling about her most used sewing notions. Some I’ve got already, but there are others I’ve never used. … Read more ...
Tutorial: Bias tape and bindings cheat sheet
The bias tape section of the fabric store can be a bit confusing. Single fold, double fold, blanket binding and more, all packaged up nearly the same and all sitting together in the same rack. It’s easy to buy the… Read more ...
Tutorial: How to clean and oil your fabric scissors
So you do proper maintenance on your sewing machine, oiling and cleaning it regularly. But do you oil and clean your fabric scissors
? They need proper maintenance, too – especially if you’ve invested in a good pair of… Read more ... Michelle explains duck bill scissors
Michelle from Sew Michelle loves her duck bill scissors
. She writes about them in her guest post at The Sewing Loft, part of a month long series celebrating National Sewing Month. Duck bill scissors are also called applique… Read more ... Becky’s back-to-school supply list for sewers
Back-to-school isn’t just a time for stocking our kids’ backpacks with the supplies they’ll need for a year of school. It’s also a good time to stock our sewing baskets with inexpensive supplies for ourselves. Becky from Patchwork Posse shows… Read more ... Idea file: Water bottle ice cube tray makes a handy organizer
This ice cube tray is supposed to make long skinny pieces of ice to fit in a water bottle, but Karent from Sew Many Ways uses it in to organize her sewing stuff instead. Go to her blog to see … Read more ... Questions about a sewing machine needle? Schmetz has an app for that
How many times have you found yourself staring at the notions wall, trying to figure out what kind of sewing machine needle you needed for your project? Or digging through your sewing basket, wondering whether you should change out your… Read more ... Idea file: 64 flower pincushions for $1
Karen from Sew Many Ways shows what she used to make a quick – and dirt cheap – pincushion. In fact, she figured that she could get 64 of them out of one $1 purchase. Intrigued? Go to Sew Many … Read more ... Read all about it: Abby’s favorite sewing tool
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of the soon-to-be-released Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, dishes on her favorite sewing tool. What is it, you ask? Why, it’s the ball point awl. She uses it when… Read more ... Fray Check vs. the washing machine
Fray Check
is a popular product used by many sewers and fabric enthusiasts to prevent fraying on their fabric edges. The product is a clear liquid solution that is applied to the fabric’s edge, which creates a protective barrier that… Read more ... Idea file: Use a common pedicure supply to store your bobbins
Donna Babylon shares a cool bobbin storage tip over at Sew4Home. She uses something you typically find in a pedicure kit. Intrigued? Go to Sew4Home to see what she uses.
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[photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ... Review & Giveaway: Singer 160 Limited Edition sewing machine
Yesterday I gave you part 1 of my review of the Singer 160 Limited Edition
sewing machine. You can find part 2 of my review over in our Giveaways section. Oh… did I just give you a clue about the… Read more ...