Sewing Supplies – Page 7

Create a catalog of your sewing patterns

June 28, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Are your sewing patterns a big, jumbled up mess? Do they multiply like rabbits? Diana Siah shares her method for organizing and cataloging her patterns in an article on Handmade News. Go to the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, organizing,… Read more ...

Video Demonstration: Alex Anderson’s 4-in-1 Essential Sewing Tool

June 26, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Alex Anderson’s new 4-in-1 Essential Sewing Tool combines a seam ripper, stiletto, presser, and turner into one convenient tool. C & T Publishing blog shares a video of Alex Anderson demonstrating how to use her new tool. Go to … Read more ...

New Coats & Clark thread colors, plus new numbering

June 23, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Coats & Clark has made some big changes to their sewing thread lineup. First of all, they’ve added some fresh new colors that reflect current fashion and home decorating trends. Second, they’ve revised the numbering system to make it more… Read more ...

Fabric List for online shopping

June 19, 2009 by Anne Weaver

If you shop for sewing supplies online, then check out Fabric List. It’s a database of online fabric stores, giving information about the kinds of goods you can expect to find at each store. Like to buy cottons? There’s… Read more ...

Get the skinny on sewing pins

June 13, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Pins are some of the simplest of sewing notions. A long straight piece of metal with a point on the end. And yet, sewing pins are crucial to the success of your project. Janome Sew4Home tells all about the different… Read more ...

Cool tool: Stuffing Fork

April 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Heather Bailey posts a review on her blog of a new tool offered in her store. It’s the Stuffing Fork

, created by Barbara Willis. This little gadget is made to help you push the stuffing into pincushions, softies, or… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make your own buttons from polyshrink

March 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver

When I was a kid, we called it Shrinky Dinks and it was just a silly afternoon craft for kids. Now it’s all grown up as polyshrink and it has far more grown-up uses, like making buttons for your next… Read more ...

Tutorial: Putting a tongue lock on a purse

February 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

The next time you sew a purse, try using a tongue lock for a closure. They’re fairly simple to put in. U-Handblog has a tutorial that shows you had to install one.… Read more ...

Simple test to determine fiber content

January 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Thrift stores (also called op shops) and garage sales are some of my favorite sources for vintage fabrics. The only problem is, there’s no bolt-label to tell you the fiber content of the fabric you bring home. Area Thrifty One… Read more ...

Vote!

November 4, 2008 by candi canncel

I found this super Patriotic applique’ from A Treasures Nest. I can’t think of a better way to remind people of the importance of voting than with sequins!… Read more ...

Printing by Hand

October 10, 2008 by candi canncel

<img src="

I love to create printed fabric. I have used various silkscreens in my collections and just love the endless possibilities. Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils and Silk Screens by Lena Corwin… Read more ...