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Interfacing is a fabric that is added when sewing garments. To help stiffen and support areas of the garment such as: Different Types of Interfacing Interfacing comes in different thicknesses, that can be used depending on the style of garment. For example heavy weight interfacing would work better for a winter coat and light weight for making…

Modern sewing machines usually come with a switch that makes the machine stitch backwards. As a beginner it can be tempting to back-stitch at the start and end of every line. Worrying that your sewing will come undone. If you are doing alot of sewing, doing this will slow you down and is not necessary.…

Is Your Sewing Machine Thread Correctly? Handy Checklist Do the following checks before sewing, to ensure your machine is threaded properly and ready to start sewing: How to Thread up Sewing Machine Domestic machines are usually threaded in a similar way. If you don’t thread your machine correctly, your threads may snap and become tangled…

Stretchy clothes need to be sewn together in a different way, to non stretchy woven fabrics. Stretchy fabrics if stitched with a standard straight stitch, when stretched the thread will snap and come undone. Learn more about, “Different types of stretch fabrics and stitches”. How to Stitch Stretchy Fabrics When sewing stretchy fabrics together use…

Learn how to sew corners and curves. See the handy tips below, to get your corners and curves looking great. How to Stitch Corners Sewing Stitch Corners Step by Step How to Stitch Curves Sewing Stitching Curves Step by Step How to Cut Corners Sewing When sewing items such as cushions that have right angle…

Sewing machines come with many weird and wonderful feet. Yet you can sew most cushions, bags and clothes using just 3 x machine feet. List of Sewing Machine Feet Below are the top 3 x machine feet that a beginners needs, when to learning how to sew: Note: The zig-zag machine stitch foot, can also…

When sewing it is really important to sew straight seams. Seams that are not stitched straight, will make cushion, bags, clothes look wonky. How to Get Straight Seams The best way to get straight seams is to use a seam allowance marker and an iron. A seam allowance marker helps to create equal, straight seams.…

Notches are small triangles cut into the edge of fabric. The notches act like instructions when sewing. So you know which pieces of fabric to stitch together. A bit like the pieces in a jigsaw the notches may show you where a sleeve needs to attached to a top. Notches on Dressmaking Patterns Dressmaking patterns, have…

To start sewing on a sewing machine, it should as simple as, threading the machine. Putting your fabric under the machine foot and then placing your foot on the peddle to start sewing.  Yet doing this can make your machine more stop working and threads to become tangled. See below for tips about how to…