Category: Sewing Tips
Top 10 Tips Learn to Sew On-line
Learning to sew online is great option. It means you can learn to sew anywhere at any time from the comfort of your own home. If you would like to learn to sew online check out Sew Sub Club monthly subscription boxes. To help you get the most out of learning to sew online, here…
Measure Body Dressmaking, Beginners Guide
When learning dressmaking, you only need to know three key body measurements. Additionally, it’s helpful to measure from the waist down to determine the length for a skirt hem or trouser leg. Where to Measure Body Sewing How to Measure Yourself To measure the areas below, use a tape measure that is neither too tight…
How to Sew a Hem for Beginners
A hem is when the edge of the fabric is folded and stitched. A hem is usually found at the bottom of skirts, trouser legs and sometimes sleeves. How to Hem Skirts, Trousers & Dresses Clothes are hemmed to finish the garment and to protect the bottom edges. To get a straight hem the fabric…
How to Stop Fabric Fraying, Over-lock Edges
When sewing it is important to first stitch the edges of the fabric to stop it from fraying. This is called over-locking the edges and can be done with two types of stitches. How to overlock fabric edges for beginners guide Usually an over-locker sewing machine would be used to trim and stitch the edges…
Setting up for Sewing Beginners Guide
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…
Sewing Machine Feet, Beginners Guide
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…
Hand Stitches for Making Clothes, Beginners Guide
When sewing clothes together, sometimes sewers will use hand-stitch to stitch the pieces together first.This can make it easier to check all the pieces are matched correctly, before machine sewing them. See below videos and top-tips on how to hand-sew: How to Knot Thread into Fabric How to Stitch Running Stitch Running stitch also known…
Stitching Stretchy Fabric, Seams Beginners Guide
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…
How to Thread a Sewing Machine Beginners
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…
Top 10 Easy Sewing Patterns for Beginners
If you’re new to sewing, the prospect of choosing your first project can be both exciting and overwhelming. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy sewing patterns available that can help you build your skills while creating something beautiful and useful. Here are the top 10 easy sewing patterns for beginners to get you started on…