We’re finally ready to cut out the pattern pieces! The Big 4 pattern makers include multiple sizes in a single envelope. The pattern pieces are printed on a sort of tissue paper that is folded up to fit into the envelope. It’s kind of fragile, so be gentle with the pages. The first thing I…
You’ve got the pattern home and opened up that envelope, and well, it’s a little overwhelming to say the least. What do you do with all that stuff inside? We’re going to start with the pattern booklet. Once again, I’m only going to be speaking about the Big 4 pattern makers. You can identify the…
We talked about threading the sewing machine last week, but let’s touch on another thing that needs threading today. You see, when a sewing machine sews, there are two threads involved, an upper thread and a lower thread. We worked with that upper thread last week. So now we need to look at the lower…
Ok, we got some of the basics of sewing machines down previously. The first big step is learning how to thread the dang thing. Every machine is going to be slightly different, but there is a kind of pattern that most machines use for threading the main needle. A lot of machines also have guides…
Sewing machines can seem intimidating at first. There are a lot of moving parts, and everyone seems to have some sort of horror story about something going wrong. But relax, it doesn’t have to be scary. We’re going to talk about some parts of the sewing machine today and cover the basics. We’ll dive deeper…
Once upon a time, in a craft store far away…wait, it’s not that kind of story? Oops. But for real, it used to be the norm that you would get your patterns at a fabric store. They were in big drawers of file cabinets, organized by company and pattern number. And while this might not…
This is our very first sewing project together! Of course, this is a very basic thing, but so many people don’t know how to do this any longer. We have buttons on all sorts of things, and if one happens to pop off, a lot of people aren’t able to fix it. Luckily, sewing a…
Happy Monday! To me, this topic is a big one, so let’s dive right into it. The crux of the matter is what’s better – hand or machine sewing. The answer is neither…and both. Machine Sewing Machine sewing is good for a lot of things. It’s faster, and the stitches can be more even. Since…
One of the most exciting things to do when starting a new project is to find the pattern for what it is you are wanting to make. Not every project has a pattern, but a lot of them do. Quilts have patterns, clothing has patterns, and so on. Let’s talk about how to choose that…
Before you start your sewing project, you have to figure out what type of thread to use. If you’ve ever seen the giant section of thread at the store, you might get a little overwhelmed by all of the choices. There are two major decisions to make when choosing thread, so let’s break it down…
