Easy and quick fingerless gloves knitting patterns for all skill levels. Choose from basic rib designs and cable knits.
Natural Dye from Plants using Dandelion Flowers - Step by step tutorial for dyeing yarn or fabric with dandelion flowers from your backyard.
Do you know this feeling when you stumble over the work of an artist and immediately feel drawn into a whole other world that feels like coming home? This is […]
Doll Armoire as Antique Sewing Center - too adorable for words!!
Knit and Purl Stitch Patterns with Free Patterns and Video Tutorials by Studio Knit.
Antique sterling Lily of the Valley thimble
This is the stitch I use when sewing two pieces of fabric together, like side seams on a bodice or stripes or anything that I later fold and finish the seam. Run the needle 2-3 times, with about 5 …
Kymmenen tärkeintä ompeluvälinettä keskiajan ompelurasiassa – mukana mm. hiomakivi ja saumansilittäjä. / The top 10 sewing supplies in my medieval sewing kit, including the seam smoother and …
EXQUISITE PAIR OF ANTIQUE DECORATED COMBINED THIMBLE/NEEDLE CASE ETUI https://ru.pinterest.com/pin/AXhZdGSjpBL1eCMSWQCf2xt7T8vPdFH4qwtDm9x-EoucmLVwwOXNGA4/
It's been a while since we've had a 'Sewing 201' post! I've been sewing with my rolled hem foot quite a bit lately, so I snapped a few photos. In this blog post I'm going to share some tips and tricks to get this foot working for you. The rolled hem foot sews just that, a narrow rolled hem that's pretty on scarves, blouses, dresses, or even curtains.
A measuring tape is one of the most useful sewing tools and indispensable in any sewing room. Today, a measuring tape on the tailor’s neck is the same iconic professional attribute as a doctor’s stethoscope. This tape measure guide will focus on the following topics - how to read a tape measure for sewing, how to buy a measuring tape, tape measure types, etc.
a friends old Singer Sewing Machine, such pretty design...
In today's culture of disposable fashion, the simple art of basic darning and mending has been all but forgotten.
Up your embroidery game with the simple knotted line stitch. Scroll stitch is perfect for outlines, borders, fillers, or my favorite - making ocean waves.
I am currently stitching the Carolyn Pearce Strawberry Fayre heart etui as a stitchalong project. At last, after nine months, it’s finished!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wow, this has …
Whether you are learning the satin stitch for the first time or looking to improve your technique, these tips will help you advance your hand embroidery skills while creating beautiful satin stitches every time.
This sewing tutorial will focus on types of hand sewing needles for your sewing projects: sharps, betweens, darning, sashiko, etc.
Learn different ways to start and end your embroidery stitches without using knots. I show you various methods for different stitches!
Five hand stitches that should be in every sewist’s repertoire, by Tasha Miller Griffith.
This post picks up where I left off in Part 1 of the series about the scene set in Russia. I’m working on a picture book that will depict a variety of cultures, each with their own style and …
This sewing machine needle guide will teach you about sewing machine needle sizes and types and give you a free printable chart cheat sheet!
In this sewing tutorial I want to show you how to use a twin needle - a very simple tool that expands the capabilities of even the most ordinary sewing machine. Learn threading a twin needle, twin needle types and sizes, find out how to avoid tunneling when using a twin needle. Very useful sewing tips. #sewingtutorials #sewingtips #howtosew #sewinghacks
Here are the best types of embroidery fabrics and some things to keep in mind when choosing materials to embroider on.
Part 2 of the needle painting stitch along. Hop on and practice the long and short stitching.
Based on real-life events! :) How many times did your fabric get crumbled and puckered and become the cause of your distress? Actually, that's a quite common occurrence, both among beginners and experienced stitchers. The difference is that experienced stitchers usually know a) how to avoid this b) how to fix it if it happens, after all. Recently I got a message asking for help with this exact problem. After using some of my tips, Joanne was able to fix the issue! Knowing that many beginner stitchers go through the same stressful situations as puckering and overstretching of fabric, I asked her permission to share her story and she kindly agreed! :) “The fabric is 100% linen. When I stitched the bottom floral, the hoop (about 7") landed right in the center of the design. I left the hoop on for months. Yikes, big mistake, I should have known better, I've done plenty of cross stitch in the past. This really stretched out the linen in the center of the design. Once the entire outside shape and floral was stitched I rinsed out the washable tracing marker (including the names in the center) hoping the center fabric would go back in place. I just laid it flat to dry without stretching, this is the first picture I sent that is very wrinkly. With your direction, I re-wet it, stretched and clipped it tight across the glass cutting board. Once dry, I retraced the names and date with the washable marker, used a LARGE hoop to finish stitching, re-wet and again clipped to the glass to dry. The second time I clipped to the glass it didn't need to be stretched. Thank you again, I don't think it would have turned out as nice without your help. I'm so excited to start another project. Joanne” Joanne, I'm so happy the fabric issue was solved and the finished result looks so gorgeous! :) Now, let's go through the tips that anyone can use to conquer a similar problem! Actually, you might have already guessed the steps from the story. To get rid of puckering 1) wet your fabric (either soak it in lukewarm water, soapy if you need to wash it and erase some marks, for example, or use a water spray) and 2) stretch it thoroughly. There are many ways to stretch it. You can pin it to a corkboard if you have one. I use simple wooden photo frames from a dollar store and office clips. Joanne clipped her needlework to a glass cutting board. As you see, there are many options. But the main thing is to stretch it reeeally well until there is no puckering anymore. And the best way to do that is when the fabric is still wet so that it “memorizes” the stretched state better and will not get back to the crumpled state once released. I found some pictures from 2016 where you can see me stretching my needleworks on photo frames. By the way, the works you see here are: Yellow poppies, Pink poppies and Dogrose. Lastly, here are some tips on how to avoid the problem of puckering! First of all, always take your needlework out of the hoop once you finish your stitching session for the day. Secondly, don't go overboard when putting your fabric in an embroidery hoop. It is well-known that the fabric must be drum taut in a hoop or embroidery frame but don't overstretch it as it will result in puckering too. If you don't want to be worried whether the fabric is stretched evenly or too much – use this lifehack of using fusible interlining. It does a great job of keeping your fabric evenly taut at all times! That's all. If you've ever encountered a similar problem, share your story and your ways of solving it in the comments! Let's gather all the tips available :)
