Want to sew on buttons faster, more secure, and easily? Using your sewing machine is surprisingly easy and you will love the speed! Once I learned how to sew on buttons with my sewing machine, I didn’t look back! I seriously love it. But it can be a little intimidating at first. How DO you […]
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New to sewing? These free printable worksheets make it easy to learn how to use your machine, one skill at a time! I remember sewing on my very first practice sheets when I took a sewing class in high school, many years ago. Learning how to manipulate your material and use your machine can be
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No embroidery machine? No problem! There are still several ways you can use your domestic sewing machine to make embroidery quick! Embroidery on a sewing machine. Is it possible? The answer is yes and no. A home sewing machine is not an embroidery machine, which means you can’t use it to upload embroidery designs. However,
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If you have a dress (or a client with a dress!) that is struggling to fit, you need this post! Here I will outline and direct you to resources to help you learn techniques to make your dress bigger, in different common problem areas! Making a dress smaller is a lot more straight forward than
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Want to get into sewing but aren’t quite sure what supplies you actually need? I’ve been sewing for over 20 years so I know what is essential, and what you can do without for a while! Beginner sewers can be confused about what is actually needed to learn to sew. There are SO many different
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Hey fellow sewers…. looking for a laugh? These punny sewing jokes are sure to leave you in stitches! I have been on the lookout for some funny sewing jokes and thought this would be a great way to test out these new fandangled AI tools everyone is talking about… Can AI make a funny sewing
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Are you experiencing loose stitching on your sewing machine? Here are 5 causes and how to fix it! Loose stitches, whether on the top of the fabric, or on the bottom of the seam, are typically caused by a tension issue on your sewing machine. However, there are other issues that can cause loose stitching
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Is your sewing machine refusing to make stitches or make them properly, no matter what you try? Here are 8 common reasons why this happens and how to fix it! One of the most annoying problems I have faced when sewing, is when no sewing happens at all! Have you been pressing the foot pedal,
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In this post we will learn 7 of the most common reasons a sewing machine’s needle may be off centered, and what to do in each situation! An off-center sewing machine needle is annoying, but it is also risky. If your needle doesn’t raise and lower in the correct position, it can hit the presser
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Is your fabric struggling to move through the machine properly? This annoying problem is easy to fix! Like many sewing problems, fabric that won’t feed through the machine correctly happens when it seems like nothing is wrong! This is an annoying and common problem, but not a hard one to figure out how to fix.
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