Sewing tips (and tips related to sewing) I’ve collected. For your education. I do #8 but I need to pay more attention to # 4!
Category: Sewing
Understanding Thread Tension (micro post)
Have tension problems? Yeah, me too.
Or just have problems with your sewing and you don’t know why? It might be the tension!
The first step to solving thread tension problems is understanding how thread tension works in the first place. Here’s an article from Threads explaining it: Understanding Thread Tension.
Learning How to Sew?
Here’s a lengthy “learn to sew” series you don’t want to miss!
Some topics covered:
- Choosing a sewing machine
- How to stitch
- Tips for accurate sewing
- Make a skirt
- Interfacing fabric
- How to insert a sleeve
- Sewing with stripes
And lots more in between all of those!
Get it here: Tilly and the Buttons: LEARN TO SEW.
Need An Easy Sewing Project for Beginners? (micro post)
Here’s step-by-step tutorial, specifically designed for beginners, for a nine-patch envelope-back pillow!
Your new seamstress will learn to use a rotary cutter, fussy cut, piece a patchwork block, stitch, make an envelope back, and more.
Sampler Your Way: Using Sampler Creation to Acquire and Demonstrate Skills
Have you ever wanted to make a sampler?
For some reason they excite me. I mean, you have this demonstration of all the needlework stitches you can make all in one place ~ and it’s pretty enough to hang on your wall (I think it somehow satisfies my inner need for abundance, order, and accomplishment all in one package!).
This post was originally published in 2014. I’ve updated it and added to it in honor of The Hope Chest’s “relaunch” after a prolonged “illness” and months of “rehab”.
Don’t do embroidery? Don’t leave. That’s not what this post is about!