Many people who love to sew will never experience the fun,convenience and professional-looking results of using a serger because the hardest part of serging actually occurs before you ever make a stitch. It is...
When you are sewing on your machine do you have trouble with thread bunching and looping underneath the fabric? Fortunately, with a few maintenance steps, you can often solve this problem yourself. This guide...
So you're interested in beginner sewing...well, here is a list of things you will need to get started. The biggest purchase in order for you to begin your first project will be the sewing machine. For...
Before buying an embroidery machine, DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! Investigate and imagine the embroidery designs you might like and also the types of articles you wish to embroider on. Most of this informtaion is...
1. Is it best to match cotton thread to the cotton fabric? 2. Will polyester thread really tear the fabric in my quilt? 3. Is shrinkage a factor to consider when selecting thread? The number one reason why...
I had one of these tiny sergers by singer.. I bought when they first came out on the market. At first, I was shocked that it did work but it's nothing fancy. It made a terrible mess of more than a few of my...
Golden Retrievers and Dalmatians Getting the perfect stitch is the goal of all sewing. It is fine to use different threads in the top and the bottom, whether they be different fiber types (for example,...
So many threads! What do I need??? There are so many threads available out there for the great art of quilting that it can get confusing deciding which thread to buy for a particular project.For each thread...
You have mastered the use of your "regular", multi stitch, button holing, zigzagging, straight stitching sewing machine and are ready for your next BIG step. But just what is this strange contraption that uses...
Getting ready to quilt your quilt and wondering how much thread you will need. Depends on how much quilting you are going to do. Here is an estimate of what you will probably need. Light Quilting/Medium...