Sewing Tips - 12 Sewing Valuables Learned 1 Reply

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Tags: seam_ripper, table, pattern, parchment, muslin

Started by Susan. Last reply by Sue Williams Sep 9, 2011.

Make a hemming template 1 Reply

Source: lilblueboo.com via…Continue

Tags: seam, seams, template, pinterest, notion

Started by Susan. Last reply by Fernanda mehta Jun 20, 2011.

PATTERNS 1 Reply

I MAKE MY OWN PATTERNS. I MAKE THEM FROM NEWSPAPER. SOMETIMES I MAKE THEM FROM WRAPPING PAPER.Continue

Tags: PATTERNS

Started by Kivia Brown. Last reply by Kivia Brown Dec 22, 2010.

Tips on Cutting Sheer Fabrics? 1 Reply

I don't have as much of a problem when sewing/hemming sheers & lightweight fabrics, but when I cut them I can never get clean edges. I read a post earlier about not cutting on the fold. That…Continue

Started by Melanie Altice. Last reply by Gloria Allender Dec 13, 2010.

Recycle Rotary Cutter Blades 12 Replies

When your…Continue

Tags: recycle, re-use, fiskars, pattern, olfa

Started by Susan. Last reply by vickki Jun 25, 2010.

Electrical Wire as Cording to Make Stiff Piping 3 Replies

"I'd never heard of maxi piping and certainly it wouldn't be available in Hong Kong (few people sew for themselves here!) so I thought about what might do the job. I went to an electrical shop and…Continue

Tags: Piping, Cording, Wire, Electrical

Started by Susan. Last reply by Cheryl Keith Apr 28, 2010.

Rotary cutting ruler handle sewing tip 1 Reply

Sent in by carla shillady"I used a shower bar with suction cups on my big ruler 24x6 and it is a dream, making cutting a breeze, much…Continue

Tags: shower, bar, handle, ruler, cutting

Started by Susan. Last reply by Barbara Mar 24, 2010.

Save your shelf liner backing paper! 4 Replies

The backing from self liner is smooth and it has dots marked every 1/2".  It makes excellent pattern paper!!!!Continue

Tags: re-use, recycle, pattern, liner, shelf

Started by Susan. Last reply by Melissa Mar 10, 2010.

Make magnetic pin holders 5 Replies

I bought a second magnetic pin holder but it still was'nt enough, I  need one on my cutting table, one near sewing machine, one near surger, another for when I hand sew in my recliner, so I stuck a…Continue

Tags: lids, magnet, magnetic, pins

Started by Barbara. Last reply by Patricia W. Tingley Feb 1, 2010.

A Few "Don'ts" of Sewing 41 Replies

I stared thinking tonight about the tips that I knew... all that kept running through my mind were the don'ts. These are just basic ones but I still have to remember them every time I sit down to…Continue

Tags: tips, sewing

Started by Birdie. Last reply by Birdie Feb 1, 2010.