Sewing Information, Advice, How-to
If a project includes a printable pattern, you’ll see a “p” next to its title. If a project doesn’t include a
pattern template, don’t despair! It likely consists of simple fabric shapes (like squares and rectangles)
that you can easily measure and cut yourself.
Note that some projects may be designed for a specific type of sewing machine. But don’t let that
discourage you! If a project you like calls for, say, complex embroidery stitches and you have just a
simple zigzag machine, you can try experimenting with a satin stitch, hand-embroidering a design, or
adding purchased embellishments instead.
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Sewing Quick Tip:
Inspect your needle plate occasionally by removing it from your sewing machine and feeling
around the edges of the needle hole. If you find any burrs or nicks, gently sand them away
with an emery cloth or a piece of very fine sandpaper.
Burrs and nicks in your sewing machine’s needle plate hole (caused by the needle hitting the
plate), can cause your thread to shred and break. Which can be exasperating to deal with
when you’re in the middle of a sewing project.
For more great sewing tips click here.
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Sewing How-To:
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Sewing Quick Tip:
To remove dense
stitching that you
can’t seem to get
under with the tip
of your seam
ripper, try sliding a
straight pin
underneath the
stitching. Then use
the tip of a razor
blade to carefully
cut through the
stitching across
the top of the pin.
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Sewing Quick Tip:
To accurately fold a
knit fabric on grain,
use a contrasting
thread and hand
baste (using long
basting stitches)
along one
lengthwise rib line
at the center of
the fabric. Then
just fold the fabric
along the basting
stitches.
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If you arrived at this page through a search engine, you may want to check out the
Free Sewing Pattern Directory
for a list of ALL of the free sewing patterns accessible through this site.
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