Embroidery is the beautiful art of stitching designs on fabric using thread and skill. Unlike traditional sewing, embroidery is not used to construct anything, but rather to create designs on fabric. If you think embroidery is something that you might want to try as your next hobby, that’s great! Is embroidery an expensive hobby? Embroidery …
White shirts and shoes are a great canvas for the fashionably creative. Whether you are making something for fun or representing an event, learning how to color your basic whites or creams is a fun way to express yourself! It is hard to know what kind of materials to use on your clothes, though, so …
Cotton is a natural material, while polyester is synthetic. Poly-cotton is a blend of cotton and polyester. Poly-cotton blends can be a variety of percentages, but you generally see a blend that is 65% cotton and only 35% polyester. Can you use Poly-Cotton for Quilting? Poly-cotton is useful because it is stronger, more versatile, and …
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Looking at an embroidery machine and a sewing machine, you might not be able to tell which is which. You also might not be aware of the difference between the two machines. When you are shopping for one of these machines, it is important that you know the difference so that you know what you …
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If you are new to quilting, you are probably looking for a good quilting machine. A quilting machine can make all the difference in your quilting projects. A quilting machine is similar to a sewing machine, but there are a variety of additional capabilities that a quilting machine can offer. What Are the Differences Between …
Stitch length is something that you don’t think about when you first start sewing. Most people who start sewing just use the default stitch length that is set on the sewing machine. As a beginner, most projects that you complete will be easier projects that the default stitch length will be just fine for. When …
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Whether you are an avid sewer or just a sewing machine fanatic, you might enjoy going to a museum where sewing machines are featured. Yes, they exist! There are a variety of different showcases of sewing machines. There are not only museums that are completely dedicated to sewing machines, but there are also general museums …
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One essential part of using your sewing machine is making sure it is working correctly and knowing the necessary parts. One part that is essential to using your sewing machine is the feed dog. Even though this part is critical, it goes widely unnoticed for most sewing machine owners. A malfunctioning feed dog could mean …
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Sewing machines are a great tool to help you sew your projects quickly and with a significant amount of consistency. Just because sewing machines can be incredibly helpful, it doesn’t mean that they are immune to potential issues—one very frustrating potential issue when sewing with a machine is when you have your thread break. A …
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You’ve probably been here before: needle threaded, bobbin loaded, fabric secured under the presser foot, foot on the foot pedal, and ready to sew away. So you step on the foot pedal and then… nothing happens. What could be the problem? You step on the foot pedal again. Nothing. You disconnect and then connect from …
