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 […]

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

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

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

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

The sewing machine is a great piece of machinery that can greatly increase your efficiency when you need to sew something together. However, a sewing machine is not a simple device and can be quite complicated due to its many parts. A lot of sewers know the basics of their machine, and how to perform

There is not a lot of things that are more frustrating when you are sewing than when your machine gets jammed, or your thread knots up. This can slow down your project or even ruin your seams and fabric. When you spend money on fabric and thread, it can be expensive, so you do not

Has this ever happened to you? You are sewing one day, and everything is just fine with your machine, and then all of a sudden, your machine gets stuck out of nowhere, and you can’t figure out why? There is nothing worse than being in the middle of a project when your machine gets stuck.

Whether you’ve dabbled in some sewing in the past or are deeply immersed in it at present, you probably know that sewing depends largely on the tiny things. The needle, for example, needs you to be extremely cautious; and that thread really gets you squinting when you’re putting it through the needle’s eye. Even with