Sewing Quick Tips

To sew accurate seams, watch the edge your fabric at your seam guide, not your needle – except, of course, when first starting a seam.

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When purchasing fabric, remember to write down the fabric’s care instructions, which should be printed on the end of the bolt. Also note the fabric’s fiber content. Store this information with the fabric.

This is something that’s easy to forget in the excitement of purchasing new fabric. But it would be a shame to devote so much time and energy to sewing an item, only to have it ruined because it was cleaned incorrectly.

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When laying your pattern pieces onto your fabric, arrange them as close together as you can. This is to ensure you’re able to get all of the pieces onto your fabric and that you use the least amount of fabric possible.

You may even end up with enough fabric left over to make a little something else!

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Lay all of your pattern pieces onto your fabric first, before pinning them down. Some of your pieces may need to be shifted or adjusted, and this will be easier to do while the pattern pieces are still loose.

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Do you have a hard time threading a sewing needle?

Here a couple of tips that could make the task easier:

Cut the end of your thread at a 45-degree angle. The pointier tip will be easier to insert through the eye of your needle. Also, hold the eye of your needle against a light background when threading. The contrast of the dark needle against the light background will make the eye of your needle easier to see.

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