For me, I don’t really care about the number of stitches or computerized functions, I just need it to be reliable. I haven’t tried many machines but Janome is a good brand to start with since I’ve been using it for a couple of years. Brother is cheap and easily available but ...
My main departure from the pattern was adding a short slit to the front, which I hand-finished, including adding that little thread-bar near the bottom that you see in 18th century shirts. This let me avoid adding eyelets or buttonholes to the neckline channel to let my drawstring (my fa...
If you have decided on a Juki sewing machine, you don’t want a cheap knock off pretending to be a high quality Juki. Unfortunately there are a number of crooks that would like to jump on the back of this fine corporation. They sell sewing machines and pretend they are Juki. People ...
It is incredibly cheap for the strength it offers. You won’t have a problem sewing through denim, canvas, leather, and multiple layers of other fabrics with ease. You will, however, need to make sure you have the right needle for the job. This ensures that you don’t break needles, ...
Next, I have another product by ARTIKA – the sewing kit 100 XL Quality sewing kit that makes a perfect gift for both beginners and advanced users. It contains all the necessary sewing supplies you need to get you started. The best part? I would say that for me is the travel-sized, ...
What’s rad about this table, is that the middle is open and tall enough for me to roll this cart underneath, so I can easily pull it out when I need supplies (or shove it under the table when it’s in the way). Hi! So that’s my sewing room! I have really loved creating in...
It's just two circles of fabric sewn together, with an sewn elastic casing channel and it took maybe 15 minutes total. Yet it is one of the most practical things I have ever sewn (so much better than the cheap breakable drugstore ones) and she wears it to bed EVERY night. Hat win?
You can have Fast and Cheap, but it’s not going to be Good, and then you’ve wasted everything that went into it. You can have Fast(ish) and Good, but it’s not going to be Cheap, because you’ll be paying fair skilled-labor rates to a professional, and if they’re sensible...
even that there’s something wrong with you if you can’t find where you fit in. That attitude can make me feel so invalidated/ alienated/ knocked off-centre, I need to carry some self-care supplies while exploring them. Is there something to look at/ hold/ listen to, a person, an ...
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