Sewing Machines, Tools, Notions & Equipment
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Virtual Coffee Date | April 2017 | We Chatted about Our Top 3 Favorite Tools for Making our Jobs Easier
Video recording of the April 2017 Discussion Topic: Our Top 3 Favorite Tools for Making our Jobs Easier
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Fabrics & Supplies – What’s included in your classes? What’s not?
When it comes to the Materials & Supplies used in a sewing class, what’s included in the price of the class and what isn’t can vary GREATLY from teacher to teacher & business to business! And…
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An Affordable Dress Form We Actually LOVE!
As a sewing teacher and owner of a sewing studio, I have a lot of students asking me to recommend dress forms for use at home. I’m often at a loss for what…
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My 3 Must Have Sewing Machine Features
… I’ve never really been too picky about what machines our adult sewing students are allowed to sew on in our classes. If you’ve got an old vintage singer from your grandmother, you…
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What’s the deal with sewing machine needles?
Why SEW dang confusing? One of my favorite roles as sewing teacher is showing someone how to make THEIR sewing machine work for them. Expensive, cheap, fancy, simple, old, new, Brother, Singer, Bernina.…
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Don’t Be Afraid to Stretch It Out
Don’t be afraid to sew with stretch knit fabrics! So many people I have worked with and taught really want to learn to sew with stretchy knits, but are completely afraid to try…
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Some Days You Have to Slow Down & Hand Sew
At our sewing studio, you can start taking sewing classes and attending camp after you have completed kindergarten. This may seem a little young. Especially since We tend to focus more on sewing…
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Handy Tips for Sewing with Vintage Sewing Patterns
Okay I’m a little obsessed with vintage sewing stuff! I just love old sewing machines, I’m always on the lookout for vintage fabric, I have a rather large collection of vintage thread spools…
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The Best Sewing Machine for Teaching Kids How to Sew
As a Sewing Studio owner, long time sewing instructor and sewing curriculum developer I am probably asked at least once a week which is the best sewing machine to buy. This can be…
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4 Sewing Tools I Cannot Live Without
I am totally not a gadget person and don’t fall for a lot of the crazy notions out there one can purchase for sewing. There are sooooo many and if we tried them…