Buttons, fasteners guide Oh my, I do love buttons, I have so many and cannot stop buying them. They have kept me entertained since I was a little girl. You will find them in different sizes, colours, shapes and themes. The 3 main types of buttons I use are 2-hole, 4-hole or with a loop…
Elastic Guidelines Elastic comes in various sizes/widths, colours, stretches and type of materials. Each type of elastic has its own use. The main types of elastics are braided, woven, knitted and speciality elastics. As the patterns I create are for the home, party décor and craft projects, I use a variety of elastics for their…
Batting or wadding Wadding or batting – same thing, just a different name for different countries. Wadding is a soft and fluffy compressed fibre – from cottons to plastics – and comes in a variety of thickness and has a variety of uses. It is used for home decoration – placemats, oven gloves, applique and…
TYPES OF FABRIC FOR SEWING CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES In my patterns, I have used a variety of fabrics. I love to experiment and try different fabrics, sometimes the experiments work and sometimes they don’t, but often I have found a use for a fabric that I would never have thought of. Most types of fabrics…
SHOULD YOU PRE WASH FABRICS BEFORE SEWING (1) Always a big question, should you prewash your fabrics. 99 % of the time the answer is yes. I have learnt the had way, I made some placemats without prewashing.. Guess what, one side was fine and the other side shrunk, I had very wonky placemats. General…
All about Felt What is Felt and How is felt made? Felt is a man-made fabric. Felt is made from various fibres – wool, acrylics and other synthetic fibres (polyester, rayon, viscose) – that are condensed and pressed together using heat, moisture and pressure. Types of Felt There are a variety of felt types, but…
Sewing needles – hand There are many different types of hand sewing needles, they vary in size, shape, point and the eye. Each different type as it’s own special use. They also come in different lengths, thickness, some “points” are sharp and others are rounded and the “eye” also comes in different sizing. The commonly…
Pressing tools A free PDF to download – Learn about your basic pressing tools. Ironing/Pressing will give your project that high quality and professional look. Believe or not ironing is different to pressing. This is something I learnt recently, we have all come across both terms and asking around most of us thought it was…
Cuttings tools There are so many options available for cutting a variety of different fabrics. Making sewing easier for all. You have big scissors and small scissors each with their unique uses. I love my pinking shears, I use them on various types of fabirc. Download your free guide.
Measuring Tools In this guide we go through several measuring tools for sewing. They all depend on type of sewing you will be creating. For general home and party decorations, you will need the basic measuring tools. If you decide to go into fashion or making your clothes, there are several measuring tools that help…
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