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April 9, 2009

When sewing if you need to rip out your work, when you are done run a lint roller over the thread and all the little pieces come right out.

 
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June 28, 2006

Elastic around your waist should be your waist size minus 2 inches. It works every time.

 
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October 14, 2013

Those little pins for sewing and holding fabric together are so small!

Sewing pins with duct tape tabs on ends for seeing more easily.

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February 23, 2012

When I am doing machine sewing, I set up 2 small wastebaskets - one on each side of my chair. That way I can drop scraps, thread, etc. with either hand. Saves a lot of time and waste motion.

 
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July 13, 2010

When making coffee cozies, I needed something for a closure that would work with a big button I was using for the design. Since I didn't want to make a large button hole, I discovered the perfect thing for it was a thin elastic hair band.

 
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July 7, 2010

I really enjoy sewing, but lack the finances to buy some things I would like to have. For quite some time, I have wished that I could afford to buy a clapper, like I have seen on some sewing shows.

 
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July 23, 2007

This tip is for all sewers! I'm 65 and I learned this from my mother when I was about ten or twelve. Many times it is hard to sew a straight seam because your machine's markings aren't clear or easy to see.

 
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February 18, 2005

I use an easy way to gather fabric without the gathering thread breaking. Pull out both the bobbin and the top threads to a length longer than the piece to be gathered, and pull them to the right of the needle.

 
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July 18, 2007

I've seen others make things that looked great and with which they seemed very proud. However, I have not ever been totally pleased with everything I have sewn, usually because of the fabrics chosen.

 
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June 6, 2011

Being the frugal person I am, instead of buying a spool of thread to match the item I am hand sewing, I keep on hand a bag of embroidery 6 strand thread that has many choices of colors to chose from.

 
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January 7, 2008

For those of you who sew: I've found that tuna cans and small cat food cans work great as "weights" to hold patterns down when cutting them out. This way, no pins are needed! And when you're done, back in the cupboard they go!

 
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January 25, 2012

Ever change your mind on what ribbon you would like to use or find that the tube you made for the drawstring is too small to run the safety pin through?

Threading A Drawstring using a needle.

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November 10, 2010

Use leftover crepe paper in sewing by placing over thick fabric like fleece or textured material that has a tendency to get caught in the feed dog or presser foot, depending on the type or loft of the material. Just sew right over it and when finished, tear if off.

 
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February 6, 2012

I have two new toys in my sewing stuff. Each one costs less than 5 dollars.

Helpful Tools While Sewing, a "Purple Thang" to turn out corners.

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August 10, 2012

I used to do this when making pull on pants for the toddlers in my life to make it easier to insert the elastic. After pressing the seams open I just sewed a few stitches on either side of the open seam ...

 
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October 26, 2010

This, as with most of my tips was born of necessity. I am too old to be crawling around on the floor with a flashlight trying to retrieve straight pins that I have dropped.

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I laid the tee shirt dress I was making for my granddaughter on my folding cutting board.

 
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July 25, 2006

I have two sewing machines both of which have a variety of stitches for fancy work. In order to better see what each stitch looks like on fabric. . .

 
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July 12, 2006

I have been sewing for many years now! I used to get so frustrated trying to add set in sleeves until I came across this helpful tip; first stitch with regular stitch length from underarm area of sleeve to the notch.

 
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January 27, 2014

You can stick your needles and pins in a bar of soap to make them slide into your material easier. I use the little bars that you get at the motel.

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You can keep them in the wrapper and it doesn't sliver off.

 

July 11, 2011

When the spool only has a little thread left on it, it is not worth putting on the sewing machine, as it will be gone after a few stitches. I save these almost empty spools and give them to my senior friends.

 
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January 27, 2011

Most of us carry a first aid kit in our cars or trucks. The other day my daughter ripped her coat while we were out shopping.

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I decided to put sewing materials in my car, but what to put in it and where to keep it?

 
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August 6, 2008

If you sew a lot and do mending or alterations, use invisible thread for the top thread and change bobbins for different colors. You will save a lot of time by not having to re-thread the needle every time you do a different colored garment.

 
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December 28, 2011

My most recent sewing machine has a transparent plastic bobbin cover plate. When I would take it out to replace a bobbin, many times I had trouble seeing it.

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For whatever reason, I had in my stash of junk, a page of smiley stickers.

 
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September 24, 2008

This is for all you sewing machine sewers. If you are like me, one of the most frustrating things to do is when you are trying to remove thread from a bobbin that you want to put another color on, it seems like no matter how tightly you hang on to it, the bobbin falls from your fingers onto the floor.

 
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February 18, 2015

With cats at our house, I try to be extra careful that they don't get ahold of the threads and scraps from my sewing projects. I went to a fundraiser recently and bought a decorative handmade bowl that I didn't have a use for yet.

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I decided it would be the perfect solution to contain my scraps.

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November 16, 2010

Wear fingers of medical gloves to keep from snagging delicate fabrics with rough fingertips when sewing or crafting.

 
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March 29, 2005

If your diaper pins or straight pins get dull from over use, run them through your hair and they will work every time.

 
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February 11, 2005

To make a pattern piece yourself, if you use the "non-iron" interfacing it makes a great pattern and doesn't rip as easy. By wiseinhimmer

 
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January 24, 2014

If you are using a rotary cutter with a marked ruler and a marked cutting mat, use one or the other to measure your cutting line. Never switch between the ruler marking and the mat marking, they may not be exactly the same.

 


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August 13, 2012

I have one of those cutting mats for sewing, laid out on a large table. This morning I went down one side to mark the size of the tote bags I am making.

 
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May 5, 2010

When I make sweaters for myself or family, I mark the front of the sweater on the right side with a small safety pin. I use safety pins for holding sweater pieces together for sewing them. They are small and easy to spot.

 
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March 25, 2009

I've been sewing on my kitchen table without using a pin cushion because I couldn't find it, LOL! So I took a lint brush, the sticky kind, to gather up the straight pins instead of sticking my fingers.

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Works great!

 
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October 22, 2007

To stop getting knots in the thread when you are hand sewing, pass the thread through beeswax. You can purchase a beeswax notion at fabric stores. This just works wonders! There will be no wax residue left behind.

 
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February 28, 2007

Take the small pieces of soap that are left over in the shower, dry them out and presto, you've got a great marking tool for fabrics and quilting.

 
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