Sewing Department
Sewing must be one of the world’s greatest and oldest arts. Our creative sewing department features sewing tutorials and lessons, including the art of no-sew sewing! Learn about different techniques for sewing, including machine embroidery, serging, upholstering, slipcovering and more.
We offer a variety of free project ideas and free samples, from apparel to home decorating. To help you hone your craft, you’ll find a fabric guide, conversion charts, a glossary of terms and a section with information to help you learn about your sewing machine.
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Recent Videos and Tutorials
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Cats love catnip so make your furry friend a few catnip pillow kicker toy. Each pillow is the purrfect toy to keep your cat entertained for hours.
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Learn how to replace elastic in an elastic waistband.
Even if the elastic is sewn into the garment you can replace it without removing the old stretched out elastic. This tutorial will show you how to replace the elastic.
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DIY Fabric Napkin Tutorial. A great way to save money on paper products and start to go zero-waste is to sew earth-friendly cloth napkins. This tutorial will show you how to sew a super simple everyday cloth napkin.
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These button boat fabric baskets are fun and easy to make. The design is by Lazy Girl Designs and a pattern named Button Boats.
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How to make a small, cute handbag using an old jeans or shorts pocket. This project only requires simple sewing skills so beginners and kids can sew this project.
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The perfect eco-friendly alternative to disposable paper towels.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Learn how to recycle an old towel into reusable un-paper towels that can be used instead of paper towels.
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Turn your empty snack wrappers (cookies, candy, chips, etc) into recycled zipper bags with this zipper pouch tutorial. Turn your empty snack wrappers (cookies, candy, chips, etc) into recycled zipper bags with this zipper pouch tutorial.
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Larger pouches could be used for pencil cases and smaller ones for snacks. Kids will love picking out their favorite snack items to make into a pouch.
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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Debbie ShoreThe 15 tote bags are each made using different techniques, pockets, straps and fastenings, to create 15 very different results.
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Sew News has the latest info on fasion, how to, fabrics, books, new products.
New Stuff
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buttonmad.com brings you INCOMPARABLE's finest range of unique, handmade, hand-painted, ceramic buttons. These buttons are ideal for jewelry making, cross stitch, scrapbooking and for many other crafting ideas.
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Buttonmad
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Learn how to makeover and update dining room chairs.
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Nifty Nest
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How to instructions...
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Repair-Home.com
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How to make a sleeve placket and band.
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New Mexico State University
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Learn how to use this method for edging a scarf.
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Burda Style
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On-line merchants of fine batik and hand-dyed fabrics.
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Sew Batik
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Learn how at Beacon Fabric.
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Beacon Fabric
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Understand thread tension.
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Threads Magazine
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Pictures and instructions for using a threader to thread a needle.
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Kimberly Chapman's Webpage
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Basic information on making curtains.
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Threads Magazine