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Your Embroidery Sewing Machine
Is embroidery your passion? Do you treasure your embroidery machine and thrill to the creative wonders you can perform with your embroidery machine? Do you get goose bumps when you see those beautiful threads all embroidered from your embroidery sewing machine? Continue reading
Why Choose a Hobby Like Quilting?
Quilting has become an ever popular method of expressing creativeness and innermost sentiments with vast arrays of color and fabric. Becoming quickly immersed in the world of quilting is quite common. It can even incite searching for the most recently released fabrics and patterns that will infiltrate your mind with even more projects to pursue. Continue reading
Let’s Start A Quilt Block Swap
Calling all quilters, have you heard of a block swap? Do you want to join in on a quilt block swap? Wouldn’t we all rather be quilting? Read on to find out what a quilt block swap actually is. Continue reading
Fixing Serger Stitch Flaws
Serger stitch quality is vital. While sergers sew faster and use more threads than a conventional sewing machine, they still should produce professional quality stitches. Continue reading
General Cross Stitching tips
Like any needlework, cross stitch needs a few equipments such as the fabric, needle, thread and scissors. There are two main types of fabric used in cross stitching, the most common of which is called Aida. The most popular type is 14-count which has 14 x 14 holes per inch. Stitches are worked over one block of fabric, which corresponds to one block on the graph. The other one is Evenweave fabric, an example of which is linen. 28-count linen give the same size finished design as 14-count Aida as stitches made on Evenweave are stitched over two threads of fabric. Advanced crafters can use different fabrics as well ranging from clothing, bedding and even curtains. The threads used in cross stitch range from cotton, to wool to silk threads. They come in diffrent colours and textures to choose from. Continue reading
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Silk Women’s Scarves and the Four Seasons
Silk women’s scarves are one of those accessories that are considered to be classic by many. Continue reading
How To Fix Bound Up Sewing Machines
Sewing machines are amazing appliances that empower creative expression and practical applications. When they are properly maintained, sewing machines last for a life time. It is quite common for machines that were purchased in the 1950s to still be actively used by sewers and quilters. Continue reading
Do It Yourself Singer Sewing Machine Repair
Singer Sewing Machines have been the top selling sewing machine since 1851. When Isaac Singer brought his first sewing machine to the market, the only way to stitch was by hand. His sewing machine revolutionized the sewing world. Today millions of these sewing machines are still in use. Thousands of new ones are sold every year. They all need annual Singer Sewing Machine service. Continue reading
How To Get Others To Make Referrals
Customers are the lifeblood of your business, but do you really have to pay them to become your patron? Actually, yes. Continue reading
Techniques For Altering Sleeves
My daughter found this super deal ” 75% off of a pretty blouse. The problem was that there was a small tear on one sleeve. I suppose she could have tried repairing the tear, but she decided it would be better to just shorten the sleeve. Unfortunately, while my daughter sews some, she lacked the confidence to shorten the sleeve herself. Continue reading
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