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Welcome to the Sewing Directory. Click here to search for online sewing shops and online sewing classes.. You can also browse our hundreds of free sewing projects, technique guides and sewing features as well as details of the latest sewing shows and fabric sales.
Free sewing projects and patterns - The Sewing Directory
The Sewing Directory is a free resource for hobby sewists, packed with hundreds of sewing projects, expert technique guides and sewing features. Our directory allows stitchers to locate online retailers and local sewing shops/sewing schools.
The Sewing Directory
The Sewing Directory is a free resource for hobby sewists, packed with hundreds of sewing projects, expert technique guides and sewing features. Our directory allows stitchers to locate online retailers and local sewing shops/sewing schools.
A Beginner’s Guide to Making Your Own Clothes
1. Claire Shaeffer’s Fabric Sewing Guide is a great encyclopaedic guide to the selection, wear, care and sewing of all fabric types. 2. Sewing 101 – Workshop in a Book starts at the beginning from choosing tools to learning techniques and comes with a DVD. 3. The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction by Christine Haynes is an essential reference book for construction …
Basic Sewing Machine Stitches - The Sewing Directory
It is best to practice on a piece of scrap material before any project to find the best length and size of stitch for your fabric. Below is a guide to the basics stitches that you will find on most sewing machines, and what you can use them for. 1) Straight stitch – This is your basic lots of ...
British Sewing Pattern Designers - The Sewing Directory
Kitschy Coo (Women, Teens and Children’s Wear). Specialising in patterns for knit fabrics, buy PDF patterns in designs for dresses, tees, hoodies and briefs. Laura Marsh Designs (Women and Men’s Wear). Laura has basic block patterns for you to manipulate the pattern block as you please to create a range of designs.
Understanding Sewing Patterns - The Sewing Directory
Understanding sewing patterns, learning to read them and work with them, can be a daunting prospect but once you get to grips with the terms and understand what you’re actually looking at – you’ll find working with sewing patterns to make your own clothing is a breeze!
Hand Sewing Needles Guide - The Sewing Directory
Beading needles are very fine and straight with long eyes and are designed for threading beads, pearls and sequins. Sizes 10 and 12. Other specialist hand sewing needles include very long doll making needles, triangular pointed leather sewing needles, bodkins for sewing up wool and threading elastics, tapes and ribbons.
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The Sewing Directory is a free resource for hobby sewists, packed with hundreds of sewing projects, expert technique guides and sewing features. Our directory allows stitchers to locate online retailers and local sewing shops/sewing schools.
Top sewing tips – The Sewing Directory
Tips for Machine Sewing. Always make sure you have the right needle in your machine for the task in hand, or you end up breaking loads of needles, trashing the fabric or damaging your machine!; Change your machine needle every time you start a new project. Don’t steady fabric from behind on the machine as it will make it go wonky.