Tips & Tricks

Sewing with delicate fabrics like silk, chiffon, and other fine materials may initially seem intimidating. These fabrics are often slippery, fragile, and prone to fraying and other damage if not handled correctly. However, with the right techniques and tools, sewing these beautiful fabrics can be a satisfying and successful endeavour. Whether you’re looking to create elegant evening wear, airy summer dresses, or luxurious accessories, this article will guide you through the essentials of working with these beautiful materials.

Getting to grips with your sewing machine is a worthwhile endeavour that lets you create beautiful quilts, garments and other crafts. However, sewing machines - just like most other pieces of hardware - can throw up problems from time to time. Whether you’re struggling with thread bunching in your machine or you’re hearing new, strange noises, it’s important to understand what these issues are and how to address them. So, in this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most common sewing machine problems to create a useful sewing machine repair guide.

The right sewing machine needle can elevate your project from good to great! Find out more about choosing and changing your needle in this week's blog post.

Gutermann Maraflex is an elastic thread with high stretch gives fantastic results. So what’s special about Maraflex and why should you use it?

Do you cut your pattern pieces straight out? This week's blog post explains why tracing them off could be better

A new embroidery or sewing machine can be quite an investment so it’s important to take good care of it, so take a look at our 10 steps for looking after your new machine.

Your machine can give you many happy years of stitching if you give it a little TLC, so this week Neil explains how to keep your machine in tip top condition.

Ever wondered exactly how an overlocker works? Neil tells us all about overlockers and how to get the best out of this indispensable piece of sewing room equipment.

This week Rose will explain embroidery stabilisers, so if you’ve ever found yourself looking at all the options available but not sure which is the right one for your project then Rose is here to help!

Tension issues when you are sewing can be a real headache, but they are easily solved if you know what you are doing.