People sew for all kinds of reasons. Some, like me, consider sewing as a passionate hobby –which I practice as often as I can. Whereas for others, it can be a means of livelihood or sewing to sell. Whatever the reason you pursue this wonderful hobby, there is nothing wrong in … Continue reading
Viscose (known in the US as Rayon) often elicits very strong feelings. Some sewists hate this material, while others see its benefits. I remember back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s when this fabric started to be popular and it was used for numerous garments that you would see … Continue reading
Ok, so you’ve taken up sewing but you’re still learning the ropes, as they say. When talking about sewing machine needles, people in your sewing circle keep spouting off numbers like 90/14 and 75/11, which makes little to no sense to you…the problem is, you’re just a tad too shy … Continue reading
Do you need an industrial sewing machine? Take a good look in your basement and perhaps you already know the answer. Down there under the dusty covers and dark shadows, there are the many wounded soldiers of your exploits and garage sales. Unless you are an antique dealer or a … Continue reading
There were a couple of articles in July that had a lot of interest, both about sewing to sell. How to price your work and a round up of projects that are good to sell. Good to see so many people were interested in this subject, but at the same time … Continue reading
Do you remember in the last Readers Questions that I said it would be the last one for a while because I was working on something new? Well that something new has been a lot of work and took me longer to get off the ground than I was thinking, … Continue reading
Welcome to another Readers Questions. This is going to be the last in the present format of readers questions for a while because I’m working on something new. It’s not yet fully ready to be revealed, but I’m hoping it will work better for you all to be able to … Continue reading
Another round of Readers Questions. New and not so new sewists with sewing dilemmas for you to give advice, guidance and solutions. Please leave your answer in the comments below. And if YOU have a sewing question you would like answered, drop me a line using the Ask A … Continue reading
It’s that time again where you get a chance to both share what you know, and also learn more at the same time. Readers Questions is your opportunity to share your sewing dilemma with the So Sew Easy readers and get their combined years of experience working on your problem. … Continue reading
Thank you SO much to everyone who took part in the earlier rounds of Readers Questions. I love that we can all take advantage of decades of sewing experience and learn from each other. Thank you all for taking the time to share your sewing tips, tricks and resources. I … Continue reading
Thank you SO much to everyone who took part in the first ever Readers Questions. I hope you all enjoyed reading through the questions and answers. Well I have some more sewing teasers and dilemmas for you today. What can help out with experience and advice in these … Continue reading
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