Welcome back to the question I keep poking at: does paying more for a sewing tool genuinely make a difference, or are we just paying for a nicer label? Today it is the soft tape measure, the floppy little ribbon of numbers that lives around every sewist’s neck. It is … Continue reading
Welcome back to my little running argument with myself: does spending more on a sewing tool actually make you sew better, faster, or just lighter in the wallet? This time we are talking about the humble sewing machine needle, the one tool I think more sewists get wrong than any … Continue reading
Welcome back to our little series where we look at the tools in the sewing room and ask a simple question: does spending more on a better, fancier, more expensive tool actually make you sew faster, easier, or just have a bit more fun? Can you sew beautifully on a … Continue reading
I hope the series about spending in the sewing room has been interesting and useful these past few weeks. We’ve looked at whether spending more money on sewing tools, gadgets and gizmos can give you better sewing results, save you time or just make sewing more fun. Covered so far: … Continue reading
Next in our series of articles on looking at tools and equipment in the sewing room and asking if buying a better/more expensive/high-quality tool will make sewing faster, easier or just more fun. Can you sew well on a budget or will spending more money make you a better sewer? … Continue reading
We’ve been looking at sewing tools recently and asking if you can get better sewing results, save time in the sewing room or just have more fun if you spend more money, or if the budget versions of your favorite tools are “good enough”. Covered so far: Sewing machines … Continue reading
I’ve started to accumulate. Not just fabric, of course, we all need a sizable fabric stash in case of well, a zombie apocalypse or something, where we can’t get out to the fabric shop for a while. I’ve also started to accumulate some sewing tools. Small tools that make sewing … Continue reading
As time goes on I seem to accumulate more and more sewing tools. Nothing wrong with that of course. I always am quite frugal with my spending though and wondered about whether it is worth spending more to get a ‘better quality’ tool that would give me ‘better’ sewing results … Continue reading
We’ve been looking at sewing tools recently and asking if you can get better sewing results, save time in the sewing room or just have more fun if you spend more money. Covered so far: Sewing machines Seam rippers Today I’m looking at another sewing essential and something you use … Continue reading
Generally as a rule, accuracy in sewing is important. Accurate cutting and sewing makes sure that pieces fit together as they should, end up the right size, and in clothing, that they actually fit as intended! In quilting too, accuracy is paramount for creating the pieced quilt blocks and tops. … Continue reading
There are few tools in the sewing room that could be called life-changing, but Hallelujah for the Frixion Pen! OK so maybe that’s a little over the top but I love these pens so much I just can’t stop talking about them. Whenever I recommend a fabric marker for one … Continue reading
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