Don’t worry. After reading the information on this page you will feel much more comfortable with how to buy fabric – either online or at your local fabric stores.
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Sometimes, you just want something easy. Easy to handle. Easy to thread. Easy to understand. After all, it’s the sewing that matters, not how complicated or expensive your machine is. Fortunately, easy doesn’t have to mean “cheap and unreliable.”
The Singer Curvy 8770 is a convenient, easy-to-use and affordable machine for home sewing, quilting, and embroidering. It’s not a heavy duty or industrial model, by any means. But I’m counting it as a “serious sewing machine” because it provides some new features that help people with low eyesight and other physical issues.
Although you might not find this model in your local fabric store, at least you won’t have to search a website or mail order accessories like bobbins, needles, and sewing thread. That’s the beauty of Singer brand sewing machines and sergers, they are fine using common supplies found at your local sewing shop. Plus, you can get things like portable cases as a gift later on. [Read more…] about SINGER 8770 Curvy Sewing Machine Review and Buyer’s Guide 2018
I’ve been thinking a lot about comments people are making on my Twitter. It’s just amazing how many reasons people have for wanting to learn how to sew. Some people want to make curtains and cute home decor items.
Some people want a creative outlet or something to do that doesn’t involve a computer or TV screen. Lots of people, it seems, are obsessed with learning to sew to make their clothing. When I ask them why they want to do that, I get a few responses over and over.
This is a great reason to learn sewing. It’s tremendously satisfying to see an image of a dress or fancy jacket in your head and then be able to reproduce it. You don’t need grand schemes to be the next Donna Karan or YSL, for most people it’s enough to be able to make clothing for themselves and their loved ones. But just learning the basics of sewing isn’t going to get you where you want to go. You also need to understand how clothes are put together. How do you take a two-dimensional pattern piece and create a three-dimensional shape that fits with other shapes to make a whole garment? It’s not difficult, but it does take some study. You’ll want to learn to drape (how to create pattern pieces using a real body or dress form.) Pattern drafting is a useful skill, too, but unnecessary unless you plan to reproduce your designs over and over. [Read more…] about Why do you want to sew your own clothes?
For someone looking to buy the best sewing machine for the first time, it can certainly be an overwhelming and intimidating experience. Choosing the right tool can be a hard decision. Like sewers themselves, every sewing machine has different capabilities. It’s important to do some research to figure out which machine is best for you. Even experienced sewers will want to do some research, as every machine has a different specialty, and you’ll want to know which is best for the kind of sewing you like to do.
Below, you will find reviews and descriptions of the 10 Best Sewing Machines for home use. These stories will hopefully take away some of the intimidation and help you figure out which sewing machine brands is the best for you and your future projects. There are several different types of machines on this list, giving you a whole range of machines to choose from. Hopefully, you’ll be able to find one that’s exactly what you’ve been looking for.
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