When you are first learning to sew, everything is flat and straight. Easy peasy. As your skills evolve, you add in curves and corners, layers of different fabric and stabilizer options, and finally โ€“ youโ€™re ready to enter another dimension. Donโ€™t be afraid, itโ€™s not the Twilight Zoneยฎ - weโ€™re simply Sewing in 3D. Ready
If youโ€™ve been following along on our SIY-Sew It Yourself!โ„ข adventures, you know thereโ€™s a lot going on behind the pretty pictures and easy instructions: from the fabric designersโ€™ stories about how their collections come to be โ€“ to the careful steps we walk through here with the S4H team. Our goal has always been
It seems weโ€™re always being told to, โ€œLook at the big picture.โ€ Solid advice, but sometimesโ€ฆ itโ€™s the little stuff thatโ€™s more fun. As part of our S4H Tiny Trends of โ€™22, we took a look at some great little products available right now from our friends at Fat Quarter Shop. FQS truly has some
We all love knowing what happens โ€œbehind the scenes.โ€ It plays into our innate curiosity, and itโ€™s what drives all those crazy reality TV shows! There are no battling housewives here, but we do have a look at each of the four designer collections we chose for our set of shoulder sling shopping totes โ€“
Being able to clearly see what youโ€™re working on is critical in sewingโ€ฆ truth be told, I think we can agree itโ€™s critical to just about everything! Studies have shown good light is essential to overall well-being. If you or someone you know suffers from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or clinical light deprivation, you understand
One of the most fun things about working with quilting cotton is how you can create your project in such a wide variety of fabrics. There are new collections coming out each season, each one almost more wonderful than the next! If youโ€™re a S4H regular, you know we take our fabric selection seriously. And
Our Love That Fabric series has been on a bit of a hiatus, but weโ€™re backโ€ฆ and itโ€™s better than ever because the return of the series features an amazing giveaway of samples from all three featured collections. If youโ€™re a S4H fan, you know we are the ultimate fabric enthusiasts. There are so many
โ€œI know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since then.โ€ Alice, from Aliceโ€™s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Truer words have rarely been spoken, as weโ€™ve all likely felt a bit bewildered and off-course during these many months of quarantine. So it
โ€œUp against the wall.โ€ โ€œWeโ€™re stuck on you.โ€ โ€œIf these walls could talk.โ€ย  The introductory lines came fast and furiously for this article about the new designer wallpaper from Hawthorne Supply Co.. But what it finally came down to was: Wow. Just. Wow. Weโ€™ve always loved wallpaper โ€“ just not putting up wallpaper. In fact,
Sergers. For some, the word alone can send them screaming into the darkest corners of their sewing rooms. โ€œThe threadingโ€ฆ not the threadingโ€ฆ make it stop!โ€ Well, perhaps thatโ€™s a wee bit dramatic, but the fear of threading the loopers on a serger, โ€œSergiothreadaphobiaโ€ as it is known in medical circles, keeps many a sewer
There are lots of embellishment ideas out there, but for our money, it just doesnโ€™t get much more fun and versatile than pom poms and tassels. If youโ€™re a regular Sew4Home follower, you know weโ€™re fans of both, and have already done our own step-by-step tutorials on making each. But weโ€™re always up for learning
We are thrilled and pretty dang proud to be featured in the Handmade for the Home Kitchen column of the Summer 2016 issue of Where Women Cook! Yes, you read that correctly: Cook. Not necessarily what youโ€™re used to seeing here at the site, right?! But this beautiful magazine is a sister publication from our
The Artistic Edge Digital Cutter makes it easy to get creative with your sewing projects in ways that simply weren't possible before. If you look just at what it does in appliquรฉ โ€“ one of its many capabilities โ€“ you're going to think of dozens... maybe hundreds of ways to use it. That's not an
Each year, Janome comes out with a special limited edition sewing machine model with your favorite features, tons of great decorative stitches, and in a cool color combo to brighten your sewing space. Last month, at the industry's largest trade show in Las Vegas, Janome America debuted this year's model: the DC2015. A striking red
In the Sew4Home studios, weโ€™re dedicated fans of Janome sewing machines and sergers; in fact, they're our exclusive sewing machine sponsor. So we were delighted when Janome offered us a brand new Skyline S5ย to test drive! They call the machine, "Anything but Average," and we could certainly see why. This computerized sewing machine has many
Here at Sew4Home, we've always said a good quality sewing machine is your most important creative tool. No matter what level you're at, you should always buy the best machine you can afford. We recently outlined a list of suggestions about entry-level or mid-range models: Top Top Five Things to Remember About How to Shop
Want to make a real fashion statement? It's hard to pack more drama into a small space than with a fascinator. If you haven't been keeping up with Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, you might be unfamiliar with fascinators. They are basically very small, formal hats that are very big on embellishment. Captivating Kate
Bias tape is a great and much-used accent for all types of home dec projects. But how many of us have braved the hours of tedious folding to create a good amount of it, or burned our fingers trying to iron the perfect crease? Well, snuff out those burnt fingers, because there is a great
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