Easy Sewing Projects
How to Sew an Envelope Pillow Cover for an 18-Inch Pillow
Sew a removable envelope pillow cover with no zipper and no buttons. Three rectangles, two hems and one seam make a washable cover for an 18-inch pillow form.
Tutorials
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Sewn Accessories
How to Sew a Hemmed Bandana With a Narrow Hem
A square bandana is one piece of fabric and four narrow hems. Learn how to cut a true square, press tidy 1/4 inch folds and stitch neat corners.
Home Sewing Projects
How to Sew Cloth Napkins With Neat Corners
Sew a set of four cloth napkins with double-fold hems and tidy folded corners. Includes cut sizes for three napkin sizes and fixes for rippled hems and missed folds.
Sewing Techniques
How to Sew a Hem: Double-Fold and Narrow Hems
Fold twice, press and stitch close to the inner fold. A clear method for the double-fold hem and its smaller version, the narrow hem.
Sewing Techniques
Pressing for Sewing: How to Press Seams, Set the Heat and Get Crisp Results
Pressing as you sew is what makes a project look neat. Learn the difference between pressing and ironing, when to press seams open or to the side, and which heat setting to use.
Sewing Techniques
Seam Allowance Guide: Widths, Accuracy and Simple Finishes
What a seam allowance is, which widths are standard, how to keep them accurate at the machine and three easy ways to finish a seam.
Sewing Techniques
How to Sew a Straight Seam on a Sewing Machine
Use the seam guide on the needle plate, steer the fabric lightly and backstitch at both ends. The core machine-sewing skill, broken into simple steps.
Sewing Techniques
Pinning and Clipping Fabric: How to Hold Layers Together Before Sewing
Pins and sewing clips both keep fabric layers from shifting, but each suits different jobs. Learn how to place them, how many to use and when to take them out.
Sewing Techniques
How to Cut Fabric Accurately: Squaring Up, Scissors, Rotary Cutters and Marking
Accurate sewing starts with accurate cutting. Learn how to prepare and square up fabric, choose between scissors and a rotary cutter, and mark clean cutting lines.
Sewing Machine Basics
Sewing Machine Tension Explained for Beginners
What the tension dial does, how to read a balanced stitch, and the three checks to make before you adjust anything.
Sewing Machine Basics
Sewing Machine Needles and Thread: How to Choose the Right Ones
Needle sizes, needle types and thread choices explained for beginners, with a simple fabric chart and the signs that a needle needs replacing.
Sewing Machine Basics
How to Thread a Sewing Machine and Wind a Bobbin
Wind the bobbin, follow the upper thread path from spool to needle, and bring up the bobbin thread. A step-by-step guide to threading a sewing machine for the first time.