Hoppo Bumpo has a great post on decorative seams: channel seams, piped seams, bound seams and top seams. And that’s just for starters! This week’s post ends a nine-week Seam Along. Hoppo-ver and check them out! (Sorry, just could not resist the pun.) Via Whip Up.
Cathy Callahan talks with Heather Ross on vintage sewing machines. Cathy writes: i complimented heather on her choice of sewing machine and she proceeded to tell me the most fascinating story about them. she then went on to tell me all about her grandfather’s time as a singer sewing machine rep. you know i’m a […]
Patching is a great way to extend the life of an item of clothing that had a run-in with a nail or is simply getting a little worn out. While a really great piece of fabric or store-bought patch can rescue something headed for the scrap pile, sometimes you want a little more subtlety. In […]
Check out this great post on how to clean your sewing machine over on Craft Nectar. (All the better to mend with, my dear!) Sewing machine maintenance is something I have never attempted, which probably explains why my bobbin thread is always getting tangled up in dust bunnies! There are some really nice step-by-step photos […]
In this week’s installment of Checkin’ In, we touch base with talented designer and seamstress Christine Haynes to find out what creative projects she has in the works these days. First, let’s take a look at what crafty goodness Christine has contributed to the pages of CRAFT magazine. In CRAFT Volume 03, Christine wrote a […]
SINGER® Sewing Company and CRAFT Magazine invite all of the crafty stitchers out there to create a project inspired by nature. As we look forward to the spring, with the new growth and beauty that it brings, we ask you to create something that is sewn using a sewing machine and integrates organic elements for […]
PT @ MAKE posted up this sweet sewing machine eye candy, the Brother Quattro 6000D HD.
