Category Archives: Guides
Labels For Sewing: Your Ultimate Guide 2026
You’ve finished the garment. The last thread is trimmed, the hem is pressed, and you [...]
What Is Seersucker? Fabric Guide & Uses
You’ve probably handled it before without knowing its name. A shirt that looks lightly crinkled [...]
Buttons with Shank: Choose & Sew Perfectly
You’ve chosen a beautiful fabric, cut the garment carefully, sewn a neat buttonhole, and then [...]
Sewing Patterns T Shirts: The Ultimate UK Guide
You know the feeling. You pull on a shop-bought tee that’s almost right, but not [...]
Best Patterns for Wrap Skirts: Find Your Style
You’re probably here because you want one skirt pattern that won’t sit in a drawer [...]
Linen Cotton Fabric: The Ultimate Sewist’s Guide
You’ve probably had this exact debate at the cutting table. You want the airy look [...]
Dry Clean Silk: Your 2026 Guide to Care
You’ve sewn the last seam, clipped the threads, pressed the hem, and hung your silk [...]
Why Is My Sewing Machine Skipping Stitches? Solved
You’re stitching along nicely, then the seam starts making that irritating little gap. Needle goes [...]
How to Read a Sewing Pattern: A Beginner’s Guide
You’ve bought the fabric. You’ve picked the pattern. You open the packet, lift out the [...]
India Block Print Fabric A Complete Sewist’s Guide
You’ve found a print you love. The colours are soft but lively, the motifs feel [...]
Sewing Labels on Clothes: A UK Maker’s Practical Guide
You’ve finished the hem, pressed the seams, clipped the loose threads, and held the garment [...]
Women Sewing Patterns: Your 2026 Guide to Perfect Fits
You have a blouse pattern open on the table, three tabs open on your laptop, [...]
Top Hints & Tips For Getting The Best From Your Overlocker
From our Youtube channel – some useful hints and tips for getting the best from [...]
Telling The Difference Between Denim And Chambray Fabric
We sell a lot of Denim and Chambray fabric and the question we are most [...]
What Is The Pfaff IDT Feed System And Why You Need To Use It!
Definition Of Pfaff IDT IDT stands for ‘Integrated Dual Feeder Technology‘. It is a development [...]
The 7 Most Common Mistakes People Make Using Their Sewing Machine And How To Avoid Them
Mr More Sewing – our resident sewing machine engineer and all-round font of knowledge about [...]
Winding A Bobbin – The Ultimate Guide
Winding a bobbin for a sewing machine is a key part of being able to [...]
Jersey Fabric, Your Top Questions Answered
Jersey fabric is one of the most popular fabrics is use today. This soft stretchy [...]
Discover the Versatility of Viscose Fabric Material!
Viscose (also known as Rayon) is a plant based fabric made from reconstituted cellulose. In practise [...]
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