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Getting Kids Into Sewing If you have an affinity for sewing, you may want to pass your passion and knowledge down to your children, grandchildren, and niece and nephews. Sewing is a skill that is functional, useful and promotes attention to detail, patience and skill. After all, it is an art. Giving children a head start in a skill that can prove useful for the rest of their lives is a great gift to give. So, how would you go about getting your kids into sewing, using sewing machines? We’ve sewn together a great little guide below to help you...

Sewing Machines: Household Vs Industrial Vs Handheld Sewing machines come in a whole variety of shapes and sizes. Everyone has a picture in their mind of a regular sewing machine, but there are also industrial sewing machines which are giant tools more suited to mass production and working with large-scale fabrics. Another alternative is the less common handheld sewing machine which is a tiny, portable, machine for an occasional quick repair that produces a neater outcome than a common needle and thread. So which of these is best suited to your needs? Let’s run through the pros and cons of...

A guide to overlocking Have you ever wondered how to overlock on your sewing machine? With this easy to follow guide, you’ll be completing them in no time! Here is the only how-to guide you’ll need. Completed using an overlocking foot, also known as an overedge foot or overcast foot, it is a kind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming. This is to essentially prevent the edge of the fabric from unravelling by folding it back on itself. Usually, an overlock sewing machine will often cut the...