Sewing for beginners in simple terms

Tips, tricks and buying advice for the beginner sewist

Personalized Fabric Letter Keychain [Video + Alphabet pattern]

November 28, 2025

Looking for a quick, meaningful gift that feels truly personal? This holiday season, I wanted to give something handmade but didn’t have hours to spare. That’s when I created this...

DIY Dog Poop Bag Holder [VIDEO + Free Sewing Pattern]

November 24, 2025

Looking for a stylish and practical way to carry your dog’s waste bags on walks? Our sewing pattern for a dog bone-shaped poop bag holder is the perfect solution! Made...

How to Make a Froebel Star – Danish Christmas Star Ornament with Fabric

November 20, 2025 – 6 Replies

With Christmas coming up a Froebel star, also called German or Danish star makes a beautiful decoration to add to a tree or a wreath. This classic Danish Star Christmas...

DIY Fingerless Gloves in 10 Minutes

November 20, 2025

DIY fingerless gloves in just 10 minutes will help keep your palms warm while giving you the dexterity to handle your cell phone, camera, computer or other tools that require...

Three-Point Beanie Sewing Tutorial – How to Sew a 3-point Beanie Hat in a Flash

November 20, 2025

For this super quick three point beanie project all you need is a rectangle of stretch fabric! The final use of the three-point beanie will be determined by the fabric...

DIY Elastic Baby Shoes // Reversible Baby Shoes [VIDEO and Sewing Pattern in 6 sizes]

November 18, 2025

Looking for a sweet and practical sewing project? These elastic baby shoes are soft, comfy, and designed to stay snug on little feet — perfect for newborns up to 2...

How to Sew a Tissue Holder with Boxed Corners [Clever Gift in the Sniffle Season]

November 12, 2025 – 1 Reply

If you are anything like me you cannot bear to throw away perfectly beautiful scraps of fabric, hoping to find a project where they can be used. Well, I have...

Gold Leather Stripe Pillowcase – Sew in just 10 minutes

November 3, 2025

Create a feel of luxe with cushion covers that have a gold leather stripe through them – or any other color – bronze, silver, black or white – whatever takes...

DIY Foldable 3-pocket Playing Cards Holder – Sewing pattern and Video Tutorial

November 3, 2025

Learn how to sew a foldable playing cards holder with 3 pockets for cards. Below you will find my step by step written tutorial with VIDEO instructions for all the...

DIY Santa Hat with Sewing Pattern in 4 sizes [VIDEO]

October 19, 2025

Get into the festive spirit with this quick and cheerful sewing project! In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to sew your very own classic Santa hat using our printable pattern...

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Product guides: If you are looking to buy a machine browse or search the product guides to pick the best one for you. No matter whether you are looking to create fashion, to make home decorations, crafts, or even quilts, we have a guide with just the top picks so you can easily find the most suitable model for your needs. Having the right machine and using quality supplies is crucial. Get this wrong and it can quickly turn the blissful experience into a frustration. This is why we have a section with practical tips and advice that strive to answer the most common question and provide solutions to the problems.
Types of machines: If you are still not sure which one is for you, I recommend you read this guide where we break down the different categories according to the skill level (beginner, intermediate or advanced), the intended application (sewing, quilting, embroidery), the fabrics you use most often, whether they are computerized or manual, and even by their size. It will give you a head start and a quick understanding of the available options, as well as giving you a handy list of the top pick in each category, so you can figure out which is best for you without much hassle.
Learn to sew: here we go through the basics, which will be the best fabrics for your current project. Basic troubleshooting tips for all common problems: thread jamming, wrong fabric or thread, problems with sewing heavy fabrics properly and plenty of other issues
Patterns and tutorials: we have a massive collection of patterns for items you can use daily. Key holders, toys, They are both very easy and real fun to sew even by the tiny sewists.Sew on!