How to start a sewing business?
Nowadays, home business are gaining more and more popularity each day. It’s not because people don’t like the plain old jobs and going to the office or a workshop or any other kind of work area and spending a third of the day there, earning for a living day in and day out. Actually, the […]
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How to choose the best upholstery fabric?
Whether we’re talking about your living room or your bedroom, or even your porch in some cases, the condition of your furniture pretty much reflects your overall character and attitude. If you always keep it in top condition, you’ll present an image of class, seriousness, responsibility and dedication to everyone who lay their eyes on […]
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Understanding The Different Embroidery Fabrics
If you want to make a piece of art you’ll first need a couple of things. Inspiration, hard work, creativity and last but not the least, you’ll need to achieve a fusion of two or more things into one that surpassed the original concept of those initial two objects. Painters do that by combining water […]
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How to Sew Leather on Your Home Sewing Machine
Sewing leather brings a whole new range of possibilities to the home seamstress or small-scale designer. There are a number of things to know about sewing with leather on your home machine, besides the obvious rule of not using leather that is too thick. As you will see, however, leather is a rewarding and versatile […]
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How to Sew Faux Leather
Sewing with faux leather has several advantages over real leather, besides it being the obvious choice for vegans and those making a humane statement. While not all leather is inhumane, many people choose vegan or faux leather on occasion if it suits their taste when animal welfare is a topic. Faux leather is much easier […]
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How to Sew Denim Jeans and Get Great Results
From its humble birth as a sturdy and affordable clothing for the working class, denim jeans have grown into a world-wide cultural phenomena. Nowadays, you can buy denim jeans costing you an arm and a leg. And not only jeans; there are also denim shirts, coats, hand bags, backpacks, and even suitcases. Denim is such […]
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Sewing Machine Safety Tips for Avoiding Injuries
Although there are many negatives to having a highly litigious society, it does serve as a force that makes manufacturers more mindful when designing their products. For the niche of sewing machines in particular, even the entry models are endowed with many automatic features that by default prevent injuries, the most common being the automatic […]
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Choosing the Best Fabric for Clothes
You may think that the pattern is the most important first step for making a garment, but the truth is – finding the right fabric is equally important. Even if you think you have the ideal pattern and idea, if you use the wrong kind of fabric to make clothing, you can end up with […]
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Different Types of Denim Fabric
Denim became a popular fabric for making workers clothes in the 18th century due to the fact that it is very durable and resists a lot of wear and tear. Two Americans – Levis Strauss and Jacob Davis were the first to make trousers of this material back in 1873, which later became known as […]
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Choosing the Best Fabric for Curtains
So you have decided to sew new curtains for your home? Even if you have picked the perfect color and patterns for home decor, the choice of suitable fabrics for curtains is so wide, that it could be quite overwhelming when it comes to choosing the best one for your needs, especially if you are […]
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