Spruce Up Your Inbox!
Get DIY project ideas and easy-to-follow crafts to help you spruce up your space.
Sewing Basics
Follow our sewing tips to master the basics, from beginner stitches and sewing machine tutorials to learning how to mend torn clothing and sew on buttons.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sewing-denim-jeans-with-sewing-machine--repair-jeans-by-sewing-machine--1141074426-37915b02c2e54e51b539ed12d6707f29.jpg)
Learn How to Sew Straight Lines on Your Sewing Machine
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BackstitchHandSewing1-5a78cf1e04d1cf003781d692.jpg)
Basic Techniques and Stitches for Hand Sewing
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-90117180-57c988d35f9b5829f4c7f414.jpg)
How to Sew a Basting Stitch
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fashion-designers-measuring-sewing-pattern-558270643-57bb7de45f9b58cdfd6043ae.jpg)
Get Familiar with the Definitions of Pattern Symbols in Sewing
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/CatchStitch7-ab274f8091a246e9aabdb22ebc66cb71.jpg)
Learn How to Sew Catch Stitch
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sewing-machine-and-female-hands-of-close-up-view--young-dressmaker-sew-and-working-with-cloth-in-design-studio--small-business-938100912-97d69c74843448d8bc3dfdff0a00d9da.jpg)
Tips and Tricks, Dos and Don'ts of Sewing Knits and Stretchy Fabric
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Applique4-56b4dca55f9b5829f82c9af3.jpg)
Join Fabrics Together Without a Needle and Thread
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/thread-58169a705f9b581c0b669d89.jpg)
See How Cheap Thread Can Gum Up Your Sewing Machine
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/95588471-crop-56b70b535f9b5829f83612d9.jpg)
Everything You Need to Sew a Perfect Seam
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-fashion-designer-threading-sewing-machine-929042436-35beab715ebc4d1c856029132e8c3217.jpg)
Fast and Simple Fixes for Sewing Machine Problems
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/4440265584_81f81b192d_o-57cecd415f9b5829f4fd0083.jpg)
Learn About Fusible Web and How to Use It in Your Sewing Projects
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/seamstress-is-hemming-jeans-on-sewing-machine_t20_mRmBrj-7364520eb1014951a58615b0015042d1.jpg)
What Is Seam Allowance?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-170093184-5881b5993df78c2ccdfcfce2.jpg)
Learn Tricks to Sewing Pleather
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-102494710-57c8855f3df78c71b64214f5.jpg)
Make Your Own Natural Brown Dye for Fabric
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Blue-Petals-57c81b155f9b5829f450b886.jpg)
Make Your Own Organic Blue Fabric Dyes
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/purple-and-pink-yarn-896172980-5aa17d7bc064710037f93fda.jpg)
Learn How to Make Natural Purple Dye
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/make-natural-fabric-red-dyes-2145745-FINAL-5c6dcd18c9e77c0001b506c2.jpg)
Make Your Own Natural Red Fabric Dye
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/soft-wool-for-sale-balls-in-wool-and-fabric-store-639083756-5acab4f98023b9003611a3bc.jpg)
Learn How to Make Organic Orange Dye From Plants
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/black-yarn-57c8899a3df78c71b646a263.jpg)
Make Your Own Organic Natural Black Dye
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-116361850-57c8a5283df78c71b66e8a28.jpg)
Go Green! Make Your Own Organic Natural Green Dyes
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-568539517-592efeb23df78cbe7e05cc21.jpg)
Make Your Own Organic Natural Pink Dye from Plants
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/raw-material-for-yewllow-color-natural-dye-1137204033-fd2a632090b9430ab5266b6356604aee.jpg)
Make Your Own Organic Natural Yellow Dye
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sb10066036z-001-56b704723df78c0b135d37e2.jpg)
Stay Stitching Is One Step You Don't Want to Skip
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cream-colored-cotton-fabric-gathered-by-elastic-creating-ruffled-patterns-1215030254-09779d6887974fb99e95d1092e40b740.jpg)
What Technique to Gather Fabric Should You Use?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/skippedstitches-56d9bb4d3df78c5ba02605f0.jpg)
Use These Solutions for Sewing Machines That Skip Stitches
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-182168775-587a73d35f9b584db3fa4e4c.jpg)
Solutions for Sewing Slippery Sliding Fabric
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-667662983-596922415f9b582c356bbae0.jpg)
Master Sewing Vinyl Fabric With These Tips and Tricks
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/blue-and-white-spotted-bias-binding-on-spool-with-pins-815403768-c28d5cc236804405b48d00d60300f3e3.jpg)
The Nitty Gritty About Bias Tape
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/blank-envelope-and-clothing-patterns-181470589-058358dea7ac45b4ba48947a0439f82e.jpg)
How to Track Down a Discontinued Sewing Pattern
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sewing-machine-on-table-in-front-of-window-86496504-5ae371e8ba617700360f04c4.jpg)
Adjusting Tension on a Sewing Machine
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-fashion-designer-threading-sewing-machine-929042436-5c4e97c9c9e77c0001f32303.jpg)
6 Easy Fixes for Common Sewing Machine Problems
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fixing-bobbin-thread-bunching-looping-tangling-2978069_FINAL-5b3fc24846e0fb003721e22a.jpg)
How to Fix That Tangled Nest of Bobbin Thread Under Your Sewing
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/thread-a-sewing-machine-bobbin-2978321-hero-46cd4f6fb2ee4638ad179e864054a297.jpg)
Winding Thread Properly on a Bobbin Is an Important Part of Sewing
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/directly-above-shot-of-sewing-items-on-table-1085280310-945d16f81f494e13b2fff53acd097914.jpg)
Choosing Thread Color: Color, Types of Thread, and Fibers Count.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/before-you-learn-how-to-sew-2977484-FINAL-5c87d21d46e0fb0001336589.jpg)
Learn to Sew One Step at a Time
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/4th-chloe-and-olive-pillows-57e879093df78c690f681997.jpg)
Sew Perfect Corners With These Tips and Tricks
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/decorativesewingmachinestitches-570aa8a05f9b58140813fa33.jpg)
Sewing Machine Stitches: Which Stitch to Use and When
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BowlHolders1-59cdb237c4124400106b95e6.jpg)
How to Sew Microwaveable Bowl Potholders
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-816508872-5bef47dd46e0fb0026d71c98.jpg)
How to Handle Fraying Fabric That Is Falling Apart
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-970161032-5ef4a4f4bdb34312a78d358aa839e472.jpg)
The 10 Best Places to Buy Fabric Online of 2022
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Buttons-570fac343df78c7d9e5ef775.jpg)
Can't Find the Button Colors You Want? Dye Them Yourself
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sewing-machines-136183166-f7f5e7420fd144f3b3cf0003cc3c746a.jpg)
Sewing Machines: What Is a Serger?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fabricconversionchart-56b70f165f9b5829f8362a2f-596923395f9b582c356bcabf.jpg)
What to Buy When the Fabric is a Different Width
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/The7BestOnlineSewingClassesof2021-388823fb69ff4cbcae2e0af082772b76.jpg)
The 7 Best Online Sewing Classes of 2022
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/144733820-56a590823df78cf77288db32.jpg)
Learn How to Dye Fabric With Natural Dyes
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-view-of-women-sewing-1186563980-c343a59ff5624ba593eaa1186f9614b5.jpg)
Create a Zigzag Stitch with This Tutorial
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Darningsock-GettyImages-923405748-bc92a70d1a4649cda4fff68eccd191c8.jpg)
Slideshow of a Sock Darning Tutorial
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Sweaterhole-GettyImages-1009956120-88d971e310b74640b161f00d836d8c44.jpg)
How to Fix Holes in a Sweater
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/herohori-615908ece9bb41caaf07e5807cb979d3.jpg)
How to Take in a Dress
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/FixABrokenZipper1-ef0f9e511202435e8c22d4356baf9c16.jpg)
Learn How to Make Do and Mend a Broken Zipper!
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Scoutsparade-GettyImages-584304124-267dcc721bb44be5ab4c26ce3afcaefa.jpg)
Place and Sew Your Hard-Earned Girl Scout Badges
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/final2-9bac6a0b4f7b4a2f929624122b8a964f.jpg)
How to Hand Sew a Seam That Has Ripped
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Clothinglining-GettyImages-758481181-43adba63eeae42cd8219570f9c1f5649.jpg)
Here's How to Mend a Torn Lining and Save a Pricey Piece of Clothing
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horizontal-fbbdb3778e0b4cdfb42bede3481b338f.jpg)
How to Let out a Dress to Make It Bigger
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Pleatedskirt-GettyImages-667518364-b828c64e2d294dc7b18a61364953347b.jpg)
Learn How to Alter a Dress with These 7 Tutorials for the Perfect Fit
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Adjustingjeanshem-GettyImages-1134327794-38262e074bbc41e18ade18f8b3186623.jpg)
8 Need-to-Know Clothing Fixes
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/OvercastStitch1-506d7e0ad4ce4916a317fdc5e48f51cf.jpg)
How to Hand Sew With Overcast Stitch
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/How-to-Hem-A-Skirt-08-eaeb34ccb59f49318c9a3b0ee7cddb89.jpg)
How to Hem a Skirt or Dress for a More Consistent (and Prettier) Hem Line
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Shirtarmpithole-GettyImages-1039225594-16e5a3ebf14e4d479a33d53e5ecbfa91.jpg)
Fix a Ripped Armpit in Minutes With This Quick Tutorial
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Denimzipper-GettyImages-673084118-94ba90ae8b274cff9a3e6e89d2b7daf7.jpg)
Here's How to Fix a Zipper That Won't Stay Up