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Elna 1000 Elna 2000 and Elna Sew Fun Review

Make & Model: Elna 1000, Elna 2000 and Elna Sew Fun Type of Machine: Mechanical front-loading 5mm What We Like: The Elna 1

How to Get An Actual Quarter Inch Seam

Sewing a quarter of an inch isn’t always a quarter of an inch. If you get 10 of your friends to get together and sew a quart

Embroidery Thread – The Good The Bad and The Breaking

Just spent 20 minutes embroidering something beautiful on your machine and now your embroidery thread is breaking like crazy?

An Opinion About Pins

To get right to the point, stop fighting with blunt pins. They are a common, everyday sewing tool, but the humble pin can make

Reward Your Sewing Machine with a Service

Wondering if it’s worth servicing your small sewing machine? Yes, it really deserves it. There isn’t a more loyal side

An Important Point About Needles

Just a caution about your sewing machine needles. We are seeing quite a few machines coming in with problems caused by a budge

Take Your Overlocker For A Run

You love your overlocker but you just don’t use it very often? Story of so many sewing enthusiasts, but if you want long

Find Your Feet

Put your best sewing machine foot forward and you’ll find sewing special techniques not only easier, but the results wil

Stitch Your Own Style

A sewing machine can give you the power to express your fashionable self. When it comes to shopping for clothes, it seems like

Looking For A Local Habby Shop?

Looking for a local habby shop? These days, you’ll have to look a lot harder. Sewing has always been a way of making a s

Sew Many Machines to Choose From

So, you want to sew, and you’ve decided to buy a sewing machine – that’s exciting news! and sewing is a sati

Schmetz Needle Guide

When it comes to sewing, no matter how impressively big, or just-enough-for-me small your sewing machine is, your results will

Fluff Is Enough

Before you start your next big sewing project your bobbin case will need some T.L.C.. Coming into Christmas we all start sewin

Keeping In The Hoop

Hooping a project correctly for your embroidery machine is a big part of the end result. Essentially, you want your product to

Want To Take Your Sewing Machine With You?

There are times that you want to take your sewing machine with you. Sewing has always been a community thing, and there really

Thread Isn’t Thread

Thread’s thread, right? It would amaze you what a difference poor quality sewing thread can make to your sewing machine

You Need the Right Needles

Needless to say you’ll need new needles sooner or later, but there is more types of needles out there than you think, an

Should I Get My Machine Repaired or Just Buy a New One?

Should I get my sewing machine serviced, or just buy a new one? We hear that question a lot, and the answer mostly depends on

Singer 160 Review

Make & Model: Singer 160/Singer 8768 Heritage Type of Machine: 7mm Computerised Sewing Machine What We Like: There is a co

Bernina L460 Overlocker Review

Make & Model: Bernina L460 Overlocker Their Pitch: This serger/overlocker offers great sewing comfort. It cuts, sews and

Janome 500E Review

Make & Model: Janome 500E Their Pitch: Now designers can create projects to reflect their personal sense of style with t