CCut 1
Basics6 min read
How to Sew a Straight Line: Beginner Practice for a 15 mm Seam
A no-pressure practice routine for guiding fabric steadily and keeping an even seam allowance in millimetres.
Beginner
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- BCut 1
Basics5 min read
How to Thread a Sewing Machine: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide
A calm, model-aware guide to threading the top thread, loading the bobbin and checking your first stitches.
Beginner 
ICut 1Reviews8 min read
My Experience with the Janome MC6600P: The Good, The Bad, & Should You Buy It?
My experience with the Janome MC6600P to help you decide if its worth purchasing yourself!
Beginner- BCut 1
Techniques6 min read
Why Your Seams Pucker (and How to Make Them Stop)
Spoiler: it's usually your thread tension, your needle, or your mood. We'll check all three.
Beginner - CCut 1
Fabric Talk11 min read
Cotton, Linen, Rayon: A Fabric Gossip Column
Who's stable, who's drapey, and who's going to shrink the second you let down your guard... let's find out!
Beginner - ECut 1
Upcycle15 min read
Four Easy Scrap Fabric Projects to Try Today
Feeling stuck? Here are 4 ideas to try and use up some of that scrap fabric of yours!
Intermediate - DCut 1
Upcycle14 min read
Thrifted Bedsheet to Button-Up in One Weekend
Vintage sheets are sewing's best-kept secret. Here's how to cut a whole shirt out of one.
Intermediate - ECut 1
Techniques7 min read
Bias Tape Without Tears
Make your own, attach it cleanly, and stop wrestling with curved necklines forever.
Beginner - FCut 1
Reviews12 min read
Pattern Review: The Dress That Ate My Weekend
Forty-one pieces. Eleven hours. One very smug finished garment. Was it worth it? (Yes.)
Advanced - GCut 1
Mending9 min read
Visible Mending: Sashiko for Cowards
Patch your favourite jeans with pretty stitches. Wobbly lines are literally part of the design.
Beginner - HCut 1
Techniques8 min read
Zippers Aren't Scary: Invisible Zips in 5 Steps
The secret is a special foot and a little patience. Mostly the foot.
Intermediate
