8 of My Best Sewing Tips and Hacks for Beginners
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Published 2024-06-29
These tips and hacks will make your sewing experience so much easier and less stressful.
0:00 Introduction
00:49 How to keep your rotary cutting ruler steady
1:57 How to start and end seams the right way
3:54 How to sew over bulky seams
8:16 Handy ways to use masking tape and painter's tape
8:39 Topstitching tips
9:25 How to keep your sewing machine pedal from moving
9:49 Funky stitch... re-thread your sewing machine
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All Comments (21)
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These were great tips, Jan! Thank you. One thing I learned after I had been sewing for awhile is that if you store your sewing machine with the presser foot up, you are putting stress on the mechanism and it could wear out faster. Take a spare piece of fabric (with a little thickness preferred), stick it between your feed dogs and presser foot, and leave the presser foot down. The fabric will also protect your feed dogs from wear.
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My best advice to new sewers is...when you have become frustrated, just turn the machine off and walk away. Come back tomorrow, start from the beginning, thread your machine over again...check your settings and try again. Frustration BUILDS into anger, and nobody enjoys that which makes them angry all the time. And when it finally works correctly, don't be shy about patting yourself on the back a little...everything takes time and practice to improve, so take your time, practice and enjoy the process.
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I've been sewing for 59 years. I wish I'd known these tips! Thanks!
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I had no idea what that little black button on the dresser foot was for. Now I need to play with it. Thank you Jan for another great tip that I did not even know I needed to learn!
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😂I’ve been using my hand weights for yrs for this purpose. When I go to my work room I tell my husband that I’m going to Work Out! Love your ideas.
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Thank you for these great tips! 😊❤ I've told my Granddaughters "mistakes" can become "unique designer" additions. 😊 Others normally don't notice errors.
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New to sewing and enjoy these videos. Thanks so much for your effort and time!
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Joy Bernhardt said to check you out.I will follow you.Joy is a good teacher also.You might enjoy her.
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So glad that i found your channel. Brilliant tips that will make me get my machine out again. I'm a novice and just gave up after all the things in this video happened! Thank you so much for sharing. Denise from England 😊
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I want to add that a jean needle is a must for sewing denim.
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Thank you so much for your tips! Using the weight on the ruler is brilliant. Also helpful is your tip about re-threading the machine if the stitches start causing a problem. You have saved me future stress on these things when sewing.
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Love the serger tip!
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Am 74 and have been sewing since I was 10 or so. About half the tips were things I did not know and will definitely use. Thank you so much. Love your channel. 😊
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Along with rethreading the machine, another good tip is to change the needle. I don’t know how many times one or both of these things has helped!
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Love the bulky seams tip as well as how to start seams on thin and fleecy materials. And I finally know what the the black button is for! Thank you Jan!
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When I make a mistake, I chuckle and laugh! It seems to help me avoid frustration.
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For bulky seams, I just use an ice cream/lolly pop stick, or two, and works brilliantly. Obviously rather cheap too LOL :)
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Never knew what that black button on the presser foot was for! Thank you.
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Great tips! I’m 56, have been sewing most of my life and out of the 8 tips, there were only 3 I’ve known about and personally used. Thank you for sharing! 😊
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Great tips and tricks! Today's Quote: "Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love." — Brené Brown. Huge hugs. Namaste 🐞🐞🐞
