So Sew Easy

Sewing is one of the most immediately useful crafts to learn. It can save the crafter money in household expenses and provide extra income from the production of marketable goods that can be manu...

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London's best fabric shops are pretty much on each extreme of the scale.  One with one the softest cottons in the world and the other with a bold mixture of color and texture to tickle the imagi...

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Are you a hacker? I am not talking about hacking on the computer here, but about a sewist who can work around with what she has on hand and sew easier and faster. Well, if you are not, it’s tim...

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Quilters are familiar with the walking foot, and generally, they have one in their possession. However, many other generalist sewists aren't aware of the many reasons you need a walking foot and ...

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Two different fabrics may be used for the same events, but that doesn't mean they are exactly the same. The preference and taste of the user is a factor in choosing which fabric to use. Because o...

https://so-sew-easy.com/chiffon-vs-tulle-6-differences-that-you-should-know/

I hope the series about spending in the sewing room has been interesting and useful these past few weeks. We've looked at whether spending more money on sewing tools, gadgets and gizmos can give ...

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A broken needle flying into the eye is a fear that seamstresses share all over the world.  Something like walking into a spider web and not knowing whether the spider is stuck on your hair or lu...

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So you’ve finally finished sewing a plain shirt or a tote bag and you want it personalized. You’re probably thinking of adding your initials or your first name on it. Here are fun and creativ...

https://so-sew-easy.com/fun-and-creative-ways-to-add-texts-to-fabrics/

There are few tools in the sewing room that could be called life-changing, but Hallelujah for the Frixion Pen!  OK so maybe that's a little over the top but I love these pens so much I just can'...

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This is a review of The Better Bag Maker by Nicole Mallalieu. What a great book – as a regular bag maker with a number of books on the subject this book compliments my mini library perfectly ...

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