Archive for September, 2008
The Cutting Edge – Scissors And Shears
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Sewing Simple Information on Scissors and Shears
Scissors or shears are pretty much required equipment for sewing. That’s not the end of their usefulness however. You will find many uses for scissors or shears around the home. Because of this, you need to have at least one pair handy.
Sewing DIY – The Difference Between Scissors and. [...]
Quick Sewing Project – Puffed Pictures
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008These pictures are a nice home décor pattern.
Pick Your Picture
Start by finding a piece of sturdy material with good-sized pictures as the pattern. An example would be a piece of material with dogs or cats or horses as the pattern. Upholstery material works well for this.
Cut out one of the pictures in a square, rectangle [...]
Basic Sewing Supplies For Simple Sewing Projects
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008Sewing is a great hobby and creative outlet. It’s fun to make your own quick sewing projects, but to get started you need some basic supplies.
Down to Basics
There are a few items that are useful no matter if you’re doing complicated or simple sewing projects. The bare basics include:
measuring tape
needles
pins
scissors
seam ripper
thimble
thread
The scissors should be specifically [...]
Sewing Machine Buying Tips
Friday, September 12th, 2008While you can do many simple sewing projects by hand, having a sewing machine makes a lot of things easier. Instead of paying someone to do repairs on your clothes, you can do them yourself, one of many quick sewing projects. You can learn to make your own clothes if you wish, and even progress [...]
Sew Popular
Thursday, September 11th, 2008In the not so distant past, sewing was quite a popular hobby. A little further back, and it wasn’t so much a hobby, as it was a necessity. Someone in the household needed to know how to sew to provide clothes for the family.
For centuries all sewing had to be done by hand, then along [...]
Welcome to Sewing Simple!
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008sew·ing (noun)
1. The act, occupation, or hobby of one who sews.
2. a piece of fabric or an article on which one is working with needle and thread; needlework
3. the act of fastening together (pieces of fabric, etc.) with needle and thread
sim·ple (adjective)
1 having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
2: easy and not involved [...]
