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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The hand weight!! Tried it today and my life is changed!! Thank you!
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I want to add that a jean needle is a must for sewing denim.
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That weight on the ruler rotary tip was golden! Thank you!
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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 have been sewing since I was nine years old and I’m 74! I always learn something new. I have the foot with the black button on my Janome and I knew it was designed to help ease the needle over a thick fabric, but I could never figure out how how to make it work and now I know how it will work thank you.❤❤
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I've been sewing for 59 years. I wish I'd known these tips! Thanks!
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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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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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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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Never knew what that black button on the presser foot was for! Thank you.
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I am new to your channel and new at sewing at the age of 70.
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When I make a mistake, I chuckle and laugh! It seems to help me avoid frustration.
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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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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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My best tips. Prewash your fabric. Iron every seam. Tacking stitches are life savers.
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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 🐞🐞🐞
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I always wondered about the black button on the side of the foot! I knew there must a reason and a purpose for it! Thank you! One of the most useful videos I came across! 🎉
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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.
