tag: notions
How to Shop for Elastic
Sewing educator and author Connie Long explains how to get the right type and the right amount of elastic for a flexible waistline.
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Making Sense of Stabilizers
2 commentsFabric stabilizers are rewriting the book on decorative sewing techniques, and new ones appear daily. Here's how to sort through the maze.
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Five Must-Have Sewing Tools
These simple, inexpensive items make sewing easier and more enjoyable.
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Quilting Supplies by Mail
Quilters in search of quilting thread, batting, quilting betweens, and open-ended thimbles will find what they're looking for at the companies listed here.
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How to Cut Thread on an Airplane
2 commentsA substitute for scissors that you can take with you on an airplane.
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Cool Tool: Gravity Feed Iron
Busy seamsters may want to consider investing in a pricey but stronger gravity feed iron.
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Little Shop, Little Shop of Notions
You can get unique and hard-to-find notions on the cheap at your local thrift store.
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On a Roll with Trim
A clever way to organize by-the-yard notions such as trims, ribbons and elastics.
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Spice Up Your Notions
A spicy-smart way to store buttons, baubles and more in your sewing or crafting area.
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Shop Your Stash!
Don't forget to regularly check your sewing room stockpiles for any fabulous forgotten fabrics and notions.
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Save a Thread, Thread a Needle
Save yourself time and thread with this crafty solution for errant lengths of string.
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Snaggle Tooth, No Thank You!
Try this better way to snip thread than the tried-and-true method many seamsters use.
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Cool Tool: Press Buck
A press buck can be a useful tool for pressing items with curved seams like skirts and bodices.
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Lipstick? Nah, it's a Pin-Stick
Passers-by might wonder why you need to primp in your sewing room but you'll know a craftier use for that empty lipstick tube.
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