Sew n Sew Blog

All of our body shapes are unique, yet the Commercial patterns are all made to standard sizes and you are limited to their designs. If you have decided to make your own clothes you have 2 choices– either make your own patterns or buy commercial sewing patterns. Both...

Are you on the hunt for a sewing machine? Don’t really know where to begin? The best place to start is by asking yourself the following questions: What do you want to use your sewing machine for? Do you want to: sew clothing, make crafts, do alterations? What can you...

How to insert an Invisible zipper sewing tutorial

Follow the tutorial and see how easy it is to change the thread to a different colour on your overlocker.  

This can be used for adults and children as long as you have one of their T-shirts. If you cannot get hold of any large pieces of paper you can use NON IRON ON interfacing, or you can stick pieces of copy paper together. Next I am going to demonstrate how to put the...

If your sewing machine is skipping stitches this means that the needle is blunt. Other reasons that you may need to change the needle are if the needle is bent or broken.

5 ways sewing can boost your wellbeing and make you feel happier Have you ever been so deeply immersed in an activity you’ve completely lost track of time? I bet you came back to Earth with a thud and wondered where the afternoon had gone. That wonderful feeling of...

The roller foot is designed to prevent difficult fabric from slipping, puckering or jamming under the foot. It does this by rotating the roller instead of getting stuck.

This foot is designed to do one thing only: help you insert an invisible zipper. This foot holds the rolled zipper teeth open so you can stitch as close as possible but not stitch over the teeth. There are two tunnels side by side at the front of the foot – this is...

What is a Walking Foot used for? The walking foot is designed for sewing multiple layers of fabric without puckering. It is very useful for sewing anything which is cut on the Bias, or silky, satin or slippery fabric. It is also very useful when trying to match...

Bias binding, or bias tape as some patterns refer to it as, has been around for as long as I can remember. In high school I used it to edge an apron. It's not something to be feared. In the video below I show you how to attach it. Once you understand how to use it,...

I love going into Melbourne city and visiting all my favourite fabric stores, but one of the things that I notice is how casual we have become in the way that we dress. Slowly, over the past decades we have gone from, beautiful overcoats worn over tailored suits from...