Over the last few months on Tea and a Sewing Machine, I’ve been writing a mini series called Sewing With Knits. It’s covered everything from what knits are, why you might want to sew with knit fabrics and what the potential problems are, to how to choose a…
The earlier posts in the series can be found here. In the previous posts, we covered what knit fabrics are, what they are made from and how they differ to woven fabrics. We’ve also addressed how to choose a pattern and fabric that hopefully won’t be a nightmare…
If you’ve missed the previous posts in the Sewing With Knits series, you can find them here. Once you’ve started to think about the fabric you’d like to use, the next step is finding a pattern. Stretch knits are great for tops and comfy dresses. You can make…
With the Great British Sewing Bee back on the television, I thought I’d revisit the wrist pincushion tutorial I wrote back in 2016. I still have the original pincushion, and I often use it when I’m sewing. We are who we are, and I still lose my pins…