Without pins and needles there wouldn't be any sewing. These two items have been helping seamstresses for centuries. You'll want to make sure you have them in your sewing box.
Pins and Needles
Videos
Running Stitch
Running stitches are used to make quick seams, to tack things together or to create a fabric gather or ruffle.
Sew on Snaps
A great alternative to doing a button, a snap is easy to add to any project. We'll show you how to add it to your project.
Shank Button
The shank button is a button in which the button sits on top of a metal shank. This is a button that needs to be sewn on by hand and they come in many different sizes and shapes.
Shirt Pocket
In this demonstration, you'll see how to create a nice finished pocket and how to use your pattern to find out where it needs to be placed on your project.
Stay Stitch
Stay Stitching helps keep curved edges from distorting and stretching. Watch this tutorial to learn how to create this stitch.
Straight Seam
A seam is two separate pieces of fabric stitched together. Seams can be curvy or straight and many of the projects you will do will require a lot of seams in order to bring the whole project together.
Straight Stitch
Watch this video to start practicing doing a simple stitch. Also learn the fundamentals on what your normal machine settings are and how to do a backstitch and stitch around corners