“I Thought Applique Needed a Fancy Machine”: How I Do Applique on a Sewing Machine
Sara McLean Applique on a sewing machine means “stitching a fabric shape onto a base fabric with a zigzag, satin…
Applique Techniques
How to Make a Japanese Delinquent Outfit for Cosplay
To make a Japanese delinquent outfit for cosplay, start with a basic school uniform, then break its rules…
How to Baste Fabric: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide
The seam that shifts under a presser foot, the zipper that ends up half a centimeter off, the…
When and why should I use a running stitch?
Reach for a running stitch any time you need something sewn together quickly, temporarily, decoratively, or by hand…
The Quiet Comeback of Needle Turn Appliqué
Slow stitching didn’t need a rebrand. It needed a recession, a pandemic, and a generation exhausted by anything…
T-Rex Embroidery: A Complete Guide to Stitching Dinosaur Designs
T-Rex embroidery is the technique of stitching or appliquéing a Tyrannosaurus Rex design onto fabric, usually for kids’…
Contour Embroidery Stitch: A Complete Beginner’s Guide
The contour embroidery stitch is a technique where stitches follow the outline or shape of a design, layer…
Binding a Baby Quilt With No Batting: A Simple, Safe Finish
The first baby quilt I ever bound, I did it the way I bound every other quilt: batting…
Learn to Create a Flower with Chain-Stitching in 15 Minutes
Chain-stitching is a hand embroidery technique made by looping thread and pulling it through itself in a repeating…
Why Your Backstich Looks Messy (And How to Fix It Step-by-Step)
Your backstich looks messy because of one (or more) of five things: uneven stitch length, wrong thread tension,…