Sewing

Sewing can be either an art or a craft. It’s a useful skill to have if you want to customize your own clothing or home decor items.

If you’d like to learn more about sewing, we invite you to check out the following sewing pages on our website:

Guide to Basic Hand Sewing Stitches

Hand Sewing Stitches Chart: This picture shows you 6 basic hand sewing stitches you can use for hand sewing clothes and other projects.

Even if you have the fanciest sewing machine on earth, there are going to be times when you need to sew stitches by hand. This page will teach you the basic hand sewing stitches and their purposes.

How to Mend Kids’ Clothes

Child’s Pants Mended With a Handmade, Tie-Dyed, Heart-Shaped Patch

Learn how to fix torn, damaged, or stained clothing using some sewing techniques but also some technique that don’t require sewing.

Learn How to Upcycle Clothes to Use in Your Sewing Projects

Don’t worry if your fabric budget isn’t as huge as you’d like it to be. You can reclaim fabrics from old clothes and re-purpose them to use in your sewing projects. Here’s how to do it.

Sewing Project Idea: Custom Organizer for Crochet Hooks and Knitting Needles

Here’s a Unique Sewing Project Idea: Make Yourself a Beautiful, Custom-Made Craft Organizer.

Best Sewing Organizers and Other Craft Organizers

Artbin Thread Storage Tray

ArtBin Thread Storage Tray: Store and organize your spools of sewing thread in this handy wall-mountable storage tray.
ArtBin Mini Sidekick Organizer: A small craft organizer for storing fabric remnants, fat quarters, sewing notions and more
ArtBin Super Satchel Organizer: A large craft organizer for storing fabric, quilting templates, sewing patterns, notions and more