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.

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

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.

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

Sewing Appliques

Find Unique Sewing Appliques and Ideas for Using Them


See Also: Quilting

Sewing Thread

Thread Organizer Filled with Thread and Sewing Notions

Thread Organizer Filled with Thread and Sewing Notions


Learn about your many options for sewing thread.


Posted By: Amy Solovay


This page was last updated on 5-15-2024.