Sewing Machine Tongue Twister :)
There are two terms in sewing that can be easily confused because of the similarity of their names. The PRESSURE setting and the PRESSER foot. This video attempts to sort out the difference, explaining how the pressure settings on the presser foot work and how and why to change the settings, as well as how [...]
The Perfect “Scant” Quarter Inch Seam
Quilters, the perfect scant quarter inch seam can be an allusive thing, and just eyeballing it doesn’t always work, especially if you use different machines. The presser feet, feed dogs and needle plate markings can vary a lot! Marci Baker of Alicia’s Attic made this great video that teaches a lot about how to get [...]
Sewing Machine Information and Maintenance Tutorials
Up above this post you will see two new tabs on this site for pages just added this week. Pam Cortese, a former sewing machine repair tech and sewing machine shop owner, made two different series’ of videos. YouTube allows videos of up to 10 minutes – so if your topic takes 25 minutes to [...]
Thread Tension
Great information on thread tension, no matter what machine you use.
Sewing Machine Ergonomics
Sewing with Silk by Sandra Betzina
I have long admired the talents of sewing guru Sandra Betzina and I found this video on YouTube for her tips (and they are there right to the end -don’t click off!) on sewing with silk. I also found Sandra’s new website Power Sewing and for the very first time I considered paying for a [...]
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