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Top 3 Tips to Organize Your Sewing Space

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Since I was a teen I dreamed of having my own creative space. Somewhere I could go and relax without worrying about making a mess in the dining room, which, by the way, killed my creativity! I wanted the ability of making things to my heart’s content and then just leave it sit if I wanted to. It’s no fun feeling guilty for my creative overflow of fabric scraps, yarn and thread. When I got married and moved in to my turn-of-the-century farmhouse I claimed one of the upstairs rooms as my crafting haven.

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Nifty Sewing Notions

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Besides the usual assortment of scissors, needles and thread we have quite a few nifty sewing notions for the crafter that might get overlooked. If you like to personalize your projects or add a bit of glamor check out some of my favorite picks below. You might just want to stockpile a few of these to have on hand when a creative surge hits you!

Iron-On Letters: Black

Want to say something on your project? Check out our Iron-On Letters which makes personalizing any project quick and easy. Make a pennant, banner, tote or personalized T-Shirt in a jiffy!

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J&O Fabrics Tip: Four Basic Handsewing Stitches

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Every once and awhile we come across a blog other than our own that speaks to the ideas and topics we as seamstresses and craftsmen(women) have interest in. Whether it’s a new technique, sewing gadget or application, or the latest trend in fabrics and textile goods, if it has to do with our livlihood, we want to know!

It would be just the other day that I would stumble across this blog as I was searching for ideas to expound on for our own Facebook sewing tip of the day. For both novices and experts alike, this simple breakdown of four basic stitches has its way of coming in handy long after our first needle has been thread many years ago.

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The Perfect Notions for Your Project

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When you are working on a fabric project it’s easy to focus in on just the fabric you want to use to the exclusion of everything else. Nevertheless, with our selection of notions and tools, you won’t be at a loss for when you do remember these important items. Here is a selection of the notions that we have to offer:

Fiskars Heavy-Duty No.8 Bent Scissors

Gingher Knife Edge 8" Dressmaker's Shears

Fiskars SewSharp Scissors Sharpener

Seam Ripper: Deluxe

Tracing Wheel: Smooth

Sewing Kit

Dress Shield

Fabric Marking Kit

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Ten of our Funniest Sewing Tip Responses

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On our Facebook page we have a daily sewing tip. We fondly refer to it as our “Sewing Tip of the Day”.  We sit in a backroom, feverishly trying to come up with these tips. Occasionally, when we don’t feel inspired we scan the web aimlessly. Sometimes without much luck, while other times we are inspired and one thing leads to another. That’s the way it often happens once we place the tip of the day on Facebook. One thing leads to another, and another, and another. Here’s a sampling of those.

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Update on Wal-Mart’s Fabric Reduction

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The fabric industry was shocked when it became known in 2006 that Wal-Mart was planning on closing the fabric departments in most of its stores. Many fabric lovers reacted in disbelief to the idea that Wal-Mart would be closing out the fabric departments of over 1,000 stores beginning in 2007.The process has since gotten under way and has taken a toll on sewing enthusiasts everywhere, who feel that they’ve been left without an alternative to Wal-Mart’s fabric department. Is that really the case?

Although Wal-Mart was a dominant force in the fabric market, it was by no means the only player in the industry. Meanwhile, J&O Fabrics has upgraded its web site to better cater to the needs of its customers. With J&O you can almost recreate the experience of shopping in your favorite local fabric store from the comfort of your home. In addition to making our web site more user friendly, we have also expanded it to include such essential items as interfacing, linings, ribbon, scissors and trims.

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