J&O Fabrics Top 20 Tried & True Sewing Tips

J&O fabrics sewing tips

Compiled over the years from our on and off-line customers, casual conversations, expert advise columnists, sewing forums, designers, quilters, and treasured seamstresses both present and past, our list of sewing tips n tricks offers some of the best tips tried and true for both the novice and seasoned seamstress. Though the well is endless and we might miss a few, we are sure you’ll find our list helpful wherever you are on your journey.

 

Top 20 Tried & True Sewing Tips

  1.  MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE. For those who know the dangers of not heeding, this is the golden rule.

J&O Fabrics 10 Important Sewing Fundamentals

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For many of us, the motivation to sew was born out of a basic need or want. We either NEEDED to make our own clothing out of necessity or we WANTED to make our own clothing out of desire to have something new, different, original etc. For many, there was a creative bug within us yearning to be set free and fabric was its modality. For others, it was a simple skill set we seemed to naturally posses, and so we took it to the next step. However we started taking a threaded needle to fabric or fabric to a sewing machine, there are 10 important sewing fundamentals that every seamstress needs to make sewing easier and gain more pleasure out of the process.

J&O Fabrics 5 Tips For Sewing Silk Rayon Velvet

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With the prom and wedding season upon us, fashionable fabrics meet with creative designs that span the spectrum from traditional and conservative to the outright modern and courageous. When considering the marriage of a silk rayon velvet with a design of equally exquisite distinction, the proper handling of its watery drape and softer hand can be somewhat  intimidating to the novice seamstress. To take some of the fear out of the equation, the experts at J&O fabrics have these 5 important tips for sewing silk rayon velvet to share.

 

5 Tips for Sewing Silk/Rayon Velvet