We lost my mother 3 years ago to breast cancer, anyway, she was a GREAT seamstress and she left me her good scissors. She told me if I used them for any thing other than fabric, she would come back and clobber me 😲😍. And, I believe she would. Thanks for the tin foil tip for sharpening my scissors. 🤗
My 3 year old granddaughter painted some river rocks for fun. I use them as pattern weights. If you have a pretty dish or saucer put a magnet on the bottom and it makes a great pin tray.
@Valerie Kushner My favorite is a lovely Lenox tea cup, bought at a yard sale, adapted for use in my sewing room. Love that I’m able to utilize such a nice piece of bone China for something I use everyday.
That was a great set of tips! I just started learning to sew and one big thing I've learned is the sewing community is so great at sharing and teaching. There's an ongoing feeling of generosity and willingness to share among sewists (is that a word). Maybe we all need to start sewing....make the world a nicer place to be be in. Anyway, thanks for such an informative video. I learned some really cool stuff!
I like that you don't have a bunch of babble before your video; you get right to the point. Loved the wax paper hack; haven't heard that one before but will definitely be using that one.
Thanks for the great tips. I have been scared to sew knit and have avoided it at all cost. After watching your video I found a roll of stay tape in my sewing notions and dove in. I changed the neckline on a t shirt and made it more scooped. I used stay tape and a decorative stretch stitch and love it. I plan on using your serger threading hack too. Thank you for the inspiration and have a blessed day.
Thank you for the tips. I really love the tip about taping the ruler to the edge of your table to make measuring and cutting easier. Ingenious! That's why I look to the experts for great advice. :-)
My grandmother's way of keeping straight pins sharp: make a pin cushion and stuff it with fine steel wool. Every time you put a pin in it, it sharpens the tip.
Another tip we tell people at the fabric store I work at: If you have a table with a center leaf, pull the table apart slightly and use the gap as a cutting groove for cutting with scissors. That way you get a super straight cut! Helpful when you're try to divide fabric especially.
Great hacks! Thanks! One for you ... condition hand sewing thread to keep it from tangling by running the length of your cut thread between your fingers that have a little bit of chapstick on them. Looking forward to more of your videos 👍🏼
Woah, woah! Where have I been?! That 2 pencil seam allowance literally made me smack my head like- how did I not know this? Haha thank so much! Love your channel! X
1. Your intro and music are teriffic-upbeat, quirky and perfect volume. 2. You have a lovely voice and use it well. Your enthusiasm and professionalism are combined excepionally with your demonstrations-clear, concise and thorough. 3. Your tips are fresh and relevant to many types of sewing. I am a 20-year professional boat canvas fabricator and I use some variation of all the tips you covered here and it all makes a difference in the ease of fabrication, enjoyment of process and quality of end product. The waxed paper hack is new to me and I look forward to trying it out! A tip I learned years ago from another fabricator in using double-sided tape -- instead of cutting end when you've put a strip down on fabric, hold down end with your thumb and tear off. That stretches the tape a bit and loosens the carrier paper so it lifts right off rather than having to use a pin to lift the paper. Thanks for the excellent video! You're doing a reat job😎
Some cool ideas. My favourite tip is when overlocking, I only ever change the left hand needle thread to the colour of my project, as that's the only stitch that might be seen from the outside, and the other threads I just leave as white or black. Yeah, it's not as neat on the inside as having all matching threads, but I'm the only one who sees it and it saves a lot of time, plus you only need to buy one normal sized spool to match your project, instead of buying 4 big cones, so it's especially good if you're sewing something in an unusual colour.
ThatRomyKate Thanks for this awesome tip. I'm just starting to use a serger and what to hem some things but didn't t want to send a ton of money trying to buy every color I needed. You saved me lots of money and storage space (that I don't have).
I'm glad I wasn't the only one taken aback by seeing her re-threading her whole machine. I only own white and black serger thread. Like really.....who's looking inside your handmade clothes to see if your serging matches? Most people are going to be astounded that you can sew a straight line, let alone a whole garment!
Agree with the "white and black" threads only. I took it one lazy step further and bought a second serger (overlocker), one loaded with white thread and one loaded with black thread. That way, I avoid having to rethread the machine unless I run out of thread.
Love these tips! On the magnetic pin hack: I had some leftover magnetic “tape” (it’s a magnet strip with a sticky side) that I got for markers to stick onto my whiteboard. I took a few strips of that and stuck it on my sewing machine- super convenient to stick my pins right on my machine while I’m taking them out to sew!
Oh NO he had the b!#/s to say the carpet was FABRIC? I don't know what I would've done - died llaughing or killed him! GREAT story, though - and he knew IT, too, the dirty scissors-sneaker!
My mother is 105 years old. She learned in Home Ec to use table knives for pattern weights. I have always done this. I have a plastic bag in my sewing supplies with a bunch of stainless steel knives bought at the thrift store. Cheap, good pattern weights.
Adding the measuring tape to the tables is a great idea. I can't cut straight, so thank you for sharing your take on this. I also liked the painters tape on the sewing machine. Thanks you so much for sharing this video, you have help me a lot with solutions to help me with my sewing.
Oh my.. I have been sewing for decades.. I used the tie a knot attaching and threading a new color in the serger.. BUT I usually had difficulty because I did not turn my tension to "0". Thank you. AND the 2 pencils banded together! fabulous. Thank you.
This was great! I don’t know why I never thought to affix a measuring tape to the table..and the two pencils trick is perfect. I was also taught to look at the fabric and not the needle to sew a straight line as another commenter said. Two of the best hacks I’ve learnt is 1. Needles have a front and back. Thread through the front. The thread won’t go throttle back, so turn the needle around. 2. When changing machine thread, knot the new thread to the old, then pull the new thread through to the needle/up from the bobbin. Never worry you’ve forgotten how to thread your machine again. Now I’m off to binge-watch the rest of your vids!
No matter how long you have been sewing or just getting started a Libary of Tips and Tricks never goes wrong I had totally forgot about the two pencil trick for seam allowances and What a GAME CHANGER again for me THANK YOU now I am hooked on your channel!
Thx so much for these! I grew up w super crafty parents, but i was too hyperactive to learn. (My mom made all our clothes in the 80s. Super cringy now. There's a pic of my sis, bro and I in matching outfits.) Now, I would kill for that time back, to learn to sew, knit, crochet, etc from a stay at home mother.
My mom made a lot of my clothes when I was growing up too! My favorite part of it was picking out the material! Lol. This was back in the early 70s to 1982. Lol
The weights for patterns! I just became allergic to nail polish and did not want to throw it out. So now it is the perfect binder for my new weights. Gracias.
maya'smomhere: Thanks so much for the tin-foil idea!!! I just sharpened two pairs of Pinking Shears which have puzzled me in that direction for years!!! Kudos!!! Love, anonymousmom
When I was learning to sew at school, we had to purchase pin cushions that had a little emery bag attached to sharpen our pins. But your soap bar works well not only for pins but screws too - it really makes using a regular screwdriver to fasten them down so much easier. Your two pencils is great - such a time saver if you like to draw up your own patterns!
I inherited a serger almost 5 years ago. It had beige thread in it when I got it and I have never changed it. Was afraid I would screw up. Your demonstration looks fairly easy. Will give it a try. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I've just read two other tips: Hair spray the thread & let dry. Wet (lick) your finger and wet behind the needle -- apparently the moisture will pull the thread through! Apparently!!
I loved this video. Ironing the freezer paper pattern to the fabric is a capital idea and one I will try. I saw so many ideas here that make sewing tasks so much easier, thanks for posting the video. 😊
susan rodgers ....don’t watch the video if it bothers you so much.....there are other videos out there that you may like better.....I’m sure you wouldn’t hurt people’s feelings that way. Thank you and God bless you.
Granny of Many, really,... you tell them honey! Besides! God has way to much to handle to worry about such things. I don’t see him liking how she used his name to be so petty to someone who was trying to help others, though. 🤨
Great hacks 😊 Knew a few and learned something new 😉 A little bonus tip for the wax paper hack: with thin fabrics and an inkjet-printer, you can iron on wax paper, set your printer to thick paper and print a personal image or text directly on the fabric. Iron when it is dry and the colors are set. Only works with inkjet-printers though...
Take a sheet of Freezer Paper, the same size as the printer paper you use. Cut out the same size of plain Cotton or similar. Iron the fabric to wax size of the printer paper. This will now be adhered to the fabric. Place the paper/fabric into your injet printer, ensuring the fabric side will be printed on (test with a plain piece of paper and a X on it if unsure). Set your printer to matt finish if you can. Print anything on this, just like you'd print text or a photo. Peel the fabric off carefully. Iron on the reverse of the fabric to set the printing. Use s you would any fabric. It can be washed. Hope this helps
😂😂😂😂😂😂 now I'm here in damn Algerian trying to figure out how do we call it here (it's either in French IR in RUINED FRENCH THAT NO ONE CAN KNOW IT'S FRENCH !!
I actually made my own pincushion. It is a super strong magnet, a small bar of soap like you get at a motel, a piece of sandpaper, a small amount of batting, covered with fabric. It incorporates all the things I was told about in home ec. Lol. I actually haven't sewn on my machine in a few years due to vision problems. I have just recently started hand sewing again and I think maybe I am ready to break back into my sewing machine. It has been sitting collecting junk on top of it long enough. I am also ready to learn about how all the attachments work. It is a 1962 machine. Quite high tech for its era
It's always fun to watch sewing hacks/tips videos, because I always learn something new! :D I have a little tip for you that I thought you would mention when you talked about the scissors: Tie a little ribbon around the handle on the sewing scissors, that way you (and everybody else) knows exactly which ones are for sewing!
Omg I'm only halfway through the video but already feel this video is super useful! I'm shocking, can't sew straight.. but it isn't stopping me from trying since I have a sewing machine.
ironing wax paper patterns on fabric is a great tip, also the aluminum foil scissor sharpening trick, I also know that using plastic wrap sandwiched between a napkin and cardstock then ironed will create a bond for card making crafts, of course don't touch the wrap to the iron for this hack.
OMG I AM SO MAD AT MYSELF FOR NOT SEARCHING SEWING HACKS TEN YEARS AGO I LOVE YOU! - Also happy someone out there refers to their sewing tools as "BAD BOIIIIIZ" as much as i do hahah
It is a specialized machine that both cuts and finishes the edge of seams at the same time. If you look at any store-bought garment seam, you will see stitching and no raw edges inside the garment. That is done by a serger.
🥀time stamps for me🥀 1:15 how to sharpen fabric scissors when they are dull 1:58 how to cut straight lines 3:10 pencil seam allowance 5:51 using soap to make pins easiee to use
Thanks for sharing I hate threading my surger I don't understand how the first part with the knot works where are you putting the thread after knotting it I didn't catch that part
@@carmellam.8703and jeannie cheramie. Turn your tension to zero and then slowly sew, the new colour will come through as there are no needles to thread on the end two threads. You can do the same on the needle threads but when you get to the needles you have to thread them manually. After the re-threading you can then put your tension back to the best setting for your work. Hope this helps. :)
Same, but neither hack would work for someone like my mother, who has trouble seeing the eye of the needle now that she's older haha I've had to do it for her sometimes, which doesn't bode well for me in the future because I'm the only other person in this house that knows how to sew
@@hinachansansensei Needle threaders can help. And/or you can use a magic marker to color the eye portion. It's easier to see the hole for threading if you can put a color against a light background (I've used index cards for that.) And/or use self-threading needles for hand work. if you have an auto-thread function on your machine (some of them do) use that. Otherwise, use the index card method of threading a front to back facing machine needle. It all helps, and anything you can do to keep creating is a good thing.
@@hinachansansensei I never look for the eye. I turn the needle sideways, so the eye is facing left and right, and aim the thread at the place where I know the eye is. It's so much easier...no eye strain.
JazakAllah Khairun for these tips. I have been sewing for more than half my life & didnt even think many off these myself. Ace. Brilliant. Amazing. Fantastic. 👌👍👏🎖✔💡💐.
We lost my mother 3 years ago to breast cancer, anyway, she was a GREAT seamstress and she left me her good scissors. She told me if I used them for any thing other than fabric, she would come back and clobber me 😲😍. And, I believe she would. Thanks for the tin foil tip for sharpening my scissors. 🤗
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My 3 year old granddaughter painted some river rocks for fun. I use them as pattern weights. If you have a pretty dish or saucer put a magnet on the bottom and it makes a great pin tray.
@Valerie Kushner My favorite is a lovely Lenox tea cup, bought at a yard sale, adapted for use in my sewing room. Love that I’m able to utilize such a nice piece of bone China for something I use everyday.
That was a great set of tips! I just started learning to sew and one big thing I've learned is the sewing community is so great at sharing and teaching. There's an ongoing feeling of generosity and willingness to share among sewists (is that a word). Maybe we all need to start sewing....make the world a nicer place to be be in. Anyway, thanks for such an informative video. I learned some really cool stuff!
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I say sewers lol
I like that you don't have a bunch of babble before your video; you get right to the point. Loved the wax paper hack; haven't heard that one before but will definitely be using that one.
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I agree, I appreciate people who give their time and talents to help others, but I get tired of all of the jabber and the cheesy music.
I've been sewing for forty years and I learned three things from you! I especially love the freezer paper hack. Thank you!
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Bobby pins work even better than clips when working with leather or other thick materials)
Thanks for the great tips. I have been scared to sew knit and have avoided it at all cost. After watching your video I found a roll of stay tape in my sewing notions and dove in. I changed the neckline on a t shirt and made it more scooped. I used stay tape and a decorative stretch stitch and love it. I plan on using your serger threading hack too. Thank you for the inspiration and have a blessed day.
Hello, how are you doing my friend?
Thank you for the tips. I really love the tip about taping the ruler to the edge of your table to make measuring and cutting easier. Ingenious! That's why I look to the experts for great advice. :-)
My grandmother's way of keeping straight pins sharp: make a pin cushion and stuff it with fine steel wool. Every time you put a pin in it, it sharpens the tip.
winebox that's a great tip 🙌🏼
winebox Ooh great tip!
this is amazing!! bless
Pin cushion idea is a good me thinks am going to do this
winebox Genius idea.
New at sewing! Never been taught - 43 yrs old and teaching myself. Love the painter tape trick !!!
You can also get a guide that has magnets that will stick to the base if you have a metal machine. (all my machines are metal; No plastic)
Another tip we tell people at the fabric store I work at:
If you have a table with a center leaf, pull the table apart slightly and use the gap as a cutting groove for cutting with scissors. That way you get a super straight cut! Helpful when you're try to divide fabric especially.
Hello, how are you doing my friend?
Great hacks! Thanks! One for you ... condition hand sewing thread to keep it from tangling by running the length of your cut thread between your fingers that have a little bit of chapstick on them. Looking forward to more of your videos 👍🏼
Hello my friend?
Woah, woah! Where have I been?! That 2 pencil seam allowance literally made me smack my head like- how did I not know this? Haha thank so much! Love your channel! X
Same sis same 🤦🏾♀️
Hi... I am struggling with that seam allowance! What seam allowance do these 2 pencils banded together do? Is that to mark your fabric?
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Easy to watch. Good music, just loud enough. Beautiful voice, & just enough perk. Gonna watch your other videos.
1. Your intro and music are teriffic-upbeat, quirky and perfect volume.
2. You have a lovely voice and use it well. Your enthusiasm and professionalism are combined excepionally with your demonstrations-clear, concise and thorough.
3. Your tips are fresh and relevant to many types of sewing.
I am a 20-year professional boat canvas fabricator and I use some variation of all the tips you covered here and it all makes a difference in the ease of fabrication, enjoyment of process and quality of end product.
The waxed paper hack is new to me and I look forward to trying it out!
A tip I learned years ago from another fabricator in using double-sided tape -- instead of cutting end when you've put a strip down on fabric, hold down end with your thumb and tear off. That stretches the tape a bit and loosens the carrier paper so it lifts right off rather than having to use a pin to lift the paper.
Thanks for the excellent video! You're doing a reat job😎
Yes, to the leaving pin heads out past the fabric edge! Never heard of it, thought it, totally off the map. Thanks!
I like the washer tip, last time I used frosting and game controllers. 😂
I use cheap plastic boxes from Poundland filled with marbles that I have from childhood days.
Some cool ideas. My favourite tip is when overlocking, I only ever change the left hand needle thread to the colour of my project, as that's the only stitch that might be seen from the outside, and the other threads I just leave as white or black. Yeah, it's not as neat on the inside as having all matching threads, but I'm the only one who sees it and it saves a lot of time, plus you only need to buy one normal sized spool to match your project, instead of buying 4 big cones, so it's especially good if you're sewing something in an unusual colour.
ThatRomyKate Thanks for this awesome tip. I'm just starting to use a serger and what to hem some things but didn't t want to send a ton of money trying to buy every color I needed. You saved me lots of money and storage space (that I don't have).
I'm glad I wasn't the only one taken aback by seeing her re-threading her whole machine. I only own white and black serger thread. Like really.....who's looking inside your handmade clothes to see if your serging matches? Most people are going to be astounded that you can sew a straight line, let alone a whole garment!
Agree with the "white and black" threads only. I took it one lazy step further and bought a second serger (overlocker), one loaded with white thread and one loaded with black thread. That way, I avoid having to rethread the machine unless I run out of thread.
+Looky once Looky twice wow, I don't even have the money to buy one
That is a fantastic tip,Thank-you for sharing it with us.💕
OMGeee!! Your hack for threading the Serger with a different color was awesome! I can’t wait to try it! THANK YOU!
I am a beginner sewer this video saves me years of learning the hard wsy. More videos please.
Thanks
Love these tips! On the magnetic pin hack: I had some leftover magnetic “tape” (it’s a magnet strip with a sticky side) that I got for markers to stick onto my whiteboard. I took a few strips of that and stuck it on my sewing machine- super convenient to stick my pins right on my machine while I’m taking them out to sew!
always fun when your husband grabs your fabric scissors from the sewing room to cut CARPET. his justification was that it was fabric...
Camille Prestwidge Men right? LOL
Oh NO he had the b!#/s to say the carpet was FABRIC? I don't know what I would've done - died llaughing or killed him! GREAT story, though - and he knew IT, too, the dirty scissors-sneaker!
So when is the divorce final? LOL just kidding. :-)
😂 I still can't find mine... 🙈
The scissors then become a blunt force murder weapon.
My mother is 105 years old. She learned in Home Ec to use table knives for pattern weights. I have always done this. I have a plastic bag in my sewing supplies with a bunch of stainless steel knives bought at the thrift store. Cheap, good pattern weights.
Thanks. I am 63. Been sewing for years. Never too old to learn something new. #WonderTape.
each tip was awesome. I'm a beginner so I need all the help I can get
Natasha Salazar , ditto.
awesome tip! people really recommend to get really good bright lighting to work easier. i'm really loving the Lumiy Lightline LED Lamp
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Adding the measuring tape to the tables is a great idea. I can't cut straight, so thank you for sharing your take on this. I also liked the painters tape on the sewing machine. Thanks you so much for sharing this video, you have help me a lot with solutions to help me with my sewing.
Oh my.. I have been sewing for decades.. I used the tie a knot attaching and threading a new color in the serger.. BUT I usually had difficulty because I did not turn my tension to "0". Thank you. AND the 2 pencils banded together! fabulous. Thank you.
Oh my god, that serger thread hack is BRILLIANT
When you are self taught and do loads of these 😃😃
That wonder tape trick is awesome! Need to get me some of That!
This is so good. Throwing this up on my beginners sewing resource ☺️
Annika Victoria Hey Annika! I love your videos!
Annika Victoria yay Annika you are the best 💕
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This was great! I don’t know why I never thought to affix a measuring tape to the table..and the two pencils trick is perfect.
I was also taught to look at the fabric and not the needle to sew a straight line as another commenter said. Two of the best hacks I’ve learnt is 1. Needles have a front and back. Thread through the front. The thread won’t go throttle back, so turn the needle around. 2. When changing machine thread, knot the new thread to the old, then pull the new thread through to the needle/up from the bobbin. Never worry you’ve forgotten how to thread your machine again.
Now I’m off to binge-watch the rest of your vids!
Hello, how are you doing my friend?
No matter how long you have been sewing or just getting started a Libary of Tips and Tricks never goes wrong I had totally forgot about the two pencil trick for seam allowances and What a GAME CHANGER again for me THANK YOU now I am hooked on your channel!
Another good tip for sewing straight is to look at the fabric as you're sewing and not at the needle.
I am so focused on making sure the edge is lined up with the guide that I will sew 4-5 inches after I've run out of bobbin thread!
Yes, or line the side of the presser foot up with the edge of the fabric and keep it that way!
The pencil hack is so simple but so effective! Thanks :D
Great hacks, been sewing for 40 years, learned 4 new hacks! Thanks
That serger hack is a GAME CHANGER!!! Dear God, thank you!!
Ah the serger threading hack is my fave! Can't believe I didn't even think of that 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thanks so much for these hacks xx
HOW GOOD IS THAT ONE?! I feel like she just saved my life
Hello, how are you doing?
Thx so much for these! I grew up w super crafty parents, but i was too hyperactive to learn. (My mom made all our clothes in the 80s. Super cringy now. There's a pic of my sis, bro and I in matching outfits.) Now, I would kill for that time back, to learn to sew, knit, crochet, etc from a stay at home mother.
Very sweet!
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Hopefully someone will cross your path who will be able to teach you how to do all those crafty crafts🍀
My mom made a lot of my clothes when I was growing up too! My favorite part of it was picking out the material! Lol. This was back in the early 70s to 1982. Lol
@Rebekah N 5 of us, later 6 all matchy- matchy back in the day. When dads shirt matched, too. Lol!
The weights for patterns! I just became allergic to nail polish and did not want to throw it out. So now it is the perfect binder for my new weights. Gracias.
Your tip on sharpening fabrics scissors with aluminum foil just gave my scissors NEW LIFE thank you!! ❤️
Happy to help!
the pencil trick made my life sooo much easier! thank you!
I have literally gasped in awe and wonder about 5 times, and I'm only 3 minutes in.
Hello, how are you doing my friend?
The tip retreading the serger::::BRILLIANT! Thank you, Lilian
Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks lol. I am 62 an loved some of those hacks and tips, thank you.
maya'smomhere: Thanks so much for the tin-foil idea!!! I just sharpened two pairs of Pinking Shears which have puzzled me in that direction for years!!! Kudos!!! Love, anonymousmom
Such great tips! Especially the hairspray and aluminum foil ones. Thanks!
Wonderful.....you solved all my problems...grandma had no knowledge but loves sewing. thank you.
When I was learning to sew at school, we had to purchase pin cushions that had a little emery bag attached to sharpen our pins. But your soap bar works well not only for pins but screws too - it really makes using a regular screwdriver to fasten them down so much easier. Your two pencils is great - such a time saver if you like to draw up your own patterns!
Hello, how are you doing my friend
Another way to sew straight: use sticky tac and a long lego piece to create a "wall" that the fabric can line up against
Great video! I added it to my sewing collection......all of the tips were helpful and the video is so well done! Keep them coming!!
I love the plastic taping idea for straight sewing as a beginner. I've never seen the colorful one like that, so neat.
I inherited a serger almost 5 years ago. It had beige thread in it when I got it and I have never changed it. Was afraid I would screw up. Your demonstration looks fairly easy. Will give it a try. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Hello, how are you doing?
Always cut thread on a slant before threading any needle...magic
I've just read two other tips:
Hair spray the thread & let dry.
Wet (lick) your finger and wet behind the needle -- apparently the moisture will pull the thread through! Apparently!!
The tape is genius! Now I have a perfect hem on my skirts! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
I loved this video. Ironing the freezer paper pattern to the fabric is a capital idea and one I will try. I saw so many ideas here that make sewing tasks so much easier, thanks for posting the video. 😊
I LOVE LAMP! I’ve been sewing for over 40 years and learned a few tips. I like the double pencil ✏️ and the wax paper pattern.
I fell in love within the first 12 minutes 😍 your voice is so cute and soothing and radiates so much kindness 😘
Uhm sorry to burst your bubble but the video was only 7minutes long
We have 20 pairs of missing scissors at any given time, but I can leave my sewing scissors out, in the open, nobody touches them. Ever. They know.
Stop saying super for god's sake.
*THEY KNOW.*
You trained them good😊
susan rodgers ....don’t watch the video if it bothers you so much.....there are other videos out there that you may like better.....I’m sure you wouldn’t hurt people’s feelings that way. Thank you and God bless you.
Granny of Many,
really,... you tell them honey! Besides! God has way to much to handle to worry about such things.
I don’t see him liking how she used his name to be so petty to someone who was trying to help others, though. 🤨
Love the hair spray, wax paper on fabric n the wonder tape idea... Thank you ❤❤
the pencil and tape hacks are genius! and I can't wait to try the hack for changing thread on a serger when I get one!
Great hacks 😊 Knew a few and learned something new 😉 A little bonus tip for the wax paper hack: with thin fabrics and an inkjet-printer, you can iron on wax paper, set your printer to thick paper and print a personal image or text directly on the fabric. Iron when it is dry and the colors are set. Only works with inkjet-printers though...
Carina Jørgensen wd u explain with s few more details. I am not sure what, and when goes thru the printer. I am really interested. Thank you
Take a sheet of Freezer Paper, the same size as the printer paper you use. Cut out the same size of plain Cotton or similar. Iron the fabric to wax size of the printer paper. This will now be adhered to the fabric. Place the paper/fabric into your injet printer, ensuring the fabric side will be printed on (test with a plain piece of paper and a X on it if unsure). Set your printer to matt finish if you can. Print anything on this, just like you'd print text or a photo. Peel the fabric off carefully. Iron on the reverse of the fabric to set the printing. Use s you would any fabric. It can be washed. Hope this helps
It took me so long to figure out what a "serger" was. xD In the UK we call them "overlockers".
Rachel Mansell it's the same thing, so don't worry 😂
Rachel Mansell - that's what we call them in Australia too : )
In Nigeria we call it 'weaving machine'
😂😂😂😂😂😂 now I'm here in damn Algerian trying to figure out how do we call it here (it's either in French IR in RUINED FRENCH THAT NO ONE CAN KNOW IT'S FRENCH !!
@@zahralovesdekuandyuuji7512 C'est "surjeteuse" en français :-)
Omg. The double pencil hack for seam allowance its going to save me a LOT of time, thank you!
I actually made my own pincushion. It is a super strong magnet, a small bar of soap like you get at a motel, a piece of sandpaper, a small amount of batting, covered with fabric. It incorporates all the things I was told about in home ec. Lol. I actually haven't sewn on my machine in a few years due to vision problems. I have just recently started hand sewing again and I think maybe I am ready to break back into my sewing machine. It has been sitting collecting junk on top of it long enough. I am also ready to learn about how all the attachments work. It is a 1962 machine. Quite high tech for its era
You have such a nice soothing voice, love this video! Thank you! It can be pretty hard to make a good youtube video.
It's always fun to watch sewing hacks/tips videos, because I always learn something new! :D I have a little tip for you that I thought you would mention when you talked about the scissors: Tie a little ribbon around the handle on the sewing scissors, that way you (and everybody else) knows exactly which ones are for sewing!
Or attach a label to your scissors "Touch these and you're DEAD"!!!! LOL
Yes when I was sharing my living quarters I put a note on white tape on my scissors which said ' Do Not Use or there will be Serious Consequences'
Love the wonder tape tip especially for zippers and also ironing the paper on. Fabulous, Thankyou.
Omg I'm only halfway through the video but already feel this video is super useful! I'm shocking, can't sew straight.. but it isn't stopping me from trying since I have a sewing machine.
wonder tape hack was my favorite! that's genius! thank you Nadira! :)
ironing wax paper patterns on fabric is a great tip, also the aluminum foil scissor sharpening trick, I also know that using plastic wrap sandwiched between a napkin and cardstock then ironed will create a bond for card making crafts, of course don't touch the wrap to the iron for this hack.
wonder tape! this is the first time I've ever heard of it!! i need this tape !!!
Love your hack videos. I've been sewing most of my life (64 yo) and still learned new stuff. 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing the tips and tricks with us. That’s so cool.
Hide my fabric scissors more securely than money in my house 🤣
Hahaha I do the same
The wax paper tip was worth the price of admission! Thanks!
Just found you on You Tube!!!! I have been sewing for 40 years. Always want to learn new things. Thank you so much.
All of these are sooooo helpful! 100%
love your video, thank you for showing all the tips.
The wonder tape is genius!!! Thanks for all your tips but especially the tape one!
OMG I AM SO MAD AT MYSELF FOR NOT SEARCHING SEWING HACKS TEN YEARS AGO I LOVE YOU! - Also happy someone out there refers to their sewing tools as "BAD BOIIIIIZ" as much as i do hahah
I have a serger but Brother's have the best ones, I'm going to get a new one soon. Also great video, I loved it.
have you looked into babylock sergers? those are supposed to be great too.
Katherine Sillaman I'm just seeing this comment, are babylock sergers expensive?
bruno mars most quality sergers are pretty expensive
+Katherine Sillaman what's a serger
It is a specialized machine that both cuts and finishes the edge of seams at the same time. If you look at any store-bought garment seam, you will see stitching and no raw edges inside the garment. That is done by a serger.
That taping down the zippers instead of pinning might be my favourite idea ever.
Great hacks. My fabric was putting two pencils together to create a 1/4" seam. I've never heard of that before. GENIUS!!!!
thanks for all these hacks especially the ironing the pattern down and the measuring tape taped on the table. i really needed those
Excellent tips! Thanks so much!
Why such annoying music it drives me away. I would like the instruction but can't stand the nois.
These are such good tips! I hadn't heard of most of them. Thank you for sharing them with us!
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Hi Lauren
I like the tip of using tweezers to thread the machine needle and the hair spray trick.
The serger hack!!! Genius!
🥀time stamps for me🥀
1:15 how to sharpen fabric scissors when they are dull
1:58 how to cut straight lines
3:10 pencil seam allowance
5:51 using soap to make pins easiee to use
I tied a small scrap of fabric on my cloth scissor handle so my family knows they are only for fabric.
Cathy Vincent
thats brilliant!
That serger threading hack just blew my mind
YES! Sooo helpful for a lot of issues I've run into. Thank you so much! I will definitely be saving this one for future reference!
Thanks for sharing I hate threading my surger I don't understand how the first part with the knot works where are you putting the thread after knotting it I didn't catch that part
Me either. What happened after the knot?
@@carmellam.8703and jeannie cheramie. Turn your tension to zero and then slowly sew, the new colour will come through as there are no needles to thread on the end two threads. You can do the same on the needle threads but when you get to the needles you have to thread them manually. After the re-threading you can then put your tension back to the best setting for your work. Hope this helps. :)
I use saliva to thread a needle. Why use anything else?
Harry Mason . We have using this method in India for million of years and I still do it and it works.
Same. I do too.
Same, but neither hack would work for someone like my mother, who has trouble seeing the eye of the needle now that she's older haha I've had to do it for her sometimes, which doesn't bode well for me in the future because I'm the only other person in this house that knows how to sew
@@hinachansansensei Needle threaders can help.
And/or you can use a magic marker to color the eye portion. It's easier to see the hole for threading if you can put a color against a light background (I've used index cards for that.)
And/or use self-threading needles for hand work. if you have an auto-thread function on your machine (some of them do) use that. Otherwise, use the index card method of threading a front to back facing machine needle.
It all helps, and anything you can do to keep creating is a good thing.
@@hinachansansensei
I never look for the eye. I turn the needle sideways, so the eye is facing left and right, and aim the thread at the place where I know the eye is. It's so much easier...no eye strain.
I just picked up sewing again after many years away and this was great. Thank you for sharing. 😊
JazakAllah Khairun for these tips. I have been sewing for more than half my life & didnt even think many off these myself. Ace. Brilliant. Amazing. Fantastic. 👌👍👏🎖✔💡💐.
You'd think that having only one child your scissors would be your own but noo. My solution? Taught her to sew and now she knows. 😊
Super info chica
+Crystal Alexander thanx boo ❤️
Crystal Alexand
Nadira037 mam plz sew hijab niqab with scarf
Crystal Alexander you have my name
I ve made a skirt and an abaya before cant do the neck. This video is soooooooooo good. Ramadan Mubarak everyone!
the way you changing the serger thread is amazing ))) thnx