Fabric Tips

Expand your sewing skills and get the best results with our fabric tips. From tricky fabrics like slippery silks, wool coating and sequins, to stretchy knits and sweatshirt fabrics, our step-by-step guides show you how to handle each material with confidence.

Five Ways to Tell the Right Side of Your Fabric

Five Ways to Tell the Right Side of Your Fabric
Ten Tips for Sewing with Fine Cotton Fabric

Ten Tips for Sewing with Fine Cotton Fabric
Cutting and Sewing with Stripes

Cutting and Sewing with Stripes
Five Tips for Sewing with Corduroy

Five Tips for Sewing with Corduroy
Ten Things to Try if You Don't Have Enough Fabric for Your Sewing Project

Ten Things to Try if You Don't Have Enough Fabric for Your Sewing Project
Ten Tips for Sewing with Ankara Fabric (AKA African Wax Print)

Ten Tips for Sewing with Ankara Fabric (AKA African Wax Print)
Ten Tips for Cutting Fabric Accurately (with video!)

Ten Tips for Cutting Fabric Accurately (with video!)
Let's Sew With Knits!

Let's Sew With Knits!
Five Tips For Sewing With Interfacing (with Video!)

Five Tips For Sewing With Interfacing (with Video!)
Five Tips For Spring Cleaning Your Fabric Stash

Five Tips For Spring Cleaning Your Fabric Stash
Five Tips for Cutting and Sewing Slippery Fabric

Five Tips for Cutting and Sewing Slippery Fabric
Five Tips for Sewing Clothing with Quilting Cotton

Five Tips for Sewing Clothing with Quilting Cotton
How to Cut Fabric Without Cutting Your Pattern (Much)

How to Cut Fabric Without Cutting Your Pattern (Much)
Tips for Sewing with Sweatshirt Fabrics

Tips for Sewing with Sweatshirt Fabrics
Tips for Sewing with Double Gauze Fabric (with Video!)

Tips for Sewing with Double Gauze Fabric (with Video!)
Tips for Sewing with Sequin Fabrics

Tips for Sewing with Sequin Fabrics
Ten Tips For Sewing A Wool Coat

Ten Tips For Sewing A Wool Coat
Five Tips for Sewing with Ponte

Five Tips for Sewing with Ponte
Ten Tips for Sewing Rainwear Fabrics

Ten Tips for Sewing Rainwear Fabrics
Five Tips to Stop Your Sewing Machine Swallowing Fabric

Five Tips to Stop Your Sewing Machine Swallowing Fabric
Five Ways to Use Up Your Scraps

Five Ways to Use Up Your Scraps
Design Your Own Fabric with Spoonflower! - Part One

Design Your Own Fabric with Spoonflower! - Part One
Design Your Own Fabric with Spoonflower! - Part Two

Design Your Own Fabric with Spoonflower! - Part Two
How To Print Fabric - with a Parsnip!

How To Print Fabric - with a Parsnip!
How to sew stretch knit fabric on a sewing machine, no overlocker or serger required

How to Sew Stretch Knit Fabric on a Sewing Machine
Iron on an ironing board against a blue background. With the title text 'Ten tips for pressing your sewing projects like a pro'

How to Press Sewing Projects: 10 Tips for Beautiful Results
Five Tips to Prolong the Life of Your Clothes

Five Tips to Prolong the Life of Your Clothes
Five Tips for Sewing on the Bias

Five Tips for Sewing on the Bias

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