1.) Keep your needles and pins sharp
The little strawberry is for sharpening pins and needles!! I have been sewing for years but just recently learned this. It’s very simple to use you just stab the strawberry repeatedly until your needle or pin is to your desired sharpness. This helps with sewing thicker things like ruffles or multiple layers of fabric
2.) Finish Off Edges
I find you can create a finished raw edge by doing a blanket stitch to prevent fraying it has been a godsend when altering clothing by hand.
It works similarly to crochet to finish the edge.
3.) Skip Using Pins for more complicated projects
Well, you’ll still need to use pins at first but I hate accidentally stabbing myself or having slipping pins so one thing you can do especially if you know you’re sewing project will take some time is to set the pins and take the time to tack the fabric together with a different colored thread where the pins are, then remove the pins. Then sew as normal and remove the colored thread.
4.) Use a Kitchen Knife Honing Tool to Save Fabric Scissors
If you’re like me and use your fabric scissors for things better left for a box cutter your scissors might need some TLC but not all is lost. You can use a honing rod to bring your scissors back. This does require a lot of patience though. You will need to take the scissors apart and sharpen each blade individually.
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