Tips and Ideas for crafts and hobbyists

There are so many new brands and makes of sewing machines these days that it is hard for the new sewer to choose which one to buy. Brands of Sewing Machines: Janome Brother Juki Singer  That is just to name a few of the more popular machines. Personally, I Prefer the Janomi. You will of course need to decide if you need something with the basic  stitches, or if you want one that does a lot of fancy stitches.  This one does 30 basic stitches.  Buy Janomi DC 2030  although if you just want one that you can mend something now and again, I suggest buying a cheaper one like this Singer M1000 and this still does 32 fancy stiches, but is a lot cheaper. Which is great if you are new to sewing and just want to make a few articles now and then or for instance I started making quilts on one very similar to this and after a year decided to get something a bit bigger.  The choice is yours entirely.  You will of course need Needles    This little bundle of needles will give you all the different s

Brother Embroidery Sewing Machines Anyone can learn how to make beautiful doilies, tablecloths or many other useful items with the art of embroidery stitching.  In fact, once you have learned to do a few of the simple stitches you will be amazed how many things you can create. Embroidered doilies have been around for generations.  Our Grandmothers did it all by hand, and it was so beautiful.  I still have a tablecloth embroidered by my aunty.  Now you can buy doilies already made to embroider with a transfer pattern, some will come with the crochet edging already done for you as well.  These may have a colored pattern with colored threads attached which depict which colors to use on the various patterns. Here are a few stitches that may be more useful than others: Stem Stitch - for the stems Satin stitch- this can be used to fill in the flower blooms on roses Chain stitch- this is great for daisy flowers Blanket stitch- for as the name suggests or any edges Follow the