A seam is two separate pieces of fabric stitched together. Seams can be curvy or straight and many of the projects you will do will require a lot of seams in order to bring the whole project together.
Straight Seam
Videos
Straight Stitch
Watch this video to start practicing doing a simple stitch. Also learn the fundamentals on what your normal machine settings are and how to do a backstitch and stitch around corners
Thread Sewing Machine
Are you nervous about using a sewing machine? Let us help make you comfortable. We'll show you how to thread the machine and the bobbin and you'll be stitching in no time.
Pants Side Pocket
Do you love pockets? Then this video is for you. Find out a method for putting in side pockets in a pair of pants or skirt.
Flower Headband
Headbands serve the functional purpose of keeping hair out of your face but that doesn't mean they cant be fun as well. In a few easy steps you'll be on your way to creating unique and comfortable headbands that are customized to your head and held in place with a small piece of elastic.
Lemon Purse
This lemon purse is as cool and refreshing as a spring day. It has a button enclosure, camouflaged by fabric leaves, and inside is a cute lemon seed coin purse to give it that extra charm.
Flat Button
Buttons come in so many shapes, sizes, and colors. In this tutorial, it's all about the glorious flat button.
Buttonhole
Buttons and buttonholes go together like peanut butter and jelly. So if you're doing a button, you're going to want to make a buttonhole to go right along with it. We'll show you exactly how it's done.
Blind Stitch
You don't need a machine to do a nearly invisible blind hem on your projects. We'll show you how you can create the same look by hand.
Basting Stitch
Doing a basting stitch is an essential sewing skill and you will use it for a variety of different purposes. Look at our tutorial for a few examples of the basting stitch