Sewing Basket Essentials
January 22, 2018
If you’re curious about sewing, and would like to learn how to make your own (fill in the blank), once you have a minimally stocked kit, and optional sewing machine (hand sewing is always an option), the world is your oyster.
I first got into sewing wanting to make my own napkins, and eventually made a circle skirt which I would give the grade of a B-/C+, but the point is to try and keep practicing! A few years back, my friend, Chrissy and I took a sewing class at Joann Fabrics, taught by a hilarious lady named Sue. She taught us proper cutting technique, how to read and cut out a pattern, pressing fabric and different types of seams, not to mention, all of her essentials for a well-stocked kit. The kit linked below contains some of the items mentioned, but I linked the missing pieces. Here are Sue’s sewing basket essentials:
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Tape measure
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Cutting shears (reserved for fabric so they don’t dull)
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Box of pins (longer preferred)
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Thimble
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Awl/stiletto (to push fabric under sewing machine presser foot)
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Seam ripper
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Pencil (mechanical preferred, always sharp)
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Good scissors (to snip threads)
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Variety of hand sewing needles
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Slide ruler and seam guide tool(seam allowance when cutting a pattern is 5/8″ and this tool helps with that measurement)
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Chalk pencil
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Extra bobbins
