Category Archives: sewing and embroidery machine

What Sewing Machine Was Used for the Harry Potter Costumes?

If you’re a Harry Potter fan and a sewing enthusiast, there’s one part of Warner [...]

How to Hoop Embroidery Frames: A Beginner’s Guide for Brother and Janome Embroidery Machines

Good hooping is the single biggest factor in a clean embroidery finish. Get it right [...]

Best Brother Embroidery Machines: Which One’s Actually Right for You?

Right, let’s talk Brother embroidery machines. If you’ve spent any time browsing, you’ll know the [...]

How Much Should You Spend on Your First Sewing Machine?

Buying your first sewing machine is an exciting step, whether you’re planning to alter clothes, [...]

Importing images: Using the My Design App on your Brother sewing machine – final part

The further we go with this, the more fun it gets! And with this, the [...]

Metallic thread used for embroidery, but it “wasn’t easy” says Sandra

How their Brother machine came up trumps with Richard and Sandra’s latest embroidery challenge We’ve [...]

Sandra and Richard’s wonderful masks are a hit with fellow carers

A live-in carer who’s husband is a brilliant sewer – the perfect combination! Sandra Davis [...]

Rick’s wonderful baby receiving blanket – and his Brother sewing and embroidery machine

The joy of learning a new craft “It’s wonderful to see more men get into [...]