{"id":1500,"date":"2020-07-07T10:32:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T09:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gursewingmachines.com\/blog\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2020-07-07T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T09:46:05","slug":"how-sewing-has-changed-since-your-grandmothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gursewingmachines.com\/blog\/how-sewing-has-changed-since-your-grandmothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"From this &#8211; to this. How sewing has changed since your grandmother&#8217;s day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sewing machines have come a long way in the last few years!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Some of us remember those wonderful old heavy duty machines that were the driving force for sewing projects more than a generation ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Technological advances aren&#8217;t always advantageous for those forced to learn new stuff all the time, but we must admit that when it comes to sewing, the whole new magical world of app-enabled sewing machines can be rather fun!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>One of our favourite videos <em>(shown here)<\/em> features the sumptuous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gursewingmachines.com\/brother-innov_is-stellaire-xj1-sewing-and-embroidery-machine-sewing-machine-40653\">Brother Stellaire Innov-is XJ1<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It certainly puts a smile on our faces every time we watch it!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tJ0EX0jJDPo?rel=0\" width=\"773\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Brother My Design Snap<\/h3>\n<p>Like many such machines, they can be controlled from your smartphone or tablet. In this instance, the Brother My Design Snap software featured on the video is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.brother.ph.brcamera&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play Store<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/brother-my-design-snap\/id1463761180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple App Store<\/a>, depending on your device.<\/p>\n<p><em>So if you have one of these wonderful machines, why not take time out to see exactly how much fun you can have &#8211; and make Granny jealous?<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Telephone\u00a00121 359 5335 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gursewingmachines.com\/blog\/top-sewing-tips-that-you-might-just-find-to-be-really-useful\/info@gursewingmachines.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a> GUR Sewing Machines now!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sewing machines have come a long way in the last few years! 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