Wiki Answers > Categories > Hobbies and Collectibles > Arts and Crafts > Sewing Questions

Sewing Questions

Total questions: 601

How do you make and attach wings to your body for a Halloween costume?
Popularity: 81

What are the different types of stitches used in sewing?
Popularity: 66

How do you sew your flare leg jeans into skinny leg jeans?
Popularity: 61

What is a 'seam gauge'?
Popularity: 54

How do you make a kimono?
Popularity: 52

How do you sew elastic onto a fabric?
Popularity: 51

How do you sew up a hole in the middle of the seam of a cotton tshirt without making it look terribly bad?
Popularity: 50

What is the difference between cloth and material?
Popularity: 50

What is a nice design to put on a mermaid corset costume mainly on the front using diamonte crystals?
Popularity: 49

How can you learn how to sew?
Popularity: 48

Where can you find a pattern for a empire-waist wedding dress?
Popularity: 48

How do you make worry dolls?
Popularity: 48

How do you sew cotton curtains?
Popularity: 47

How do you sew magnetic snaps onto a handbag?
Popularity: 46

What are opinions on the best sewing machines for a beginner?
Popularity: 46

What are needlework scissors used for?
Popularity: 45

When is it appropriate to use novelty threads?
Popularity: 45

Is it possible to make a waist bigger on a skirt that has already been made by sewing it and if so how?
Popularity: 45

How do you sew initials onto a pillow?
Popularity: 45

What are easy sewing projects for a beginner?
Popularity: 45

What are tips for hand stitching?
Popularity: 45

How do you sew on a button that has fallen off a shirt?
Popularity: 45

What is the value of a Singer sewing machine?
Popularity: 44

How do you repair a hole in a shirt?
Popularity: 44

How do you sew an embroidered collar?
Popularity: 44

How do you get updates for a Designer SE sewing machine?
Popularity: 43

How do you make an Alice in Wonderland dress?
Popularity: 43

What is a 'sewing circle'?
Popularity: 43

What are tips for creating a pirate halloween costume for your child?
Popularity: 42

How do you design and cut a pattern for a muscle shirt?
Popularity: 42

How do you sew on a shank button?
Popularity: 42

How do you repair a torn knee on a pair of jeans?
Popularity: 42

How do you change tapered or boot cut jeans into flares that start just above the ankle?
Popularity: 41

How do you bustle a sash?
Popularity: 41

How do you thread a sewing machine?
Popularity: 41

What type of needle is suitable for a basic sewing project?
Popularity: 41

Why would a sewing machine not pick up the bobbin thread?
Popularity: 40

What type of needle should you use when sewing on elastic?
Popularity: 40

Should you use a water or air-soluble fabric-marking pen?
Popularity: 40

Is hand basting hard to master?
Popularity: 39

How can you remove most of an ironon off a sweat shirt?
Popularity: 39

How do you choose the correct elastic to use for a sewing project?
Popularity: 39

What are the basic tools used in sewing?
Popularity: 39

When is a saddle stitch used in sewing?
Popularity: 38

How do you know which snaps to use in your sewing project?
Popularity: 38

What is a 'serger'?
Popularity: 38

What type of needle should you use for woven fabrics?
Popularity: 38

What is the easiest way to repair a torn hem?
Popularity: 38

Are built-in needle threaders beneficial?
Popularity: 37

What are general sewing guidelines?
Popularity: 37

How do you find a sewing educator in your local area?
Popularity: 37

What books are recommended for someone unfamiliar with sewing?
Popularity: 36

What is a Serger used for?
Popularity: 36

How do you color fabric?
Popularity: 34

How much fabric is needed to make a king size bed skirt?
Popularity: 33

Where can you have a broken sewing machine repaired?
Popularity: 33

A cloth named after a village all fibres combed one way?
Popularity: 30

What is ornamental work in silver or gold thread called?
Popularity: 30

How to sew patiala salwar kameez?
Popularity: 28

How do you attach rhinestones to clothing?
Popularity: 27

Where online can you find images of the various stitches used in sewing?
Popularity: 26

How do you find someone to draft a handbag pattern from a design concept?
Popularity: 25

What is patchwork madras fabric?
Popularity: 25

How do you attach domes on clothing?
Popularity: 24

Can you reduce a cross stitch pattern to fit a certain area?
Popularity: 24

Need instructions for assembly of fabric book panels?
Popularity: 23

What is temporary fastener?
Popularity: 22

You know about Alpaca wool but can you get Llama wool?
Popularity: 20

What is zigzag stitch in chain stitch and lock stitch?
Popularity: 19

How do you sew a Brownie badge on a sash as a square or a diamond?
Popularity: 19




Help answer questions

Please click on a question to help answer it. You don't need to be an expert and you don't need to sign up for anything. You just need to give a few minutes of your time.

Even if you don't have new information to contribute, you may be able to help improve someone else's answer. This is cooperative Sewing Q&A that is constantly being improved by readers like you.

Click here to browse the new needlework questions or all unanswered hobbies and collectibles questions.

Help answer future needlework questions

Please share your needlework knowledge, however humble, by helping to answer future questions. Click here to watch Sewing so that you'll be alerted when there are new questions and changes.

Indexed needlework questions