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15 Sewing Hacks Every Beginner Should Know

July 10, 2020 by Amber 20 Comments

I think more people would get into sewing if they knew these 15 sewing hacks for beginners. Starting a new hobby like sewing can be intimidating if you don’t know a few tricks. With these sewing hacks, sewing will be so much easier and therefore more enjoyable. “SEW”, let’s get started.

Once you learn these few sewing hacks, you will laugh until you are in "Stitches" Those things that once "SEAM"ed hard, are not easy to get zipped up. Keep reading for some super helpful sewing hacks that every beginner will love to know. If you don't read it, well, SEW be it! You will miss out! #sewinghacks #sewingmadesimple #beginningsewingtips
Contents
1 15 Sewing Hacks for Beginners
1.1 Hairspray Hack
1.2 Learn How To Gather
1.3 Bar Soap Sewing Hack
1.4 Measuring Tape Trick
1.5 Find The Grain Line Fast
1.6 Keep Buttons Intact
1.7 Trace Patterns Better
1.8 Steel Wool Pin Cushion
1.9 Keep Your Measuring Board In Place
1.10 Hem Curved Edges Fast
1.11 Add Trim Without Pins
1.12 Sew Bias Tape
1.13 Trim The Edges Of Your Corner Seams
1.14 Install A Zipper Fast
1.15 Pegboard Organization

15 Sewing Hacks for Beginners

Hairspray Hack

Use hairspray to make needle threading simple. Just spray the end so it goes easily through the needle hole.

Learn How To Gather

Head over to Rae Gun Ramblings to learn how to gather in a jiffy. I always struggled to gather when working on my own sewing projects and her tutorial has helped me immensely.

Starting a new hobby like sewing can be intimidating if you don't know a few tricks. With these sewing hacks, sewing will be so much easier and therefore more enjoyable. You will learn how to properly gather the fabric and so much more.
Bar Soap Sewing Hack

Do you have tons of bent pens? Did you know that you can use a bar of soap to easily straighten those out? Just stick them directly into a bar of soap. Pretty neat right? I never would have thought!

Measuring Tape Trick

Add some measuring tape to the side of your craft table so you can easily measure on the go. It’s a lot easier to manage a measuring tape when it is attached to the side of a craft table, anyway! This is one of my favorite sewing hacks.

Starting a new hobby like sewing can be intimidating if you don't know a few tricks. With these sewing hacks, sewing will be so much easier and therefore more enjoyable. I'll even share my measuring tape trick with you!
Find The Grain Line Fast

Never endlessly search for the grain line again with the help of this tutorial from the Collette blog.

Keep Buttons Intact

Worried about your buttons coming unraveled? Cover it with a few drops of clear nail polish to keep it intact and beautiful. Pssst..you can use clear nail polish for a variety of other clothing hacks, too.

Starting a new hobby like sewing can be intimidating if you don't know a few tricks. With these sewing hacks, sewing will be so much easier and therefore more enjoyable. I'll even show you how you can trace patterns better.
Trace Patterns Better

Use 2 pencils when tracing Ottobre patterns, it will provide you with a much clearer pattern.

Steel Wool Pin Cushion

Make your own pin cushion and fill it with steel wool. The steel wool sharpens your needles every time you use it. Pretty cool huh? One of the most clever sewing hacks for beginners.

Keep Your Measuring Board In Place

Buy some True Grip tape strips to hold your pesky measuring board in place.

Starting a new hobby like sewing can be intimidating if you don't know a few tricks. With these sewing hacks, sewing will be so much easier and therefore more enjoyable. Trust me, these hacks are a game changer!
Hem Curved Edges Fast

Check out the secret to hemming curved edges at Mabey She Made It.

Add Trim Without Pins

Add any trim to a seam without pins with these tricks from Go To Sew.

Sew Bias Tape

Learn how to sew bias tape the right way at Made Everything.

Trim The Edges Of Your Corner Seams

Trim the edges of the corner seams before you turn them inside out. Learn more here.

Starting a new hobby like sewing can be intimidating if you don't know a few tricks. With these sewing hacks, sewing will be so much easier and therefore more enjoyable. I'll even show you can you can install a zipper fast!
Install A Zipper Fast

This tutorial from Make It Love it is the easiest way to install a basic zipper into just about anything. Make It Love It has more.

Pegboard Organization

Use a pegboard to organize your sewing room. You can hang just about anything from the hooks and it makes it even easier to see what you have available to work with.

Now you have a few sewing hacks for beginners under your belt, why not sew some things for the kitchen.

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Comments

  1. Lori says

    April 17, 2017 at

    Thank you for these links. This is a great place for me to start learning now that I have taught myself how to thread my sewing machine!

    Reply
    • Kymmey says

      March 11, 2018 at

      Lori so have I..got to learn how to sew in straight line ?

      Reply
  2. Jac says

    April 29, 2017 at

    Hi there. Great tips. I have been a sewer and crafter for almost 50 years and every sewist needs those tips. I especially like the gathering tip. Because early sewing machines did not have the zigzag feature, I learned a different method – but the zigzag is the fastest and easiest method for creating gathers.

    Reply
  3. Naina says

    July 9, 2017 at

    Thanks a lot for the wonderful tips,

    Reply
  4. Denise says

    August 9, 2017 at

    So greatfull for our helpful tips.

    Reply
  5. Joann Swindle says

    September 5, 2017 at

    Ever sewer can always use more hints. I know I surely can.Keep them all.

    Reply
  6. Michele L Johnston says

    September 28, 2017 at

    So many new ideas I want to try. These projects are perfect I want to try soon.

    Reply
  7. Bonnie says

    January 27, 2018 at

    I used the ruler taped on the table. This makes measuring so much easier. I does not move so less likely to make a mistake. Also I hate having to roll it back up again and you can stretch the tape! Like the zig zag gathering idea.

    Reply
    • Amber says

      February 1, 2018 at

      Bonnie, I’m so glad you found it helpful! I too have used the hack, it’s amazing!

      Reply
  8. anneE says

    February 20, 2018 at

    Yes … THANK YOU, just what I needed!!! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Nelda Anderson says

    February 25, 2018 at

    I am a beginner thanks for the tips. Several ideas I plan to try.

    Reply
  10. Nelda Anderson says

    February 25, 2018 at

    I am a beginner thank you for the tips!

    Reply
  11. Nelda Anderson says

    February 25, 2018 at

    As very inexperienced person at Sewing. Your information will be very helpful to me. Thank you!

    Reply
  12. Teach You To Sew says

    March 17, 2018 at

    These are awesome sewing hacks. I’m a pretty experienced sewist and even I learned a thing or two. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  13. Reana Abreu says

    July 17, 2018 at

    Good so you see a straight line

    Reply
  14. Reana Abreu says

    July 17, 2018 at

    How do you sew a straight line? Trimming twice won’t help with sewing a straight line.

    Reply
  15. Letha says

    August 6, 2018 at

    I loved your Tori dress pattern but I do not like to down load patterns. I have no way to do that so I would prefer to be able to get printed patterns. Do you think that is something you might do anytime in the near future?

    Reply
  16. True says

    August 18, 2018 at

    I’d really spend a lot of time on your site, if it didn’t feel so click-baitish and confusing

    Reply
  17. Sewing Spider says

    March 21, 2020 at

    These are awesome sewing hacks. I’m a pretty experienced sewist and even I learned a thing or two. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Amber says

      March 27, 2020 at

      I’m glad these could help you! 🙂

      Reply

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