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Transform Your Sewing Room with These 5 Genius Thrift Store Finds

You don't need expensive organizers—just smarter shopping at secondhand stores

June 17, 2026 2
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How to Get Out of a Sewing Rut: 5 Things That Actually Work

When the motivation disappears, these simple strategies will help you fall back in love with sewing

June 12, 2026 0
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10 Surprising Sewing Tools From Harbor Freight That Actually Work

I tested viewer suggestions to find the most useful (and cheapest) sewing tools hiding in hardware stores.

March 29, 2026 5
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20 Creative Ways to Transform Your Spring Cardigan from Basic to Beautiful

Turn any cardigan pattern into a statement piece with these designer-inspired modifications that range from simple swaps to showstopper upgrades.

March 12, 2026 3
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20 Fresh Coat Ideas That Will Actually Inspire You to Start Sewing

Stop settling for Pinterest repeats and discover designer details worth the time and fabric investment

February 13, 2026 3
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10 Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Sewing (And Reignite Your Love for Making)

Why your fabric stash keeps growing but your motivation doesn't—and how to fix it with these game-changing habit shifts

November 14, 2025 1
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Using Limitations to Fuel Creativity

A new approach to creative constraints by Rebecca Cartwright.

October 7, 2025 6
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10 Easy Gifts You Can Sew This Weekend

Quick, charming handmade gifts everyone will love (and you’ll love making).

November 20, 2024 9
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The Art of Slow Sewing: 10 Tips to Enjoy the Process

Episode 216: Simple, approachable ways to slow down your sewing and spend more time with your creativity.

November 4, 2024 1

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Sewing With All 5 Senses Part 2: Sound, Smell, and Taste

Episode 214: How to intentionally use your sense of smell, hearing, and taste when you sew—to make it an even more radical form of self-care than it already is.

October 21, 2024 0
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My Dream Sewing Shed 1 Year Later

I’m walking you through my backyard sewing shed, 1 year after moving in! Was building this “she shed” just for sewing really worth it? Here's what I love and what I'd change.

October 16, 2024 9
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How to Stay Excited About Your Sewing Queue

Episode 194: Tricks for keeping a fun, balanced list of projects to sew.

May 27, 2024 1
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How to Sew Outside the Algorithm

Tips to trick your algorithm to show you the things that inspire you the most.

May 6, 2024 2
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Everything I'm Planning to Sew This Summer

I'm taking a big risk with my sewing plans this summer. Want to know what it is?

May 1, 2024 0
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Design Your Wardrobe Part 1: Get Inspired

Episode 153: Sarai and Haley share their processes for gathering inspiration for their sewing plans.

August 9, 2023 1
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Upgrade Your Sewing Space Part 4: Organize

Episode 148: Our favorite tricks for keeping your sewing space organized and clean.

June 28, 2023 1
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5 Free Downloads to Solve Your Biggest Sewing Challenges

Our favorite free tools for tackling your sewing roadblocks.

June 26, 2023 6
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Upgrade Your Sewing Space Part 3: Audit

Episode 147: How to decide what to keep, donate, and trash.

June 21, 2023 3
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Upgrade Your Sewing Space Part 2: Strategize

Episode 146: Learn how to set a strategy for your budget, time, tools, and storage.

June 14, 2023 4
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Upgrade Your Sewing Space Part 1: Explore

Episode 145: Does your sewing space need an upgrade? Follow along with this series to create your dream space.

June 7, 2023 19
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How to Connect With People in the Sewing Community

Episode 144: Building Community: Appreciate, Listen, Share.

May 31, 2023 8
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The 10 Biggest Sewing Mistakes You Can Make

Expert tips to help you avoid these common sewing mistakes.

May 29, 2023 21
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8 Ways to Develop Craftsmanship So You Can Slow Down

Episode 143: How to look for moments to slow down and find patterns that will help you perfect your craft.

May 24, 2023 2
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The Paradox of Choice

Episode 142: Having too many options makes it harder to choose. Here are 5 tips to help you make decisions with your sewing.

May 17, 2023 1
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10 Things I Wish I Knew When I First Started Sewing

Insider tips for sewing newbies.

May 15, 2023 25
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Are You Ever Really Satisfied With What You Create?

Episode 141: 8 tips to help you reframe your sewing fails.

May 10, 2023 9
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Haven't Sewn in Years? Here's How to Restart.

5 simple steps to help you dust off your machine and get back into sewing your own clothes.

May 8, 2023 6
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The Advantages of Being a Beginner

Episode 140: How tapping into a beginner's mindset can reveal even more creative possibilities.

May 3, 2023 1
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What to do if Your Hobby Starts to Feel Like Work

Episode 138: 6 tips for reclaiming joy and rediscovering the fun in your sewing.

April 19, 2023 1
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How to Solve a Sewing Mystery

Clever ideas (and tons of links) for choosing your next sewing adventure.

January 11, 2023 0