How to stop threads from getting tangled Check out my container on the right.  I have three such containers.  One for white, cream through to green.  Another for grey, blue through to black and one for orange through to red.  Naturally the threads are all different types, and whilst a company like Gutterman's spools allow the thread to be inserted into a section at the top of the spool, most companies do not bother. A friend of [...]

  If you do not have a self threading sewing machine, one of the quickest ways to thread the sewing machine needle is to use tweezers.  Many years ago I had acrylic nails and I could not thread machine needle by hand, so I started using tweezers.  Now it is a habit that I am so used to that I can almost do it blind folded. This applies to all my machines.  I do have [...]

Pin cushion on machine I have a number of pin cushions that are around 7.5 x 5 cm or 3 in x 2 in oblong.  Before I stitched them closed I stitched a strip of (male) Velcro to the underside.  I then closed it up with a small opening where I stuffed pillow stuffing or wadding into it. I glued a strip of (female) Velcro to a place on my sewing machines that [...]