TIP OF THE WEEK: THREAD…October 20th, 2009 @ 5:31 am | Filed In: TIP OF THE WEEK TUESDAY
TIP OF THE WEEK IS BACK.
SORRY IF I RECYCLE SOME TIPS LOL
I SUPPOSE I COULD GO BACK AND SEE WHAT I HAVE POSTED, BUT HONESTLY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH A FRIENDLY REMINDER. NOT JUST FOR YOU, BUT FOR ME TOO.
I’VE SAID THIS BEFORE, I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT WHEN IT COMES TO SEWING. I HAVE BEEN SEWING FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS AND THERE IS STILL A LOT OF STUFF THAT I NEED TO LEARN. I’VE LEARNED STUFF IN THOSE ALMOST 5 YEARS THAT HAVE HELPED ME. EITHER FROM A TEACHER OR ON MY OWN. IF YOU ARE NEW TO SEWING OR HAVE BEEN SEWING FOR A LONG TIME I HOPE SOME OF THESE TIPS HELP YOU AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE ME.
IF YOU’VE COME ACROSS A TIP, YOU THINK I SHOULD ADD TO MY TIP OF THE WEEK TUESDAY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD IT.
THIS TIP IS ACTUALLY PRETTY SHORT AND TO THE POINT, BUT I TRY TO USE IT ALMOST EVERY TIME I GO FABRIC SHOPPING.
“FOR THE BEST COLOR MATCH, BUY FABRIC AND THREAD AT THE SAME TIME.”
WHEN I FIRST STARTED SEWING, I WOULD GET HOME FROM THE FABRIC STORE ONLY TO FIND OUT THE THREAD DID NOT MATCH THE FABRIC AT ALL. SO THIS HAS HELPED ME A LOT. IF I FORGET TO PICK UP THE THREAD WHILE SHOPPING FOR FABRIC. WHEN I GO BACK I TRY TO LOOK FOR THE FABRIC I AM TRYING TO BUY THREAD FOR TO MAKE SURE I GET THE RIGHT SHADE.
HOPE THAT HELPS.
PLEASE JOIN ME TOMORROW WHEN I HAVE MY FIRST WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY!!

erica
October 20, 2009 at 6:54 am
Great tip! I learned about matching thread + fabric the hard way! LOL
Marilla
October 21, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I’m excited about web crawler wednesday!