{"id":2616,"date":"2020-09-02T20:55:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T00:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2024-04-18T20:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:39:37","slug":"the-great-big-list-of-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/the-great-big-list-of-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"New to sewing? Here’s what you need to start."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Starting sewing is intimidating, especially when you’re going through rows and rows of sewing notions in Joann Fabrics. I’ve distilled those walls into a list of the basics you’ll need to get started and with the ‘advanced’ tools you will likely want to acquire over time if your needs call for them. Click on the pictures for links!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking care of your machine is priority #1.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You’ll need to keep it properly oiled and continually remove lint so the machine action can work uninhibited. You’ll want to clean the lint out every 6-12 hours of sewing depending on your fabric. (I’ve had to do this up to once every hour for wool melton).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sewing Machine Oil<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Machine Brush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The absolute necessities for sewing: TOOLS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Measuring Tape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dressmaker shears<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Heat Erase Pens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Iron<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Seam Ripper<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Thread Snipers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ironing Board<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The absolute necessities for sewing: Notions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Glass Head Pins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Magnetic Pin Cushion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Machine Sewing Needles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Assorted Buttons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Basic All-Purpose Thread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hand Sewing Needles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Assorted Zippers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

‘Advanced’ Tools and Notions you may need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These items are situational and many of them have a singular use. But items like “That Purple Thing” and both types of clips can make your life much easier when in a pinch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bias Tape Makers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Two-Part Eyelets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That Purple Thing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sewing Gauge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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French Curves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tube Turner Set<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hem Clips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tracing Paper and Wheel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tapered Awl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beeswax Block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chalk Wheel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Medical Paper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colored Pencils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rotary Mat, Cutter, and Ruler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starting sewing is intimidating, especially when you’re going through rows and rows of sewing notions in Joann Fabrics. I’ve distilled those walls into a list of the basics you’ll need to get started and with the ‘advanced’ tools you will likely want to acquire over time if your needs call for them. Click on the pictures for links! Taking care of your machine is priority #1. You’ll need to keep it properly oiled and continually remove lint so the machine action can work uninhibited. You’ll want to clean the lint out every 6-12 hours of sewing depending on your fabric. (I’ve had to do this up to once every hour for wool melton). The absolute necessities for sewing: TOOLS The absolute necessities for sewing: Notions ‘Advanced’ Tools and Notions you may need These items are situational and many of them have a singular use. But items like “That Purple Thing” and both types of clips can make your life much easier when in a pinch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","category-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-40.png?fit=3000%2C1561&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4386,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions\/4386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}