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Advice for Choosing and Shopping for a Sewing Machine

Three experienced sewers offer their advice for choosing and shopping for a sewing machine. Stephanie covers machines for quilting, Erica discusses basic home sewing machines, and Melanie Ham reviews machines under $200 for the beginner! Good information here. Bookmark this page! EverSewn Sparrow 30 – 310 Stitch Computerized Sewing Machine Erica Arndt from Confessions of a Homeschooler gives her take on choosing a sewing machine. Erica shares with you her favorite sewing

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Fresh Quilting – A Free Video Series from the Modern Quilt Guild

Fresh Quilting is a new public television show co-produced by the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) and KS Productions. Fresh Quilting airs this February 2017 with an all-star lineup of modern designers and quilters. In this new modern quilting series, innovative modern quilters reinterpret traditional techniques with a fresh, modern aesthetic! In each episode, leading designers give a fresh twist on traditional designs and share quilting techniques to create high-impact quilts. By wa

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Brother ScanNCut for Quilting and Sewing – Cutting Machines

[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=PL_gFPkwpxIFLZm7XPh2AiX4VtfKzL2H_-[/embedyt] I’ve been looking at the Brother Scan N Cut fabric (and paper!) cutting machine. There are several different cutting machine brands available and I am curious as to how they all work. The reason I’ve decided to showcase this particular brand is due to the way it works without needing dies for each different cut. I’m also keen on the wireless connection for transferring s

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Understanding the Basic Parts of a Sewing Machine

Knowing and understanding the basic parts of a sewing machine can be very helpful in not only learning how to diagnose potential issues, but in learning how to sew as well. Jessica Giardino from The National Sewing Circle explains the basic parts of a sewing machine and what they do. More sewing machine help at SWN: #needle #sewing #Brother #throat #bobbincasing #needlebar #beginnersewing #threadholder #freesewingtutorial #video #sewingmachine #freesewingvideos #presserfoot #

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The Brother DZ3000 + DZ3400 Sewing & Quilting Machines

The Brother Sewing Machine DZ3400: Learn about the Brother Designio model sewing and quilting machine with so many inspiring features to enhance your creativity and bring out the innovative designer in you! 270 stitches, 14 feet, a circular sewing attachment, as well as a nice wide table for larger projects too! The Brother Designio™ Sewing and Quilting Machine DZ3000 Introducing the Brother Designio™ DZ3000 computerized sewing and quilting machine, a machine to appeal to a

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Brother Sews Redefines “Traditional Quilting” – Free Video Series

This free sewing series from Brother and Its Sew Easy TV features traditional sewing in all its forms with a focus on quilting. Brother encourages us to get ready to redefine the words “traditional quilting” as they integrate some basic quilting techniques and principles into fashion accessory and garment sewing with modern and stylish results! Sewing Projects: Angela Wolf adds an amazing kaleidoscope design to create a DIY embroidered tote. Jeni Baker demonstrates piecework

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Spooky Halloween House Embroidery Design Tutorial from Burley Sew

“Burley Sew is all about home sewing and embroidery machine videos! Learn beginning and advanced stitching and sewing techniques, sewing and embroidery tutorials, do it yourself (DIY) projects, sewing how-to’s, embroidery file digitizing and design along with many other projects. New videos are released weekly sometime between Wednesday and Friday. So check back every week for new content! Hit the subscribe button to get videos delivered to home page for free! If you want to

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Brother Persona PRS100 Single Needle Embroidery Machine Demo

“Persona PRS100 is the most versatile single needle embroidery machine featuring the latest in Brother innovation! Watch our video to learn more.” Published on Aug 8, 2015 by BrotherSews More embroidery and Brother sewing at SWN: Brother NQ3500D Quilting Embroidery and Sewing Machine Review! Create a Cut-work Tank Top with Angela Wolf – A Free Sewing Tutorial from Its Sew Easy Sew Kid’s Lunch Bags with Disney Designs and the Brother 990D Sewing + Embroidery Machine Christmas

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Sew a Fun Racetrack Dress or Halloween Costume with PinkChocolateBreak

Using her Brother DS140 sewing machine, Jocelina of PinkChocolateBreak shows us how she stitched this hot racetrack dress for Halloween! “Halloween is right around the corner so I want to create something special for this occasion. Last year I gave it a try but since it was last minute, I didn’t really nail it when it came to creativity. So it is time to change that for Halloween this year! Although I was going for a different look initially, I found the black and white fabri

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How to Make Embroidered Baby Burp Cloths from Cloth Diapers!

Stitch a basic flat cloth diaper into a baby burp cloth with just a few simple steps! Burp cloths are a fantastic gift idea to sew for new parents. These sweet burp cloths feature fun fabric prints and cute embroidery embellishments for a unique look. Creating one-of-a-kind gifts is sew rewarding! Written instructions for this tutorial can be found here! “Transform a cloth diaper into a beautifully embroidered burp cloth. A stack of these burp cloths is a very handy gift for

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The Difference Between Mechanical Sewing Machines and Electronic Sewing Machines

Today almost all sewing machines produced run on electricity. To find a sewing machine run by a foot or knee treadle, you have to purchase an antique. Which makes the terms “mechanical sewing machine” and “electronic sewing machine” a bit confusing. Aren’t they all electronic? What the manufacturers of the machines mean to convey by the terms “mechanical” vs. “electronic” is how you the user determine what your sewing machine does. It’s more about the interface and the settin

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Brother NQ3500D Quilting Embroidery and Sewing Machine Review!

For the past month I’ve had a new machine in my sewing room! Brother Canada approached us here at SWN to ask us if we would like to try the NQ3500D Fashionista sewing, quilting, and embroidery machine. It took me less than .5 seconds to say “CERTAINLY!”. Since the NQ3500D arrived, I’ve been “playing” with it every day as a beginner quilter, and embroiderer. This computerized sewing machine is impressive. I’m currently using two large mechanical industrial sewing machines,

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Sew Kid’s Lunch Bags with Disney Designs and the Brother 990D Sewing + Embroidery Machine

Learn how to make a cute and useful sandwich wrap to liven up lunch boxes that features beloved Disney characters Piglet and Winnie the Pooh with Marisa Pawelko using the Innov-is 990D Sewing & Embroidery Machine. – BrotherSews Save Money with Back to School Sewing Projects and Ideas for Kids #Disney #school #embroidery #sewing #bag #lunch #Brother #bags #embroiderydemo #Innovis #sewingvideo #Innovis990D #video #MarisaPawelko #kids #embroiderydesigns

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Brother NQ3500D Innov-is Demo

This computerized sewing and embroidery machine from Brother is fun to use! As a rookie machine embroiderer, and a beginner quilter, I had very little trouble using this machine. Brother provided manuals for all of the functions of this machine. The manuals are wonderfully easy to follow – which is a blessing for more visual sewers like us! This video above demonstrates the very first embroidery design expressed by this machine. This design took approximately four minutes fro

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How to Replace Your Bobbin Case – Laura Iglesias + Brother Sewing Machines

Laura Iglesias’ Brother HE-240 sewing machine needed a new bobbin case, so she looked online and found a good price for a bobbin case for a Brother machine :) This video demonstrates the set-up and replacement of a new bobbin case for the Brother HE-240 home sewing & embroidery machine. Save yourself a trip to the sewing machine repair shop and follow along with Laura to learn how to do it yourself inexpensively! More: Angela Wolf presents the Brother Dream Machine Feature

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Create a Cut-work Tank Top with Angela Wolf – A Free Sewing Tutorial from Its Sew Easy

Angela Wolf creates a cutwork tank top using Simplicity 1463 and the Kaleidoscope computer software with the Brother ScanNCut digital cutter. She chose this pattern because there is a back yoke that is a nice place to add an embellishment, cutwork, embroidery, etc. Angela is using the Brother Innovis sewing machine for both the construction of this tank top and the embellishments she adds. This free video tutorial is from Its Sew Easy. Simplicity 1463 Misses’ Knit Tops Sim

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Sew an Easy Kimono Beach Cover or Long Shawl – Easy Garment Sewing Tutorials!

I love these simple kimono cover-ups because they are perfect to wear over a swimsuit, tank top + tights, with a maxi skirt or dress, the list goes on. It’s a go-to garment and it’s SO EASY to sew. You could also make one of these very comfortable kimonos to wear as loungewear. Whatever you decide, make it your own style! The cover-up in the photo above I created with one yard of ITY knit fabric at a 60″ width. This sewing project took me about an hour – if that. The fab

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Brother’s Dream Machine: Enhanced Color Thread Shuffling

The Dream Machine: Enhanced Color Shuffling: Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Check out available effects and learn more about the option to include colors when shuffling. Angela Wolf presents the Brother Dream Machine features. Topic: Brother Sewing Machines Album: Sewing Machine Showcase Topic: Sewing Machine Choice!? Topic: Brother Embroidery & Sewing Machine – USB Port Channel: Brother Sewing Machine Users Brother PC-420 PRW Review Brother™ Duetta® 2 Brother P

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