Dena's Sewing Room

Top 5 Tips for Tailoring Appointments

Whether it’s your first time to have your clothes altered or you’re a pro at getting pinned, here are some tips to make your visit smoother

Why you should never wash your jeans

Laundry is inevitable, but thankfully there are people like Levi’s CEO and President Chip Bergh who want to make our lives a little easier. According to him, you should never wash a pair of jeans. Ever. While this may prompt noises of disgust from those are less-then-enamoured by the idea of walking around in dirty clothes, Mr Bergh explained that he "spot cleans" any stains with a toothbrush.

10 Modern Sewing Patterns that Flatter Women

As much as I love a good shift dress, sometimes its nice to sew a more modern sewing pattern with a fit that flatters. A sewing pattern that will make you feel like a million bucks. So I looked around and found some that I think would do exactly that. Sewing patterns that flatter WOMEN. …

5 Alterations You Didn’t Know Your Tailor Could Do

You’ve probably made a few trips to a tailor in your life to take in (or let out) a dress or to shorten a pair of pants. (And if you’re petite, this errand is probably one with which you’re extremely familiar.) But these skilled artisans can do so much more than just hike up a hem.

5 Tips For Getting Your Groom Ready For Your Wedding Day

You want to make sure that you look just right for your wedding day. But at the same time it’s his wedding too, so your husband-to-be looks needs to look the part too. Check out these groom's wedding planning tips.

Guide to Purchasing a Sewing Machine

When it comes to sewing machines and fabric variances, you want a machine that's going to be able to tackle any job & provide the best comfort of use possible.

12 Creative Craft Room Storage Ideas

Ribbons and buttons and stickers, oh my! It may seem like there's just no way to keep track of it all. But try a few of our creative craft room storage ideas out, and we bet you'll be singing a different tune.

Crafting Places, Spaces & Storage

Sewing hacks that will make your life a breeze

Want to improve your sewing game and make DIY sewing projects easier? Learn these cool sewing tip and tricks and go from beginner to expert seamstress in no time.

5 Things To Do When You Get A New Sewing Machine

Did you get a new sewing machine recently? If so, how exciting! Even if it isn’t your first sewing machine, there are a few things you should do before getting started that will make sewing so much easier. A little bit of prepping will save you several headaches during your first few projects, we promise.…

10 Best Sewing Machines, No Matter Your Skill Level

Let's talk about Sewing Machine Needles

When I got my very first sewing machine, I didn’t even know needles were removable, let alone that there were so many options available. I thought you used the same needle for every project – forever. Understanding all the different needles available is hard, even for an experienced sewist. And if you’re just starting out? Impossible. The needle you use is like…

Redesigning a room? Break out the crayons

As a child, one of the first creative activities I remember is my mother coloring with me and my siblings. It was one of our favorite pastimes. Before my creative journey in sewing, and before my sister's honed her painting skills, utilizing all the colors in the crayon box was the mission at hand. I also believe it was one of my mother's favorite activities she shared with us.

How to Take Care of Your Embroidery Machine

A properly maintained embroidery machine will increase production and efficiency while helping your machine last longer. Here are some easy tips.

How to Organize Your PDF Sewing Patterns

Wendy from Thimblenest shows you how to organize all of those PDF sewing patterns you love to buy, print and use. Wendy keeps everything in place so she can easily find the right pattern and size, letting her spend more time actually sewing!

20 Things Only People Obsessed With Sewing Understand

As a sewing lover, you know. There are just some things only a sewing lover would understand. You want to talk to your real life BFF about the newly released fabric line, or the ill-fitting pattern you just made…but their eyes would start glazing over if you did. So instead you are left to sit …

10 Big Picture Habits for Happy, Successful Sewing

Virginia Lindsay of Gingercake and Gingercake Patterns, is the author of Pretty Birds and Sewing to Sell. Virginia has given us free patterns, plus a thoughtful discussion about "The Balancing Act of Putting a Price on Handmade." She's back with 10 Big Picture Habits for Happy, Successful Sewing. What are some big, important things you can do to improve the quality of your sewing time?