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What will be in your Easter basket this year?
Show that special someone how much you love them with a handmade gift this Easter. The talented artisans showcased on Crafty Tips share an exciting variety of great project ideas to make your own gift this year. Not feeling crafty this year? Not to worry. You'll also find plenty of great gift ideas from the shops of the many talented artisans.
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Sewing leather? It could be such a pain! Not every sewing machine can handle it and certainly not every thread. Specialized leather needles are not always helping, either. We recommend using just a new sharp needle (size 16 or 18) and set the stitch length to no more than 6 or 7 stitches per inch. As for the thread - plain old double strength polyester thread (such as Guttermann) should do just fine.
Before placing your first machine stitch for a project, practice with
scrap pieces from the project (include batting if you're using batting) to determine if
the tension is correct for the layers and fabrics you will be using. This takes only a
few minutes compared to the tremendous amount of time it takes to rip out seams that are
too tight or too loose.
It's no longer necessary to store a sample of your finished project. Take a picture with your digital camera, download and describe it and it's saved for future reference. Think of all the working space you will free up in your crafting room.
A favorite tip from one of the great sites in the Wholesale category...
When selecting a photo to use for photo jewelry making choose a clear, close up photo and crop away all unneeded areas so that the most important object or person will be clearly identifiable on the small jewelry surface.
One of the main reasons people complain about tension is simply putting in the needle the wrong way round! The standard domestic machine has a flat sided needle and the code for the correct needle is 705h. The needle has a flat and rounded top. For a machine to work correctly a needle must be put into a sewing machine the right way round. PLEASE REMEMBER FLAT TO THE BACK!