Self-Covered Buttons March 23, 2021Here’s a quick ‘how to’ on creating your own self-covering buttons. A great way to make sure your buttons match your project perfectly.
Meet Becky! March 16, 2021Meet our resident expert Becky who will be adding valuable tips and advice to our Tips on Tuesday blogs (from next week!). Meet Becky...
A Few More Piping Tips! March 9, 2021If you're wanting to use piping for your next project and would like a few tips on making your own piping, joining piping together and molding it around curves read...
Tips On Tuesday - Joining Piping. February 23, 2021Here’s a quick ‘how to’ join piping in a round. Perfect for adding piping to cushions or necklines or armholes.
A Fast and Easy Bandanna for your Favourite Four-Legged Friend! February 16, 2021Did you know that February 20th is National Love Your Pet Day. In honour of all the pets we've ever loved, we thought we'd share a quick how-to for making...
Specialist Pins And When To Use Them - Part 1 February 9, 2021As the pin selection has grown at Sewing Gem it was time to do a quick run-down on choosing the right pin for the job.
Odicoat! February 2, 2021Here you’ll find a few tips on using Odicoat, from applying to sewing. Read here for more information on project placemat.
Dyeing Fabric - A Fun Project! December 29, 2020Need the perfect coloured fabric, but can’t find it anywhere. Perhaps consider dying your fabric. Here’s a run down of a quick dye project...
Attachments for the Prym Vario Pliers December 7, 2020Here's a quick run down on how to use the Prym Vario Pliers to attach eyelets.