DISCOVER SEW CERTAIN · ON THE WEB

Fabric guides, patterns
and sewing advice.

Have a look around. You might find a fabric you’ve been wondering about, a project to try, or a check that helps with the problem at your machine.

245 included patternsEach with its fabrics and what to buy.

400 graphical referencesDrawings and close-ups, because some things are quicker to see.

A library we keep learning fromWe review and revise as we go. Tell us when something doesn’t look right.

6 views of Sew Certain on the web

FABRIC KNOWLEDGE

Linen: sewing and care

Linen from start to finish: needle, stitch, pressing, washing and what it costs the planet.

PROJECTS & PRINTABLE PATTERNS

How the canvas backpack goes together, with the first page of its pattern. One of 245.

ILLUSTRATED TEXTILE REFERENCE

Why a heavy silk can hang soft and a light organza stand away. Hold a corner and look.

ILLUSTRATED SEWING REFERENCE

Butt, shank, scarf, eye: the parts of a needle, and why the system has to match the machine.

PRACTICAL TROUBLESHOOTING

Five checks in the order we would try them, one change at a time.

EXPLORE FABRIC FAMILIES

Battings, handwovens, batik, beaded and pleated cloth: the 34 materials that don’t fit the other three boxes.

FROM THE FABRIC AISLE TO YOUR SEWING TABLE

Phone in the fabric aisle for Thread Matcher, QR codes and the offline guides. Browser at the desk for research and printing. One membership.

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