Learning and Growing: Sewing

This post/re-post is a resource list designed to aid in the education of women in homemaking and womanhood lines, particularly in keeping with the purpose of The Hope Chest. You can always find all of my resource lists in the sidebar.

I don't necessarily endorse these sites in their entirety. In fact, some of them I may not endorse at all! They are here because I believe they are useful for educational purposes.

Threads Magazine ~ I've heard it's a good magazine but I've never read it. I do know that they have wonderful online resources, including short articles and videos for beginners.

PatternReview.com ~ reviews of sewing patterns, discussion board, reviews of sewing website and sewing notions, sewing information, and more. They even have classes, but those aren't free. Great resource!


Patterns and Using Patterns
Burdastyle ~ pattern downloads. Some are free. New!
Keeping Home ~ the retail store. My own store which features sensible and modest sewing patterns for clothing and the home. My goal is to help women outfit their homes and clothe their families with dignity. The styles for clothing are classic-modern ~ sometimes a bit trendy, sometimes a bit old-fashioned, but mostly in between (and never extreme!). I have some sewing patterns especially for beginners! I do completely endorse this one. ;-)

PatternReview.com ~ reviews of sewing patterns, discussion board, reviews of sewing websites (mostly stores) and sewing notions, sewing information, and more. They even have classes, but those aren't free. Great resource!

You Can Make This ~ pattern and tutorial downloads. New!

Fabric Sources

Fab Shop Hop and Fab Search ~ find fabrics and sewing stuff (a lot of quilting)  New!

Fabric.com ~ A wonderful place to visit! Sells discount quilting, apparel, and home dec fabrics. Some types of fabrics stick around consistently, some don't. Easy to navigate, so it's a great place to learn about fabrics and what's available. There's also a small fabric glossary that I have found helpful.

Denver Fabrics ~ sells discount fabrics. A bit difficult to navigate.

Joann.com ~ I generally buy my thread here (Gutermann). They have all kinds of sewing and craft supplies.

PatternReview.com ~ reviews of sewing patterns, discussion board, reviews of sewing websites (mostly stores) and sewing notions, sewing information, and more. They even have classes, but those aren't free. Great resource!

Sewing Forums

Sewing Forum ~ at GardenWeb

PatternReview.com ~ reviews of sewing patterns, discussion board, reviews of sewing website and sewing notions, sewing information, and more. They even have classes, but those aren't free. Great resource!

Sewing Mamas ~ has a forum. You have to join to read. Very active.

Everything Sewing Forum ~ Small but nice.