If you want to take in waists, or even create new items of clothing, it's time to get a machine. But first, how to thread a sewing machine?

It takes thread (Glasgow recommends DB-92), bobbins (he recommends pre-wound), a diamond-point needle (consult your supplier), a sharp pair of scissors, and some inexpensive vinyl remnants.

Thread: Polyester or all-purpose thread works for most projects. Pick up a few spools or buy an emergency sewing kit, which includes needles and miniature spools of thread.

Spiral Eye is a clever sewing needle that makes threading an easy task.

Save yourself from the task of manually threading a needle with the help of these top sewing machines that come with automatic needle threading.

Those new things include teaching all three hundred students in the school how to sew. The program is a part of art class and progresses students’ skills with needles and thread from ...

At Charlotte's Sewing Shop & School in Torrington, owned and run by Charlotte Stowe, students learn to make their own clothes and gain plenty of other skills.