Sewing Thread Weight

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Leslie from The Seasoned Homemaker takes the mystery out of thread selection for machine sewing, machine embroidery, serging, and hand sewing in her post:
All About Thread Weight

Sewing Needle Disposal

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Becky from Patchwork Posse shares how to dispose of sewing needles safely in her post: Sewing Needle Disposal.

The free printable is available on Craftsy

Stay Sharp and Sew printable

Wool Ornament

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The holiday season is quickly approaching.

If you need a quick gift for friends or family, Riley Blake Designs can help you turn bits of wool into an adorable ornament or a personalized gift tag.

Options for Toy Eyes

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Sew Mama Sew provides six options for creating eyes for children's toys.

Please note that not all options are appropriate for children under three years old. 

Sewing Car Caddy

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If you like to do hand-sewing on vacation, then this portable sewing caddy is what you need to keep all of your essential tools handy.

Sew Many Ways' tutorial will help you make one in an afternoon.

House Slippers

Need some patterns for making house slippers for yourself or for guests?

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Zipper Teeth blog shares a step-by-step photo tutorial to make felt slippers.

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Megan Ta Da has a tutorial for sewing slippers

Screen Cleaner

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We all love our tablets and phones, but face it the screens can become nasty pretty quickly.

Wild Olive's Turtle Screen Cleaner tutorial is a quick and fun project for yourself or as a gift.

Exercises for Knitters

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An editor of Interweave states, "Are you finding that your hands are sore in odd places? I have the weirdest pain in between my pointer and middle finger on my right hand. It’s a dull ache that is exacerbated by knitting. It must be all of that Christmas knitting catching up with me.

I can’t have my knitting interrupted, so I went searching for some relief. In the Summer 2012 back issue, Rebecca A. Watson wrote an article about avoiding injuries just by doing some easy stretches. They’re helping me already! Here are a few of the ways you can prevent or soothe injuries."

The stretches are not only helpful for knitters, but also those who crochet, spin, sew, and weave. The stretches and exercises can be found on this Interweave Throwback Thursday post.

Tackle those UFOs

Weavers, spinners, quilters, crocheters, knitters - work on a variety of projects, and from time to time some projects become stalled or are forgotten.

Let's be honest: we all have unfinished projects (UFOs) tucked away in bags, boxes, and baskets. It might be time to come up with a plan to tackle them and to gain some room in your closets or project bags. You may want to find a new home for some projects, salvage supplies from another, and finally complete those that you love.

McCall's Quilting's blog published a strategy to deal with Projects in Bags, and maybe it will give you the nudge that you need.

Armchair Sewing Table

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Sew Many Ways shares a tutorial for making a portable Armchair Sewing Table, aka Sewing Soap Dish.

The simple soap dish is transformed into an item that will keep your hand sewing tools handy and safely contained.