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Sewing Must Haves

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Here’s my list of the things I use most often with my sewing projects!!!🧵🪡
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Label Making

 
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These are the labels I use for my keychains and bags! I iron them on and then stitch them in place! Makes my products look so professional- and having my brand name on my handcrafted items helps with brand awareness!🥰
Iron-On Quilt Label Fabric Sheets
 
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I use this, along with Cricut’s Design Space software, to design and cut out my fabric sheet labels, as well as all my packaging branding (ie. care instructions tags, wristlet keychain wraps, price tags, etc)🥰
Cricut Maker™ 3 | Cricut.com
 
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Perfect for adding care instructions cards and price tags to my hand sewn items!
Price Tagging Gun for Clothing, Standard Retail
 
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These are the labels I use for all my cozies and bookmarks! They are 100% cotton, which is a necessity for the cozies! Use these with any inkjet printer!
June Tailor Sew-in Colorfast Fabric Sheets 8.5x11
 
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The best cardstock I’ve used to create my cozy care instruction cards, and many other branding related tags!
Accent Opaque White 8.5x11 Cardstock 250ct

Sewing Basics

 
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This machine sews like a dream!
DX-2000QVP - Featured QVP Products
 
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This was my machine before my Juki…it’s a great machine to start with!
Brother CS7205 Computerized Sewing Machine with Wide Table
 
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This is what I use with my Juki for my cozies! 100% cotton thread is a must!!
Gutermann 50wt Cotton Sewing Thread
 
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This is what I use for my cozies! Microwave safe and a must have for cozy-making!
Wrap-N-Zap
 
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This is what I use with my wristlet keychains and my fabric bookmarks. It’s the perfect weight for these projects-not too heavy but not too light!
809 Décor-Bond
 
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This is what I prefer for many of my bags! Provides great structure to any bag! And the fusible nature makes it easy to use!
Pellon One Sided Fusible Flex Foam 20" Wide By the Yard
 
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Great for making scrunchies!
Clip 'n Glide Bodkin
 
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This iron is a must have for anyone who does a lot of ironing, especially fabric for sewing projects! The auto lift save a lot of repetitive motion!
Smart Irons With Auto Lift Technology
 
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Love these for clipping threads!
Gingher Stork Embroidery Scissors 3.5" w/ Sheath
 
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Love the sheen on this thread! Perfect for so many of my projects: zipper pouches, boxy bags, wristlet keychains, bookmarks…this list goes on and on!
Glide
 
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This is the workhorse of an inkjet printer that I use for all of my branding labels (printable fabric and cardstock!)
Epson EcoTank ET-3850 Wireless Color All-in-One Printer