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Sewing with Silk
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items All the essential sewing tools you need to start sewing with luxury fabrics such as silk and chiffons
Sections
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Sewing essentials
Favourite Needles
Favourite Threads
Scissors & cutters
Measuring tools
Sewing machines
Sewing essentials
Dress makers pins, but make sure you have the extra long ones in and keep replacing them. Long ones grip better, hold in the fabric better and just better to handle overall
Hemline Dressmakers Fine Long Pins 30mm
The perfect pins to use for your silk luxury fabrics
Silk & Satin Pins - Super Fine, 15g
Favourite Needles
MicroTex sewing needles for your sewing machine when you are using silks or luxury fine fabrics
Microtex Machine Needles
The Industrial sewing machine needle perfect for silks or finer luxury fabrics
Sewing Machine Needles 70/10 for Brother, Juki, Singer, Consew
Favourite Threads
The best thread you will ever need, don't buy cheap or a brand you don't recognise, Gutterman is at the top & it will never fail you with your projects
Gutermann Sew all Polyester Thread Machine
Great quality thicker thread for top stitching or working with jeans when they need thicker/specific threads
Gutermann Top Stitch Polyester Antique 5 5x1 8x1 8
Gutterman specific top stitching thread for any project
Colour Gutermann Stitch Polyester Upholstery
Perfect for sewing buttons on garments when you need a slightly thicker thread then you don't need to double original thread up
Gutmerrn Cream Upholstery Extra Strong Thread 100m 299
Very hard to work with but this is great for hand sewing appliques onto garments or anything where you don't want to see the stitching. Good Luck!
Gutermann Sulky Invisible 200 Clear
If you choose to, Gutterman silk thread can be used for projects, be careful and gentle with it. Not as strong as polyester standard thread but will level up your project to couture level
Gutermann 101M 000 Silk Thread Black
Scissors & cutters
Always have a pair of the sharpest, most pointy fabric shears to help with cutting each pattern perfectly!
Fabric Shears, 25cm
Keep a pair of general scissors seperate from your household so you can keep these solely for your fashion projects, great for cutting paper for your patterns.
Soft Grip General Purpose Scissors, 23cm
Measuring tools
Good quality tape measure, but I'd advise to have multiple of these because they are never in the right place at the right time and you may loose them. So have a few, oh and buy this one its great quality!
Prym Tape Measure, 254cm
Aluminium meter ruler this will help with fabric cutting and definitely pattern cutting if you are starting your patterns from scratch
Amtech P5190 100cm Aluminium Ruler
Wooden meter ruler this is good to use on your fabric when cutting out and also to use as a big straight edge
Metre / Yard Ruler
Sewing machines
The best industrial machine if you are really want to make the most out of your sewing. Its an investment but something you'll have for life and worth it for many advantages with your sewing!
Brother S-1000A-3 High Speed Lockstich Industrial (Super)
Industrial overlocker machine if your thinking of turning your sewing project into a serious viable business then you'll quickly learn that an overlocker would massively benefit your efficency and its great investment to own an industrial one
Tysew TY-7744DD-1 4 Thread Overlock (Direct Drive)
To start with your sewing you only need a domestic sewing machine, check it has everything you want it to do and do your research but you can't go wrong with the most saught after brand on the market as a Singer one
Singer M2405 Sewing Machine
A great domestic overlocker and with Brother being another reputable brand this will help take your sewing projects to the next level
Brother Overlocker 734DS A-Grade
Beginner kit
Spare industrial sewing machine bobbins to have these will always come in handy
Metal Bobbins, 32 Pack
Spare plastic bobbins for your domestic sewing machine which are always good to have in
Janome Plastic Bobbins, Pack of 10
Little tool to help you with sewing your seems at the beginning to build up your skill
Magnetic Seam Guide
Tailors chalk for your sewing projects, buy the 3 pack with 3 different colors, white, blue & red these are great for different coloured fabrics
Tailor's Chalk 3 Pack
This tool is must, an upicker because you will definitely be unpicking mutliple seams whilst you are starting out, plus buy multiple this is something you'll loose
Large Seam Ripper
Always need these if you are going to be working with zips, you want both sides not only one and do some research into which one will fit your specific machine best just incase
2pcs Metal Zipper Foot