Best 14 Non-Sewing Sewing Notions Every Sewing Enthusiast Needs

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @vickielewallen3799
    @vickielewallen3799 Год назад +98

    I use those old sewing machine needles to hang pictures. They're sturdy, but they don't leave big holes in the walls like nails do.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад +2

      This is a clever idea. Do you have a special place you store them while waiting to be in the wall?

    • @nancyb483
      @nancyb483 Год назад +7

      ​@@SookieSews I put my used ones in an old pill bottle, label removed!

    • @delorisdk
      @delorisdk 7 месяцев назад +3

      What a great idea!!! 😁

  • @Oonagh72
    @Oonagh72 Год назад +101

    Instead of cling wrap you can use those plastic shower caps. Get like 10 for a dollar or two. They are reusable and should fit most baskets.
    Instead of using your good silicone mat, get some of that nonslip shelf liner to put under things so they don’t move. You can also cut it to size. I use mine under my foot pedal so it won’t slide around.

    • @kibkac
      @kibkac Год назад +1

      Great idea.
      Thanks

    • @kibkac
      @kibkac Год назад +3

      I use the no slip shelf liner as well and I also use it under my foot peddle.

    • @sarahfisher6801
      @sarahfisher6801 Год назад +6

      My thoughts exactly. They also make plastic bowl covers that come like 50 to a pack and are super cheap. It's essentially a shower cap type of setup, but clear plastic.

    • @HollyOak
      @HollyOak Год назад +4

      Or instead of cling wrap, even just put a small plate on top of the basket.

    • @lauriepayseur5897
      @lauriepayseur5897 10 месяцев назад +8

      Dollar tree sells these like 10 or 12 to a pack - clear plastic shower caps in the black hair care section! So many uses - I even use them to cover the soles of shoes when packing for trips.

  • @awa1179
    @awa1179 Год назад +76

    Use that silicone mat on the floor to keep your foot pedal from sliding around.

  • @attilladacook3405
    @attilladacook3405 Год назад +40

    When I have a pattern that I know I will use again or if I paid a lot for it, I iron the pattern to make it flat. Then I iron it on to freezer paper to make it more sturdy. The coating on the freezer melts onto the pattern reinforcing the thin pattern paper. I also collect really old patterns. I have some from 1930’s that I have reinforced this way. I also find that ironing the pattern onto the freezer paper before I cut the pattern out to be much easier. Just make sure you iron with the right side facing you because ther is no removing the paper once you have ironed it.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад +3

      I remember my mom doing this and always thought it was clever. Thanks for sharing.

    • @Joyce-lq6gm
      @Joyce-lq6gm 4 месяца назад +4

      I use Swedish Tracing paper when I want to keep a pattern. I trace the pattern on the Swedish Tracing paper and cut the pattern out of the Swedish Tracing paper and put the uncut pattern back into its package, putting the tracing paper pattern, with the original pattern & place them together in a ziplock gallon bag

  • @kathleenchalmers8234
    @kathleenchalmers8234 Год назад +107

    I am sure I will be the millionth person to mention this, but…. Get a piece of galvanized steel - put it under your cutting mat and use magnets to hold everything in place. My mat is 2’ X 3’ and the steel was 16mm for $15. Happy sewing!

    • @tianamarie989
      @tianamarie989 Год назад +4

      That's a great idea!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад +4

      I appreciate the extra dimensions you shared.

    • @kendramanuel968
      @kendramanuel968 Год назад +4

      😮 absolutely! Why didn’t I think of that 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @tabandken8562
      @tabandken8562 9 месяцев назад

      Where did you get it?

    • @happycook6737
      @happycook6737 9 месяцев назад +2

      That is a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing.

  • @gwynt909
    @gwynt909 Год назад +63

    My grandmother used to sharpen her needles when they got burs or went blunt. She kept a fine emery board in her sewing goodies. She lived in South Africa and there were times when she could not buy needles. Nowadays, I do the same and only throw out broken needles. i have 100s of old buttons and hardware which were cut off old clothes that had been relegated to ragbag because they were worn out.

    • @r.sanders8448
      @r.sanders8448 Год назад +10

      I do the same....
      was taught by my Grandmother decades ago when I was very young to NEVER waste anything that could possibly be used again.
      Especially sewing supplies/tools/fabrics..
      (ppl nowadays always waste SO MUCH fabric & materials when cutting patterns out and for cutting out anything else they plan to sew with 🙄)....
      and to always re-use or re-purpose in one way or another
      ●EVERYTHING●
      if at all possible,
      that you regularly use in your home in your day to day living before you really do actually have a need to go out and finally buy a
      NEW ONE
      to replace it with.
      So I just can't understand why in the world ppl nowadays are just so deliberately and stupidly wasteful and toss away to waste
      SO MUCH STUFF
      that can always be used again in some way or another.
      Most especially to so wantonly WASTE dull sewing needles....
      like so many ppl here are posting about and actually believing & thinking that they are doing something so stupidly clever by bragging about the methods they use to store them in until they eventually just throw them away 🙄 ......
      for something that literally only just needs to be simply re-sharpened
      (if they're not broken,
      of course)
      so that they can continue to be useful and used for quite a looong while longer with just the tiniest bit of effort involved to sharpen them again with either a nail file/ emery board or even with a small piece of aluminum foil or just rubbing the dull needles across the bottom rough edge of a stoneware mug, bowl or plate to sharpen them again.
      Just like you would to be rubbing dull scissors/knives
      across to resharpen •them•
      for proper long-term use again when they eventually get dull from regular use, too. 🤷‍♂️

    • @dawsie
      @dawsie Год назад +5

      I have a small strawberry shaped pillow about 3-4” long filled with very fine sand which I use to sharpen my hand sewing needles but also it’s good at cleaning the needle of all the hand oils when hand sewing. Never thought of using it on the machine needles lol

    • @lauriepayseur5897
      @lauriepayseur5897 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@dawsieplease tell me more on this sand filled pillow.

    • @kristinjacobsen3417
      @kristinjacobsen3417 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yes! I have lots of old buttons from mom and grandmother. I test them for break-ability before using because some have gotten brittle.

    • @jeangodwin2156
      @jeangodwin2156 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@lauriepayseur5897 a pin cushion - like the tomato-shaped or strawberry shape ones with the small thing that hangs off the top with grit in it.

  • @TheJustineCredible
    @TheJustineCredible Год назад +16

    Those zipper bags you get with sheet sets or blankets, I used them for all my homemade patterns. Some of those bags also have a small "window" pocket, where I would slip in a list of what patterns were in the bag. Really helped me organize all my patterns!

  • @hootiebubbabuddhabelly
    @hootiebubbabuddhabelly Год назад +32

    I use old hockey pucks instead of dumbbells. They're cheap (I bought a whole box, years ago), rubbery, you can stack them if you want more weight, they're easier to toss and move around, don't roll, don't slip and they're useful for so many things. Like plant pot feet. Plus, you can cut them into smaller pieces, carve and screw things to them.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      Love this idea!

    • @jeangodwin2156
      @jeangodwin2156 8 месяцев назад +1

      LOL! weird things i have sarched for #1 used hockey pucks! LOVE that idea - pot feet are hugely expensive for such little things - besides their use for sewing!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  8 месяцев назад

      @jeangodwin2156 hokey pucks yeah good idea

    • @mswetra2610
      @mswetra2610 Месяц назад +1

      Genius!

    • @sarahstewart2059
      @sarahstewart2059 26 дней назад +1

      How smart is that! Thank you for sharing. Cheers from BC Canada 🇨🇦

  • @JudyMyers-gg1vb
    @JudyMyers-gg1vb Год назад +51

    I use pipe cleaners to pick up to pick up lint in my machine. You bend it I the middle and it is soft and you don’t have to brush. It picks up all dust and it does a great job

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      Love this! Thanks so much and please do subscribe if you haven't already!

  • @Silver_Threads_Sewing
    @Silver_Threads_Sewing Год назад +43

    I use the little packs of glue dots on the bottoms of all my quilting rulers. It keeps the ruler from moving. These were great tips. Thank you so much. ❤

  • @lorrainedubzak6654
    @lorrainedubzak6654 Год назад +39

    Something else to use to use for your zippers is split rings that they sell in the office stores. They are split with a hinge. These are used to hold loose leaf paper. No annoying beads on them like the shower curtain hooks.

    • @dianedazzle241
      @dianedazzle241 Год назад +4

      I use those to keep my rulers and templates together.

    • @tianamarie989
      @tianamarie989 Год назад +1

      I use these for my zippers!

    • @annieaxx2419
      @annieaxx2419 Год назад

      ​@@dianedazzle241pp

    • @annieaxx2419
      @annieaxx2419 Год назад

      ​@@dianedazzle241ovvppvv

    • @TheRynarion
      @TheRynarion 10 месяцев назад

      I use these stitch holders for knitters, that look like giant safety pins, for my zippers. The Videos are so much fun to watch! ❤

  • @jaquelinedeponce5251
    @jaquelinedeponce5251 Год назад +103

    I save all those heavy plastic bags from bedding packaging, usually from quality linens. You know the kind that has the thick cloth binding tape sewn all around plus a heavy zipper. They are perfect for collecting everything you need for individual projects. You can fit pattern, material, interfacing ,zipper, elastic, buttons, thread, all the other trims and notions for each project. They last forever, only way I store and have quick access to multiple projects because of the heaviness of the transparent plastic used.

    • @SparkyOne549
      @SparkyOne549 Год назад +6

      I do the same!

    • @ecologytoday
      @ecologytoday Год назад +19

      To add to this suggestion, consider saving the light cardboard packaging that comes with the bedding bag, turn it around and now you have a plain label to detail what contents you now have inside ( eg All materials for Aunt Muriel's quilt, except light blue fabric). You have a free, compact dust free way to store a project and know what you need to start again.

    • @JoanneSheeler
      @JoanneSheeler Год назад

      @@SparkyOne549 me too!

    • @kericue2065
      @kericue2065 Год назад +3

      Yes! Those bags are awesome. Be careful and keep any oils away from the plastic. Just like vinyl the oil will break it down.

    • @pamelaspooner7183
      @pamelaspooner7183 Год назад +3

      I used one just today to store a nice tote handbag in my closet. Another reason to keep them.

  • @dianakranning9843
    @dianakranning9843 Год назад +18

    Shout out from Brenda at Conquering Mount Scrapmore. A friend of mine uses the press and seal for quilting on her borders, presses it on then draws what she wants to quilt, then stitch over it and peel it off.

    • @sandyhearth8249
      @sandyhearth8249 Год назад +1

      That’s brilliant!!

    • @sued2433
      @sued2433 Год назад

      Test first. I tried this once and had to pick pieces of plastic out with tweezers. Never used it again.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      Thats a great idea and I like Brenda's channel, she has tons of great ideas!

  • @CocoPuff689
    @CocoPuff689 Год назад +121

    I use a child proof prescription bottles to dispose of my used sewing machine needles. Once it's full I toss it in the trash and the child proof cap never falls off.

    • @queenwere1
      @queenwere1 Год назад +1

      Nice to learn. I usually just threw them in the 🚮 bin

    • @carolynjackson889
      @carolynjackson889 Год назад +1

      ❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂

    • @FalanaBlessed
      @FalanaBlessed Год назад +2

      I do the same thing!

    • @valoriearmour
      @valoriearmour Год назад +4

      I do this too. I used large needle and a flame to put a hole in the top, it’s large enough to get a needle in but not big enough that they’ll fall out easily. I just put a new lid on it when it’s time to throw them out.

    • @joeyjackson6224
      @joeyjackson6224 Год назад

      I do the same.

  • @puddlejumper2025
    @puddlejumper2025 Год назад +32

    you could use elastic shower caps to cover your "project" in the woven basket

    • @jeanbishop-greentree2628
      @jeanbishop-greentree2628 Год назад +3

      A better idea as no plastic waste, at least not for ages 😊

    • @SueKetchum
      @SueKetchum 5 месяцев назад +1

      When I am traveling I take my magnetic pin dish (from arbor Freight) and put in in a zippered baggie

  • @joc0553
    @joc0553 Год назад +9

    I do use a hair flat iron to seam binding and silk ribbon for embroidery! Works great! Found a small one at thrift store so it is packed right in with my silk ribbon project!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      That is awesome!

    • @mswetra2610
      @mswetra2610 Месяц назад

      Mine too never used it on my hair😂

  • @sheilakeating9089
    @sheilakeating9089 Год назад +7

    I use the small rectangle Tic Tac contaniers to put my broken or dull needles or pins in.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      Love this idea, will be sharing in a new video coming up soon. Thanks for sharing with me here.

  • @KA-uo6kd
    @KA-uo6kd Год назад +27

    I have just started using parchment paper to help sew the hook part of hook & loop tape. To cover the hooks from catching the thread. :)

    • @melindanieuwenhuizen8411
      @melindanieuwenhuizen8411 3 месяца назад

      @@KA-uo6kd can you explain a little better on your idea about the hook & loop and parchment paper.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  3 месяца назад

      @melindanieuwenhuizen8411 can you explain what section you’re talking about. Maybe give me a timestamp?

  • @vickyforehand8615
    @vickyforehand8615 Год назад +16

    You gave me so many great ideas, thank you! As for the shower ring, you could use the top portion as well, so that you have zippers on both sides of those pesky balls. Also, if you have a paper pattern that you know you will use a lot, go to the dollar tree and get some of those flimsy plastic cutting boards. I did this for my MIL and she was so happy cuz it made cutting pattern pieces so much easier.

  • @michellewilcox5869
    @michellewilcox5869 Год назад +33

    I purchased a telescoping magnetic pole at Harbor Freight for picking pins up from the floor. I also use tissue paper for under the fabric when doing machine applique. It helps the fabric glide on the machine much easier.

    • @suek7086
      @suek7086 Год назад +6

      I also like their magnetic pin dishes. Ohf course they are supposed to be parts dishes but who cares. I spray painted mine.

    • @kimberlywilson8960
      @kimberlywilson8960 Год назад +2

      I have several of these dishes and I have used the medicine bottle for years

  • @thesitdownquilter
    @thesitdownquilter Год назад +36

    My favourite way of cleaning my iron is to use a dryer sheet. I heat my iron and then rub it over the dryer sheet. It cleans the iron easily and with great results.

    • @robinwoodard7898
      @robinwoodard7898 Год назад +1

      Doesn't the residue from the Dryer sheets get on your iron?

    • @thesitdownquilter
      @thesitdownquilter Год назад +2

      @@robinwoodard7898 no, it leaves no residue on the iron. I just make sure I have an old cloth underneath the dryer sheet to protect the ironing pad beneath it.

  • @kandeekane1
    @kandeekane1 Год назад +33

    In reference to #5 the hand weights and quilting ruler. A lady I subscribe to that does quilting has a shower handle on hers. Its one of those big safety handles that you put in the shower to hold onto for getting in and out of the tub. I saw one at Harbor freight for under $10. You can pick up the ruler, hold the ruler, press down on the ruler and also slide the ruler keeping it straight if you have to move it for longer cutting. Plus it stays attached so you don't lose it or accidentally drop a hand weight on your foot.

    • @cathyjohnson6732
      @cathyjohnson6732 Год назад +1

      Great idea but aren’t they pretty big? Would be hard to store if you have a lot of rulers as I do.

    • @marypalmer600
      @marypalmer600 8 месяцев назад +3

      These suction cup handles come in different sizes and are removable so you can use them on all the rulers. For a large ruler 18” or more I use the shower handle, but for the smaller rulers I use the smaller, single suction cup to hold my rulers.

  • @elizabethclaiborne6461
    @elizabethclaiborne6461 Год назад +17

    Salt and a paper bag for iron cleaning was in Hints From Heloise in the Seventies. Pretty common trick them. We had plain metal sole plates, not Teflon, the salt balls up the goock from starch or interfacing.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks for sharing, ended up using your idea in another video :)

  • @traceycoles1693
    @traceycoles1693 Год назад +13

    Oh how times have changed! In the 80s,I used to use an iron to straighten my hair!😂

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад +6

      We always wanted what we didn't have, in the 80's I was getting perms :) in the 90s Spiral perms lol

    • @Tla81
      @Tla81 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@SookieSewsI did too on spiral perms. I had to use a hairstylist to do it though. My hair was to my waist. He would use over 120 rollers! The only way to rinse was on my hands and knees outside using the hose! As you can see, I didn’t do it in the winter time. Stylists and I had great fun when this happened until he had to retire.

    • @mswetra2610
      @mswetra2610 Месяц назад

      LOL me too!!

  • @brendahilburn1099
    @brendahilburn1099 10 месяцев назад +8

    I also keep a small pair of needle nose pliers with my sewing supplies. I don't have a lot of hand strength and sometimes I can't get hold of a thread if I'm pulling out stiches, so i use the needle nose pliers to hold and pull with. Get thr kind and size you would find in the jewelry making section of your craft store. Not what you would find at the home improvement store.
    My husband also installed the long LED shop lights over my work areas.
    I have an old bifold door that i put on the wall next to my sewing machine. I turned it upside down so that i could take "S" hooks and hang all kinds of things from the slats in the bigold doors. I hang scissors, rotary cutter, thread spool racks, or any tool i have that has a hole to hang with.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      Oh yes the needle nose pliers are a good thing to have. Since all my craft items are in my sewing space, I've got a nice collection too. Your hubby is the BEST with those lights :) Love your bifold door idea, sounds like your sewing room is well organized.

    • @melindanieuwenhuizen8411
      @melindanieuwenhuizen8411 3 месяца назад +2

      @@brendahilburn1099 I also use needle nose pliers when I’m hand sewing to pull the needle through a thick materials. I love the idea of you lighting up your sewing room, I never have enough light especially if I’m sewing dark materials.

  • @critter4004
    @critter4004 Год назад +22

    To keep foot pedal from moving around, I place a piece of shelf liner under it. You know that type that has a waffle weave to it.

    • @janwalker4556
      @janwalker4556 Год назад +2

      I use the shelf liner under my machine also.

  • @kericue2065
    @kericue2065 Год назад +28

    Remove any label by heating it up first with a hairdryer.
    Remove the sticky adhesive left from the label with oil and while the oil is on use a razor blade to gently scrub the adhesive off.
    Use a box made for storing embroidery floss to store pesser feet.
    I attached the soft part of Velcro to my small scissors, that i use to cut the thread, and the loop and hook part of the Velcro on the side of my sewing machine. I don't loose them anymore 😂

  • @brendahilburn1099
    @brendahilburn1099 10 месяцев назад +14

    I'm a retired medical lab technician, and i always have a container to dispose of sharp things in. I have used old prescription bottles.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад +1

      Those old prescription bottles are a lifesaver aren't they :)

    • @bobbiedurham5010
      @bobbiedurham5010 Месяц назад +1

      I use an empty "tic-tac" container for used needles. I also can go get some to hang on walls...

  • @Philosophymineoryours
    @Philosophymineoryours Год назад +15

    Dollar stores carry 5 pack of the circle binder rings.. use them for everything that has a hole and can hang to save space

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      Yes good point. Thanks for sharing

  • @lucycburton-johnson5757
    @lucycburton-johnson5757 Год назад +33

    Use a silicone mat on table to catch drips of hot glue. Glue peels off when you're cleaning up.

  • @cynthiadugan858
    @cynthiadugan858 Год назад +75

    If you ever make a video on non traditional uses of sewing supplies, I have a good one for you.
    I save even the smallest scraps of lightweight fusible interfacing in a shoebox and iron them krazy quilt style to the back side of favorite tissue patterns. Zero expense because I am essentially using trash. The interfacing can be used to repair tears and pinhole damage as well if you don’t have enough to cover the piece. I do love my tissue patterns that are covered with interfacing though. They are extra durable, don’t slide around when I am using them, and fold up so much nicer. The interfacing makes the tissue paper behave more like a fabric and it’s so much nicer to use them that I have actually been guilty of BUYING interfacing to reinforce a pattern that I know I will be using multiple times😂

    • @queenwere1
      @queenwere1 Год назад +7

      Wow idea 💡

    • @elizabethclaiborne6461
      @elizabethclaiborne6461 Год назад +6

      Reynolds freezer paper works great for that, it’s cheap and an enormous roll is about 4 bucks. Also good for patterning, pattern altering, kid drawing paper, it’s great stuff!

    • @MrImog65
      @MrImog65 Год назад +3

      Do you mean like patterns on paper towels? I have one in here that I love the design on it was actually sort of like toilet paper design I keep a piece of it in my to make a pattern to free quilt on my sewing machine. But I never said nothing to nobody because I thought they would think I was crazy lol

    • @MrsMTMomma
      @MrsMTMomma Год назад +2

      Using plastic wrap to cover projects or whatever is very wasteful and contributes to the plastics problem we have around the world. Unless you’re saving it on a cardboard roll so you can use it again it’s really wasteful. Also, Cling Wrap is very expensive and as Sookie said it not the correct way to cut faux furs or other fuzzy type fabric.

    • @deaguirrrock
      @deaguirrrock Год назад

      @@MrImog65no, seating patterns for making clothing hun

  • @KathyMoranPaul
    @KathyMoranPaul Год назад +14

    If I have to change my needle before, it’s time in order to sew on a different fabric or with different weight thread, I put the needle in the little plastic case that comes with those dental picks. It holds the needles perfectly and keeps them clean and organized until I need to use them again. I mark the size and brand on the case with a sharpie. Because I free motion quilt and use a variety of threads which require different needles I have several cases with my “not quite new, but not ready to throw out yet” needles and never have to guess which one I need.

    • @lovemesomeslippers
      @lovemesomeslippers Год назад +1

      Oh this is a good tip!

    • @pgScorpio
      @pgScorpio Год назад +3

      Tic Tac boxes work great too.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      Just now seeing this but what a clever idea! Thanks for sharing. I'm going to make another one of these videos and have to point that out. Thank you!

  • @bettycarlson6380
    @bettycarlson6380 Год назад +14

    You can use the paper bag to fine sand any wood, I used it on my clapper when I found a rough spot.

  • @bbrosser694
    @bbrosser694 7 месяцев назад +3

    Not only did I learn some very useful sewing ideas; I enjoyed your teaching methods and style. Thank You!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  7 месяцев назад

      Double win!! Thank you and welcome to the Beehive!!

  • @SuzySunshine
    @SuzySunshine Год назад +48

    I use a mascara brush for threading my serger. Often, when you try to push the thread through the eye it just about goes through and then bends or pulls back. I use a mascara brush up against the back of the needle and twirl it away. It catches the thread and pulls it through the eye so it won't slip back.

    • @bridgetgidget72
      @bridgetgidget72 Год назад +2

      Great tip! Especially for those of us with long fingernails

    • @judylee2556
      @judylee2556 10 месяцев назад +4

      Going to have to try this. I don’t know if it’s old age but I have a lot of trouble getting that thread in the hole. Thanks for the suggestion

    • @AnneMarieMitchell-om3gr
      @AnneMarieMitchell-om3gr 9 месяцев назад +1

      Great idea!

    • @cindysproat5620
      @cindysproat5620 7 месяцев назад +4

      This is a great idea

  • @dorothyfielding8209
    @dorothyfielding8209 Год назад +10

    Love, love the dental floss item. I don’t have a Bernina cover stitch and think the tool that came with the machine looks brilliant. I can definitely use a dental floss holder for this. Again thank you. These are truly worthwhile ideas.

  • @deanagarnes2676
    @deanagarnes2676 Год назад +4

    The plastic containers gums and candies are very good. I use them for needles, new/used rotary blades ,bobbins and pins etc.

    • @TheEvie202
      @TheEvie202 Год назад

      Yes I keep bobbins in Altoids mints tins!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  9 месяцев назад

      oh good point, I do have one of those gum containers in my car, will need to save it. Thanks

  • @brendapena2328
    @brendapena2328 Год назад +6

    Oh that silicone mat !! I need one or two. As always thank you for sharing great tips .

  • @joc0553
    @joc0553 Год назад +2

    Thank you ever so much!! The tip to use press and seal to cut minky. - brillant!brilliant!! I have cut so much minky without this tip with fur everywhere!! Have some gifts yet to make - will definitely be using this tip! Thanks again for sharing this tip!!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      You’re welcome, just passing along the great tips of my viewers

  • @sheilabernadetteclairemcin1107
    @sheilabernadetteclairemcin1107 Год назад +2

    Wow love the mascara brush idea.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      I've got lots since I'm obsessed with my lashes, lol and then a RUclips fan suggested it so had to share :) Glad you found some value in the video. Hope you do subscribe.

  • @valeriesuttonpayne7413
    @valeriesuttonpayne7413 Год назад +7

    I like the plastic cling idea. We have two cats and there’s just a lot of dust. I live in VA. I also use parchment paper when starching on the ironing board. There’s also a set size you pull out of a box!

  • @crystalgriffith2270
    @crystalgriffith2270 9 месяцев назад +8

    A piece of yoga mat rubber under your machines does 2 things: Stops vibration and walking of the machine across the table as well as dampening the noise. I started using mouse pads back in the 90s but then saw some used yoga mats at a thrift store and realized I could make them any size I needed. PS: I live in the FL Panhandle!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  9 месяцев назад

      That is a fantastic idea!! I do yoga and need to grab some cheeper ones to do this. Thanks for the idea :) we’re neighbors! I’m in Tampa

    • @RioTorxx
      @RioTorxx 6 месяцев назад +2

      Am I just lucky that my machines never move across the table? I see so many tips about this!

    • @PrimateProductions
      @PrimateProductions 5 месяцев назад +2

      Ah! Where in the Panhandle? I am from the Fort Walton Beach area. Much of my family lives around the Defuniak Springs area!😊

  • @tmoore1144
    @tmoore1144 Год назад +13

    I was given this Non-quilt, quilting item in a piecing class by the instructor. She bought them off Amazon but I think they have to be purchased in large bulks. Pap Smear brushes. Very similar to the eye lash brush. Longer handle. Narrower and softer. Ask your physician for a clean extra one when you get your annual pap. Kills two birds with one stone so to speak.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      Interesting thanks for sharing! Having just had a Pap smear I know exactly what you’re talking about.

  • @CopycatQuilter
    @CopycatQuilter Год назад +7

    I use small plastic mint containers for disposal of needles. It’s actually kind of fun to see how many needles I’ve gone through! Lol.

    • @georginekeeling5004
      @georginekeeling5004 8 месяцев назад +1

      Me too, and then I duct tape it closed when it's full

  • @beverlyfarnsworth4684
    @beverlyfarnsworth4684 Год назад +3

    Yes yes yes! I save batting scraps. I just finished a quilt as you go quilt with almost all batting scraps.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      Way to go!! How big was your quilt?

  • @karenruprecht6394
    @karenruprecht6394 Год назад +5

    Cling wrap tip. I offer up disposable hair bonnets for the shower. They are also great for hair pieces like wiglets, hair extensions and putting on your shoes covering the bottoms to keep the dirty sole from your clean clothes.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      Both great ideas. Thanks for sharing.

  • @attilladacook3405
    @attilladacook3405 Год назад +5

    I also use my flat iron to iron money that I want to put in a card for a gift. I first use spray starch on the money. To clean my iron I have a plain white candle rolled into a dish towel I run the hot iron over it, if it needs a bit of extra cleaning I sprinkle salt onto the melted was on the towel and pass the iron over it. Don’t hold the iron to long to over melt the wax just enough to see the was bleed through the towel. Make the iron really slick. I learned this from my mom years ago.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      Wow, never heard of this, will have to try

  • @arvettadelashmit9337
    @arvettadelashmit9337 Год назад +9

    I have two hair flat irons in my sewing room that I use to press short seams as I work. They help speed up my scrap sewing. You can also use a hair flat iron to seal a small plastic bag (use baking paper between the iron and plastic).

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      How do you not melt the plastic? Do you adjust your temp?

  • @painiacs83
    @painiacs83 Год назад +4

    I also used shower curtain rings for storing rulers. Clip a bunch on rings then hang rings on wall

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      That's a really good idea! I don't personally have a space for hanging things but I do like the idea.

  • @stefaniestaniak4329
    @stefaniestaniak4329 Год назад +5

    Press & Seal is used a lot in paper crafts as well. It was eve Ted by a husband of a well known stamper, and her followers are very happy he did.
    Also, the flat iron is wonderful for ironing out ribbon. If you take ribbon and wind it on bobbins it leaves that kink. Just slid it through a flat iron and it is perfect.
    Love the ideas of the weights. I’ll have to dig mine out and put them to good use.
    Thanks very fun video.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      Thank you for sharing your extra points. The ribbon part is a great idea bc it always does get a kink lol

  • @marshachilds5165
    @marshachilds5165 Год назад +18

    If you want to remove a label on glass or really anything…..soak label with cooking oil. Let sit overnight and it will peel right off!😃

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      thanks for the tip.

  • @janissharkey7174
    @janissharkey7174 11 дней назад +1

    ❤ loved the idea of using the silicone mats-and many other of your ideas!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  5 дней назад

      I’m so glad you liked it! I use my silicone mats for so many things

  • @dillismoore432
    @dillismoore432 8 месяцев назад +3

    I love sticking the hem with the flat iron!!

  • @painiacs83
    @painiacs83 Год назад +8

    I went to pizza hut and asked for a few large pizza boxes. When im working on a project with lots of pieces i put them in the box. I have different projects in the boxes and they stack up on the shelf so dont take up much room. Ive dropped the box too and everything stayed intact in the boxes. Ive used the same 3 boxes for many years!!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  9 месяцев назад

      Very good to know, especially about the dropping of the box, I was wondering that myself. Thanks for sharing.

  • @lilaalabed2527
    @lilaalabed2527 Год назад +2

    These are some really great ideas. Thank you for sharing.

  • @nancyceci2576
    @nancyceci2576 Год назад +3

    These are such fantastic ideas! We are always looking for demonstrations/techniques for meetings of our American Sewing Guild chapter. I plan on making samples as you have done and share these hints with the group.

  • @jonnaborosky8836
    @jonnaborosky8836 Год назад +4

    Really great ideas! Thanks for sharing!😊

  • @louisedietz1646
    @louisedietz1646 Год назад +2

    Thanks so much for the hair clip comment. I found some of these in my home amid the sewing stuff and wasn’t sure what they were forbv

  • @patanco13
    @patanco13 Год назад +1

    Silicone mat and the parchment paper is going to be a lifesaver! TY

  • @revajobeattie1839
    @revajobeattie1839 3 месяца назад +1

    Love your great tip regarding using the shower ring to organize your zippers. & I remember using wax paper &salt before they came up with the numerous sole plate cleaners.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  3 месяца назад

      Glad you found something helpful and yes, these old tips probably ignited inventions:)

  • @christinegant1068
    @christinegant1068 Год назад +8

    The flat iron is perfect for pressing seams on quilt blocks.

  • @sherrielund-wd1if
    @sherrielund-wd1if Год назад +5

    Rubbermaid shelf liner the rubbery one works really nice underneath the machine.

  • @AmHuJoEm
    @AmHuJoEm Год назад +5

    I use cheap dryer sheets on a warm iron to clean the sole plate. Works great!
    Also I saw someone using the silicone mat under my presser foot to keep it from sliding.. works great!😊

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад

      Like the idea of the silicone mat under the iron

  • @Mickey-jn8hz
    @Mickey-jn8hz 9 месяцев назад +2

    I quilted a mat for under my sewing machine and I love it. I can stick my pins in it as I remove them and always have my scissors and other things I need right there and they stay where I put them.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  9 месяцев назад

      Sounds wonderful!!

  • @cathrop63
    @cathrop63 Год назад +1

    I have been using the cover stitch hack using floss stick since I watched this video. I thank you every time. Works so slick. Love it.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      YAY!! Glad it helped. Please do subscribe if you haven't already!

  • @helenparker1870
    @helenparker1870 Год назад +7

    You can get larger silicone pastry mats marked with a grid. I have threaded zippers on to large safety pins.

  • @heatherbaker1117
    @heatherbaker1117 Год назад +8

    🎉the ziplock bags are great way to keep precut material organized also.. it's what I use.. 😂

  • @donnacocanour5062
    @donnacocanour5062 5 месяцев назад +3

    Many patterns come with more than one size printed on the same paper. I have used interfacing to trace the sizes I am planning to sew, thus saving the other sizes to use later for a different child or grandchild, or even the same child who has grown. I actually enjoy using the interface pieces more than I do the paper pattern pieces, and they fold up and last really well. When you were using the parchment paper, I thought that parchment paper would work very well for tracing patterns. I think I may try it. Thank you for all the ideas you share.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  5 месяцев назад

      That’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

  • @annmaines4964
    @annmaines4964 Год назад +3

    I haven’t done it yet but your cling wrap segment gave me an idea. Yesterday I used only 3 strips from a jelly roll and you can NEVER get them back into shape after that. How about using cling wrap so you can see the fabric and still have the rolled shape? Or?????

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  Год назад +1

      That’s actually a really great idea!! Please let us know how it goes!!

  • @mssixty3426
    @mssixty3426 Год назад +2

    2 months late seeing this, but thank you for the plastic wrap tip, and I see someone else mentioned shower caps. I live in an extremely dusty region, the U.S. desert Southwest.
    Thank you for your efforts and hard work to share these ideas!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      I’m a month late to responding so pls forgive me got caught up in work and family. Yea the shower cap idea was quite brilliant too! Might make another video and share some of the additional tips.

  • @carol8273
    @carol8273 Год назад +4

    I use empty prescription bottles to put old needles or small objects to store. I also like pipe cleaners to tie cords. You can cut to size.

  • @tereasamarshall3038
    @tereasamarshall3038 Год назад +33

    Repurpose a parmesan cheese container. After you clean it out you never have to remove the lid to dispose of old needles, pins or rotary cutting blades. The shaker side is perfect for small items like pins and needles and the pour side is great for old rotary blades small old scissors or even broken glass. The larger containers will even hold larger pairs of old scissors. I have one in my sewing room and one in my long arm quilting room. When it's full you can safely throw it away and not worry about someone getting cut.

    • @SherrysSheShedSewing
      @SherrysSheShedSewing Год назад +2

      This what use.

    • @brendabernal1803
      @brendabernal1803 10 месяцев назад +1

      Also can use old plastic medicine bottles to dispose of broken needles.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      @brendabernal1803 oh yes for sure we covered that on the original video in this series.

    • @harpiemontague487
      @harpiemontague487 7 месяцев назад +1

      Please label all of the things that contain your used needles,etc with the word “SHARPS” before you dispose of them.

  • @sarasherwood3427
    @sarasherwood3427 3 месяца назад +1

    I enjoyed watching some of your tips. They gave me great help. Thank you!

  • @critter4004
    @critter4004 Год назад +5

    I use an extra wide prescription bottle to hold my used rotary cutter blades. Child-proof! And a smaller one for used needles.

    • @r.sanders8448
      @r.sanders8448 Год назад

      Why not just simply •RESHARPEN & REUSE•
      them instead of wasting them so needlessly by stupidly collecting them in whatever container to only just eventually throw them all away like that? 🤷‍♂️
      It's just SO WASTEFUL and so unnecessary to toss away old dull needles and circle blades like that....
      when all that is ever needed to prolong their extended use for a good looooong time more is to just simply resharpen dull needles/blades by either ---
      1. Rub with a nail file/emery board in only one direction to the tip of the dull needle/blade to resharpen them for use again.
      2. Use a small piece of aluminum foil in the same way to rub them with to resharpen them. (Not recommended because this takes so tiresome dang long to do).
      OR
      3. Drag the dull needle/blade downwards towards the tip across the rough bottom edge of a STONEWARE mug, bowl or plate to resharpen it for further use again.....
      just like you would always do to once again eventually resharpen dull scissors or knives to properly put a nice clean sharp edge on •them• again to extend their use for much longer after regular use dulls those kind of things, too.
      Unless it is, of course, a BROKEN needle/blade..
      which of course actually ●NEEDS● to be tossed away and properly disposed of --
      if it's only a matter of DULL
      needles or blades....
      then all it ever needs for reuse is just simply a little bit of time and effort to be •RESHARPENED•
      to further extend it's use for a good long while...
      WITHOUT BEING SO NEEDLESSLY WASTEFUL. 🤷‍♂️

  • @map2932
    @map2932 Год назад +2

    I learned a lot! Thanks. The grocery bag was familiar to me, sadly I haven’t seen one in 6 years. Oh do I miss shopping there!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  9 месяцев назад

      I know what you mean, my brother moved to CO and misses Publix. They have the best CAKE

    • @SherylFZsmom
      @SherylFZsmom 8 месяцев назад +1

      I’ve used a piece of aluminum foil instead of a paper bag. Works.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  8 месяцев назад

      @SherylFZsmom really? Do you still use the salt?

    • @SherylFZsmom
      @SherylFZsmom 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@SookieSews when it needs it, yes.

  • @anneg5786
    @anneg5786 Год назад +6

    I use pre-cut parchment sheets. Under and over! So I never worry about interfacing glue.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      Over and under. Good point! Thanks for sharing. Please do subscribe if you haven't already!

  • @nancybeck1428
    @nancybeck1428 5 месяцев назад +4

    those knobby things for holding iphones in your fingers work great stuck on your smaller rulers and guides.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  5 месяцев назад

      That’s a great idea!! Thank you no need to make a new one of these videos.

    • @pamelavance648
      @pamelavance648 5 месяцев назад +1

      Excellent idea 😊

  • @darlenehoffman5624
    @darlenehoffman5624 Год назад +7

    To clean your iron from starch is to clean with a Magic eraser on low setting. Also to keep build up of starch when ironing use parchment paper or wax paper when starch is wet.

  • @JaniceTimmermans-nu2el
    @JaniceTimmermans-nu2el 8 месяцев назад +3

    I switched my dumbbells for heavy glass paperweights that I found at a garage sale to use when cutting fabric. Pretty with a flat bottom.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  8 месяцев назад

      Ooo interesting. Never heard of if that.

  • @sewkris5
    @sewkris5 Год назад +5

    Rotary cut batting scraps into small pieces and use for pillow stuffing.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      Never tried this but will have to - thanks

  • @Mickey-jn8hz
    @Mickey-jn8hz 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love your little mini iron, i sure would love one of those

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  9 месяцев назад

      You can get cheep ones on Amazon. Just saw one for $17

  • @CreativeAppliques
    @CreativeAppliques 7 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent information! Great ideas! Very succinct! Lots of great suggestions, straight and to the point! LOVE your videos @Sookie Sews! Keep the info coming

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  7 месяцев назад +1

      I take that a huge compliment coming from such a talented and creative designer. Thank you for your kind words :)

  • @patanco13
    @patanco13 Год назад +4

    I use a new dryer sheet to get any gunk off my iron. Works great

  • @italisy
    @italisy Год назад +1

    Girl I love all these ideas and I definitely subscribed to your channel

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      YAY, thanks so much :)

  • @SashasRevenge
    @SashasRevenge 6 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant ideas that blew my mind. Thank you!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  5 месяцев назад

      So glad they helped

  • @WARPAINTandUnicorns
    @WARPAINTandUnicorns Год назад +4

    I got a cheap 1-temp (max temp 190℃) mini flat iron for fabric crafting flowers, we us synthetic fabrics. This way I can put creases into the petals/leaves without worrying about melting the fabric by using an open flame to add the crease and it protects your fingers when getting close to the edge without a long nose tweezer. Also, Ironing tiny creases for my Acordian plates was a nightmare even using my Cricut Easy Press Mini and this mini iron would have come in handy! Again adding crisp creases really only works best on synthetic fabrics the best because it bends the plastic weaves into shape.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      Just seeing this but thanks for your extra bonus tips on the flat iron with crafting flowers.

  • @SBL1932
    @SBL1932 Год назад +2

    Very informative. Great ideas

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      I'm so glad. Please do subscribe if you haven't already!

  • @wilycat5290
    @wilycat5290 Год назад +4

    Great ideas 🎉. Thanks for the video 😊

  • @isabellewalker7586
    @isabellewalker7586 3 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for all the great tips, Thankyou. For the cling wrap tip, which is, I use a clear shower cap which reusable

  • @kerrydavidson2288
    @kerrydavidson2288 Год назад +2

    I like the idea of the spice jar for pins. I would put a little circle of packing foam of some type in the bottom, just to protect the points.

  • @nancymorgen1640
    @nancymorgen1640 Год назад +5

    Your flat iron is also great for pressing silk ribbon for your embroidery.

  • @pamsury3969
    @pamsury3969 Год назад +9

    Tracey uses the press and seal when she’s working with Minky
    Fabric. What she does is she rolls off about couple feet or more depending on the length of her torso and she presses it to her clothes and then the Minky doesn’t stick to her quilt she’s sewing.

  • @poisonivvsthecrohnmonster8288
    @poisonivvsthecrohnmonster8288 Год назад +3

    When my husband proposed we ended our beautiful candlelit meal with an iron and brown paper. My husband had lit candles everywhere but accidentally blew them out too hard and spread was everywhere. We were putting the paper on the wax then ironing over it. It worked great. Ver helpful because his flatmate had painted the walls. Brown paper with iron are a match made in someplace :)

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      Wow - what a story! Glad you were able to figure it out :)

    • @poisonivvsthecrohnmonster8288
      @poisonivvsthecrohnmonster8288 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@SookieSews I was an nineties goth so had to remove candle wax from lots of things. The wall was a first. He didn’t realise there was a puddle of wax in the centre so when he blew them out it flew everywhere. So glad I knew to use an iron and wax. A weird end to a strange proposal. Still together 25 years later.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад

      @poisonivvsthecrohnmonster8288 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @DeborahYost-pi9tt
    @DeborahYost-pi9tt 8 месяцев назад +2

    Have you tried anything magnetic for your pins? I got what I use in the tool department where they keep screws and such. It is a round stainless steel bowl with a magnet in the bottom, so as you pull your pins out, it grabs them. Love the tutorial I watched tonight about your sewing room.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  8 месяцев назад

      I haven’t featured anything like that in my Non-Sewing Sewing Notions series but will have to take a trip to a home improvement store

  • @lindastarzenski8770
    @lindastarzenski8770 Год назад +1

    Thank you. I am going to try some of these ideas.

  • @cynthiamandak2078
    @cynthiamandak2078 7 месяцев назад +2

    Great sewing room. Congrats!!

  • @cindyw6621
    @cindyw6621 Год назад +3

    Great Video, thank you sew much. With the Silicone Baking sheet/ mat, you can place your applique pattern under it and as you can see through the mat, layer and press your fusible applique, right there on your pattern, as you can buy an applique' mat just like that to specifically use for applique'. Press it all together and it just peels off already layered to attach to your background fabric.

  • @mswetra2610
    @mswetra2610 8 месяцев назад +2

    I love the flat iron for embroidery floss, ribbon, silk ribbon and when i use smaller pieces of fabric. Just temp test first. 😊

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  7 месяцев назад +1

      Great idea

    • @mswetra2610
      @mswetra2610 Месяц назад

      Yep, been using one for years. Super convenient !

  • @sherrielund-wd1if
    @sherrielund-wd1if 11 месяцев назад +2

    Rubbermaid shelf mat the rubbery one works really well underneath my machine and pedal.

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  11 месяцев назад +1

      For sure! Thanks for sharing.

  • @wandawalker4191
    @wandawalker4191 Год назад +1

    I use something similar to the mascara brush to clean my feed dogs and it works great!

    • @SookieSews
      @SookieSews  10 месяцев назад

      Cool. Whatever works right :)