Sewing Supplies Blog

Grommets are designed to reinforce intentional holes in garments. They come in a variety of sizes and depths depending on the material and how the grommet will be used.

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As you explore the world of DIY crafting and elevate your sewing skills over time, you’ll realize you can incorporate many different sewing tools into your routine.

Sewing can be a relaxing and satisfying activity, not to mention a great way to create new clothing or furniture items at a low cost. However, it can be difficult to truly enjoy the sewing process if your sewing area is cluttered, dirty, or disorganized.

While the sewing machine is the core tool used in sewing and DIY projects, many other useful tools can make manufacturing much easier. Whether you work in commercial garment production or are a passionate at-home sewing enthusiast with various projects, supplementary tools like fabric-cutting machines can make your job much faster and easier.

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If you’re a DIY sewing enthusiast who enjoys making all kinds of projects with your sewing machine, you’re probably passionate about your craft. Maybe you often find yourself stitching diligently for a while, only to look up and realize that hours have passed. If you relate to this, you’re not alone!

Trying out quilting is an exciting way to step up your sewing skills and create something you can enjoy for years to come. One of the most important details to learn about quilting is the type of presser feet to use. For quilting, a walking foot creates the most reliable stitches on quilt material.

Leather is one of the most durable fabrics around, which is why it takes special tools to work with when you use it in a DIY crafting or sewing project. If you want to add holes to your leather pieces for functionality or decoration, you’ll need to rely on grommets and grommet tools.

Part of becoming an intermediate or advanced sewing professional is learning how to use elastics in your projects. Elastics allow you to create items that can move and stretch in various ways.

Industrial sewing machines are made to run longer and take more abuse than home sewing machines, but that doesn’t mean they can run forever. These machines require maintenance, too, and due to the amount of use and abuse they take, that maintenance has to happen more often than you might think.

The purpose of grommets is to add strength. By definition, they must be able to withstand high pressures and stresses! When you tie down a tarp, lace up a boot, or raise a flag, you rely on grommets to prevent the material from wearing and tearing.

No matter the material, it will eventually rip or fray if it is under constant tension or has laces or ropes running through non-reinforced holes.