Members of our Auto Upholstery Forum recently requested a subsection dedicated solely to how-to guides. We thought the idea was a great one, so we added one titled "Auto Upholstery Tutorials". This subsection will be a place for industry professionals to post or request pictorials, videos and other helpful instructions. … [Read more...] about Sharing Auto Upholstery How-to Guides
Guides & Manuals
The Anatomy of a Sewing Needle
A proper and healthy needle is, without a doubt, the flux capacitor to any good sewing machine. But how much do we really know about them? Until recently, I couldn't correctly name and point out all nine parts of a sewing needle. Can you? … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of a Sewing Needle
Sew Healthy with Proper Ergonomics
Sewing & Craft Alliance recently published a short, two-page guide on how to set up your sewing room so that you don't hurt or stress your back while working. The guide is geared more towards the seamstress than the auto trimmer, but the basic rules of sewing ergonomics remain the same. It's definitely worth a read. … [Read more...] about Sew Healthy with Proper Ergonomics
Free Singer Sewing Machine Guides
Speaking of troubleshooting, did you know that Singer Corporation maintains an online library of manuals and guides to help trimmers operate their sewing machines? Information on nearly every model – including the commonly used Singer 111w – is available. … [Read more...] about Free Singer Sewing Machine Guides
Sewing Needle Troubleshooting Guide
There's nothing more aggravating than a sewing needle that skips, makes irregular stitches or puckers fabric – especially when there's work to do. Fortunately, Schmetz Needles put together a handy troubleshooting guide to help resolve such problems. The guide isn't comprehensive, but – more often than not – will help put your machine back on track to finishing that seat cover. … [Read more...] about Sewing Needle Troubleshooting Guide
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