🧵 Sewing Starter Kit 🧵

Get set up for success with these beginner-friendly tools and supplies!

• Beginner: Singer or Brother
   
• Advanced: Juki, Singer, or Brother (great upgrade with advanced experience)
  
  In class, we use top-loading bobbin machines (easier than bottom loaders).
   

• Seam ripper (usually included with machines)
   
• Presser feet (standard, zipper, buttonhole — usually included). You can add more to your collection as you learn more techniques!
   
• Sewing clips & glass-head pins (glass head allow the iron to go over them)
   
• Safety pins
   
• Fabric marking tools (heat-erasable pens, chalk)
   
• Iron or mini heat press
   
• Ironing board (full, mini, or pad)

• Replacement Sewing Machine Needles
   

• Fabric scissors (for fabric only)
   
• Paper scissors (for patterns only)
   
• Mini thread snips
   
• Rotary cutter + extra blades
   
• Rotary cutting mat
   
• Long & wide ruler - 6x24 is great
   
• Measuring tape (flexible for body measurements)
   

• Hand-sewing needle pack
   
• All-purpose thread (Dual Duty from Michaels is my favorite!) If you buy cheap thread it will constantly break and get frustrating
   

1. Hobby Lobby
    
2. Michaels
    
3. KnitsFabric.com
    
4. FabricWholesaleDirect.com
    
5. OnlineFabricStore.com
    
6. Blue Moon Fabrics
    
7. Spoonflower (custom prints — pricier)
    
8. Fashion Fabrics Club
    
9. Pico Textiles
    

• Medium-weight fusible interfacing
   
• Fusible fleece interfacing
   

• Iron-on patches
   
• Stuffing for plushies
   
• Zippers & hardware
   
• Buttons
   

Perfect for at-home practice or gifts for young sewists! Each kit comes with all fabric, hardware, pattern pieces, and instructions — just add a sewing machine, thread, and a little creativity. ✂️✨

• Pin Cushion Kit – $
  Sew your own pincushion to keep pins safe and handy.
   
• Scrunchie Kit – $
  Make trendy scrunchies (materials included for ___).
   
• Keychain Kit – $
  Create a custom fabric key fob with a metal clasp.
   
• Bookmark Kit – $
  Stitch a cute bookmark for books or planners.
   
• Vinyl Zipper Pouch Kit – $
  Sew a clear zipper pouch for storing sewing tools or school supplies.