“Suitable for a wide range of techniques, offering 100 built-in stitches” The review of our lovely Jaguar DQS 377 in the July edition of Sew – the UK’s best-selling sewing magazine – is a particularly enthusiastic one.  We love Sew Magazine and their wonderful website – particularly their Sewing patterns and How to sew sections. … Continue reading Why Sew Magazine loves the Jaguar DQS 377 sewing machine →

Age was no barrier for the Nishkam Challenge team A break from our usual array of wonderful sewing hints and tips with this blog entry, with a wonderful account of a recent expedition to help a hospital in Kericho. One of our senior colleagues, Palma, has recently returned from a life-changing trip to Africa in a concerted attempt to … Continue reading Climbing Kilimanjaro to support mothers and babies in Kenya →

Also known as presser feet – and it seems you can’t have too many of them! Sewing machine presser feet can be a bit of a mystery for sewists everywhere – many don’t know what they are or for, let alone how they can make life easier and more efficient for a whole variety of … Continue reading Why do you need to know about sewing machine feet? →

Jaguar sewing machine can really speed things up… One of the most fiddly and – let’s face it – downright annoying parts of any sewing project is the fiddly bit that comes right at the start. Threading the sewing machine! It hardly sets you in the right frame of mind for a nice relaxing and … Continue reading Did you know that threading a sewing machine could be this quick and easy? →

Advice and examples of sewing entrepreneurship Many of us have from time to time wondered if our sewing passion could lead us on the greater things – most notably being able to give up the day job, or at least earn a little extra from our number one pastime. The simple fact is that hundreds … Continue reading Can you turn a sewing passion into a business? →

Between 2 and 4 spools of thread simultaneously! Overlocker sewing machines have a number of key advantages, particularly when it comes to stopping the edges of cut fabric from fraying. They used to be professional level pieces of equipment, but these days overlockers are increasingly finding their way into the home market. An overlocker by no … Continue reading Overlocker sewing machine advantages →