If you're wanting to use piping for your next project and would like a few tips on making your own piping, joining piping together and molding it around curves read...

Here’s a quick ‘how to’ join piping in a round. Perfect for adding piping to cushions or necklines or armholes.

Did you know that February 20th is National Love Your Pet Day. In honour of all the pets we've ever loved, we thought we'd share a quick how-to for making...

As the pin selection has grown at Sewing Gem it was time to do a quick run-down on choosing the right pin for the job.

Here you’ll find a few tips on using Odicoat, from applying to sewing.  Read here for more information on project placemat.

Need the perfect coloured fabric, but can’t find it anywhere. Perhaps consider dying your fabric. Here’s a run down of a quick dye project...

Here's a quick run down on how to use the Prym Vario Pliers to attach eyelets.

If you need present ideas for a sewer in your life then we have you covered. Take a look at our Christmas gift guide...

Here's a quick how to make Christmas stockings. Make one as a decoration for the tree or twenty-four and use them as an advent calendar. Enlarge the pattern and make...