Create the perfect sewing kit

Everything you need for your sewing jobs

• Fabric tape measure
• Dressmaking scissors - keep them for cutting fabrics only
• Needlework scissors - these should be as sharp and fine as possible for intricate jobs
• Stitch un-picker
• Pinking shears - these create the zigzag edge that reduces fraying and can be decorative
• Glass-headed pins - the bright colours make them easier to find if you drop them
• Needles - both sewing machine and hand-sewing ones
• Thimble
• Thread - tacking thread, button thread and sewing thread, which should be the same as the fabric you're using: cotton for cotton; polyester for mixed fibres, and so on
• Notions - buttons, safety pins, elastic and press studs
• Sewing machine

Can't sew? Ideal Home's guide to sewing will show you how.

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