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featured Sewing Machine Needle Sizes Explained: Types, Sizes and Uses

What 70/10, 80/12 and 90/14 mean, which needle type suits each fabric and thread, when to change your needle and the 130/705 H system.

On 16 October 2026 by The Craftiche Team 0 comments

Folded cotton, linen and jersey fabrics stacked on a cutting table in a UK craft studio by a window, with a tape measure and pattern pieces

Choosing Fabric for Sewing: Woven vs Knit, GSM and Pre-Washing

How to choose fabric for sewing: woven vs knit, cotton, linen and jersey, fabric weight in gsm, pre-washing and shrinkage, and grain and nap explained.

On 5 October 2026 by The Craftiche Team 0 comments

A white domestic sewing machine on a table in a bright UK sewing room, hands guiding cotton fabric under the presser foot beside spools of thread

How to Choose a Sewing Machine: A Beginner's UK Buying Guide

How to choose a first sewing machine in the UK: mechanical vs computerised, the stitches and presser feet that matter, needles and 230V safety checks.

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Beginner sewing kit laid out on a wooden table in a UK home: fabric shears, pins in a pincushion, thread, tape measure and a seam ripper

Beginner Sewing Kit Checklist: What You Need to Start Sewing

What you need to start sewing by hand or machine: a beginner sewing kit checklist, what each tool is for, needle sizes explained and what to skip.

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