I’m a member of a few craft clubs and whenever someone has surplus, we take it to the club and share. I’ve also sewn scraps of interfacing to get the size I need. I’ve even started using my scraps to make birthday/Christmas cards and labels. Yes, it takes time but I enjoy the challenge and my gifts are unique. Great video Whitney, thank-you!
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Great tips! I love your ideas!
@kristinel1117 Жыл бұрын
Estate sales are my go to place for sewing supplies and fabric. It really is a great way to save a lot of money because they usually sell it to you for cheap. Thanks for the other tips as well!
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Glad you like the tips! I love estate sales so much!
@jodiemeschke68896 ай бұрын
Great tips. I’ve been sewing for over 50 years and made many, many ‘scrappy’ projects. Loving your videos. Thanks for sharing.
@bitsnharry10 ай бұрын
I actually paid very good money at a craft show one time for a little kit to make my own shrinkydink buttons! you never would’ve known they were shrinkydink! You can color them with sharpies or crayons or even colored pencils depending on what color you are trying to end up with. It’s a lot of fun and you can get a whole punchers with only a 1/8 inch punch or you can use the regular quarter inch punch depending on the size button you’re making. You need to punch the hole before you shrink it! I had never done shrink he dink before I used this kit.
@genxsewista1066 Жыл бұрын
All great tips …I don’t let my friends and family know I sew because they’ll expect alterations for free so I just thrift my supplies…
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Haha good point
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@auntdello52869 ай бұрын
Great tips! Ive used most of them myself. One of my favorite things to aquire fabrics for my sewing projects is thrifting all cotton sheets at the salvation army near me. Have repurposed many cute heavier weight table cloths and curtains into shopping bags. Many of my quilts contain thrifted material.
@Whitney_Sews9 ай бұрын
I love repurposing thrifted linens too! I've made so many things from sheets, tablecloths, and curtains.
@abutler7569 Жыл бұрын
I have never been to an estate sale but I have done the other things you mentioned. I have bags of jeans that my kids have outgrown that I use for projects. I piece together batting and other interfacings. I also use small scraps for pillow stuffing. Thanks for your tips and all your years of knowledge and inspiration.
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Sounds like you do a lot of repurposing. I hope you make it to a estate sale sometime!
@EdieEdgmon-tc9vb Жыл бұрын
Excellent tips. I love sewing with denim!!
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
I do too!
@gaylek9302 Жыл бұрын
I used an old towel in place of batting for a small project. Great tips!
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Great idea! I have used felt when I knew it was something that wasn't going to need washing.
@fionataylor.yarn-over-fee3040 Жыл бұрын
Whitney, thank you for all those super tips! You have a great sewing channel which I have only recently found. I'm making the memory bear you do a tutorial on and I managed to find the vintage McCall pattern on etsy. look forward to your next video. Thanks again. Fiona from Scotland. 😊
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm so glad you found my channel. Let me know how your bear turns out.
@charlotteumali1506 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for tips…luckily we have a thrift craft store in our area…and I buy jeans from thrift stores for denim projects.
@SharonRStudio Жыл бұрын
I love your tips. I don’t like to throw out fabric or batting scraps. One day I ran out of batting, so I took my batting scraps and spent time zigzagging them together into Frankie-batting, it saved the day. I’ve continued to do that on days I want to sew with no particular project at hand. I have a friend who volunteers at a Humane Society Thrift store. She keeps an eye out for fabric, scraps, zippers, buttons, batting etc for me. Also she lets me know when they have “all clothing items are $1” sales. I’ve found some great fabric that way.
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@paulaneary7877 Жыл бұрын
Hi Whitney. Great video. I would love to see the end result of that dress, it looks like it is going to be really cute! Nice to see you!
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Not sure when I'll get that dress finished, it's on hold until I get some other projects completed.
@stephanieloffler8566 Жыл бұрын
Hi Whitney, really great tips and it seems that I already follow quite all of them. Several of my friends know that I am sewing and I got several bags of denim, shirts, old neck ties (love them! 😍) for free. I also like to look for sewing supplies in what you might call thrift stores. There I sometimes find brand threads spools for 10 or 20 Cents each. And then I buy everything I can get 🙈 My brother is also aware and sometimes sends photos like "I saw that - do you want to have it? They have fabric scraps again today - which one do you like?" 😂 I even taught him the brands he has to look for 😀 Just a fun thing I'll always remember. I also sew batting scraps together and love to use those for pouches. Or use fabrics that I don't like where they are not seen afterwards (interfacing, background/base for piecing etc.) xoxo from Germany Stephanie
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
I love that! Sounds like you are already great at this!
@jeanettewithrow9641 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're doing videos have learned a lot from your videos. Thanks
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Glad they have been helpful!
@dorothytackett9943 Жыл бұрын
So glad to see you. Great tips.
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@teeh917 Жыл бұрын
Nice suggestions. I really appreciated them.🌺
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@angesews8110 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your tips. They are good ones so I will try your tips. Thanks I miss your sewing tutorials do you still do them
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Glad you like the tips! I am staying very busy with homeschooling, homesteading, and competitive costuming, so no time for tutorials right now. I do still want to post videos so I'm trying this style for a while. They are quick to film and edit and still offer value to my subscribers while I'm unable to make sewing tutorials (which take many, many hours of planning, filming, and editing).
@auntdello52869 ай бұрын
I am a vintage Singer girl. Im wondering is that a 201 I see? I love mine.
@Whitney_Sews9 ай бұрын
Yes, it is
@barbarameehan113 Жыл бұрын
Great ideas Whitney.😁
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@elainedewhirst6037 Жыл бұрын
Go to home interior shops and ask for any discontinued fabric samples
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@bettinafink7537 Жыл бұрын
I sew my batting pieces together until it is big enough
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@M-hc9xm Жыл бұрын
I do this too, zigzag stitch them together like a puzzle. It's a great stress reliever for me to spend even just 10 minutes doing it.
@ksharpe8137 Жыл бұрын
@@M-hc9xm I’ve tried that but my batting always winds up puckering where I sewed it together. I’ve tried to use it anyway but it shows thru the back.
@CherylLamond Жыл бұрын
Hi Whitney. Cheryl from Australia here. I'm going to sew scrap pieces together for skirts for my grand daughters. I was going to buy new fabric but I love the dress you have started. Much better idea. Thanks for the tips. I enjoy your channel.
@user-ir1tb3dj3k Жыл бұрын
Also ask your fellow sewing friends if they have what you need and can spare it. Swap items with each other.
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@susied6383 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos! I too collect 😊. How do you store your excess collection? I have plastic bins, currently in my garage because I just moved and have a much smaller sewing room. 😢
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
My sewing space is one wall in our bedroom, I used to have an entire sewing room. I store most of my excess in a storage building on our property. It also has our Christmas decorations and some other things in it.
@susied6383 Жыл бұрын
@@Whitney_Sews thank you for your response. It really helps me🥰
@devinweber8953 Жыл бұрын
When you piece together and then cut what you’ve pieced together, how do you secure the ends so the pieces don’t come undone??
@devinweber8953 Жыл бұрын
Also, thanks for the tips! They’re great!
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
I just serge or sew a quick straight stitch around the parameter.
@JosieStev Жыл бұрын
Hello 😊
@noemir8262 Жыл бұрын
1-5 done but I'm at #6-"No more please!"
@Whitney_Sews Жыл бұрын
Haha I get that! I'm currently doing Sew Your Stash to make sure I'm working through what I have before getting more. It has been a fun challenge this time around because I've really gotten creative with using curtains and linings for costumes and ugly cotton prints for mock ups.
@helenpeddycord2241 Жыл бұрын
Great tips Whitney! I love estate sales especially💕🧵