Here are the links if you found something you liked! 1. Water soluble thread -amzn.to/3AHePQi 2. Seam allowance discs - amzn.to/3Ex4szt 3. Diagonal seam tape - amzn.to/3OyHHjb 4. Roll and press - amzn.to/3ExYE91 5. Thread "clips" - amzn.to/3XqcS4p 6. Bulky Seam Jumper - amzn.to/3GDdRbD 5. Eloflex Stretchable thread - amzn.to/3VEAhxx

I keep the water soluble thread in a large pill bottle, labeled of course, with the thread on a bobbin. I only use the thread in a bobbin because once it is in water the top thread will pull away in one piece. And, it's simple to know what's in the bobbin since the pill bottle is still out and there isn't a bobbin in there, so it's a great reminder.

Nancy (nee’ Luedtke) Zieman, died 11/14/2017. May she rip. She was a sewing genius, and an inspiration to millions. I can not count the many things I learned from her. Her inventions are still saving time, & making our sewing lives easier. MSQC bought her company and her products are still available. Happy sewing 🧵!

You might want to try seam allowance magnets which you can attach to your scissors. I have four 5 mm magnets, which allow me to cut perfect 5, 10, 15 and 20 mm seams. I know different size magnets exist, so you can pick whatever suits your needs. And the best thing is: No need to add seam allowance to your patterns at all.

With the seam tape, if you line the corners of the block on the ¼ line, you can sew 2 lines of stitching on that block, cut apart and you get 2 half square triangles blocks!

Nancy Zieman was AMAZING! I set my alarm early to get up an watch her on Sat. AM, and recorded her on VCR. Then everything changed to disc! RIP Ms. Nancy!

I inherited my mother's sewing machine when she passed away almost 17 years ago, and inside the storage box was this thing that I had no idea what it was. I've held on to it all this time because my mother was a very practical person and I believed it might be important. Now, thanks to you, I know what it is and I couldn't be happier! It's a "Bulky Seam Jumper"!!! Can't wait to try it! THANK YOU! 😊🙃😊

The seam roller is more useful when you're doing foundation paper piecing for quilts. It's meant to just give a quick press to get your seams flat before you add your next piece on, so you don't have to keep going back & forth to your iron when making quilt blocks this way. 🙂

To quickly press seams that are near to the edge of the garment, I prefer to use my old hair flat-iron. As long as you can control the temperature, it can be used on polyester fabrics and delicates as well as paper. For keeping threads in check, cut a slot in the top of the reel. Then slide the end of the thread into that slot. This is easy, cheap and makes it easy to find the end of the thread when you need it next.

With the Elo Flex in the bobbin, when winding it, hold the spool in your hand and not on the machine. Let the machine wind it, but don’t run it through the machine. That way there is not any tension on the stretchy thread. I’ve been using this thread for about 5 years and have made A LOT of learning errors.

The double sided sticky Tape Water‑Soluble , I find brilliant for holding "difficult" fabrics together before sewing, eg knits that would stretch out of shape or velvet that slides around.

The Dollar Tree has a face roller that looks exactly like the expensive seam roller for just $1.25. It works just fine for a fraction of the price.

Great to see so many people excited by a love of sewing!

As I sit here taking apart a test muslin to use the fabric again, I thought of your video and how the water soluble thread would make this easier. Thanks for sharing!

Make sure you keep the water soluble away from all the moisture (including moisture in the air on humid days / steam/ humidified rooms etc) i got told its recommended to put it in a bag with one of those moisture-absrbing crystal bag things that are in packaging of things alot. Moisture from humidity can weaken the whole thread spool, which is frustrating as hell or a single drop of water can dissolve straight through and you end up with a bunch of tiny strings which is useless for almost all our sewing purposes.

I have a jade face roller that I use as a seam roll and press, it works great on my quilting cottons 😊

A drawing compass works really well for seam allowance too. You can lock it into the measurement you want and it won't slide around like rubber bands on pens.

Bulky Seam Jumper was known as a Jean-a-ma-jig back in my day, when making your own 'designer' jeans was all the rage. Have had mine for at least 30 years - LOVE it.

Good ones, Alissa! Fusible thread is good, also. Just remember when you have it in your machine!

When you use your fingertips/nails to fingerpress seams there is a likelihood of stretching the seam, especially if it is in the bias. Using a seam roller before pressing may help with keeping the sewing the correct length.

Thanks for video. The diagonal seam tape is a real shortcut when piecing squares made from two triangles. You STITCH along the two BLUE lines and then CUT along the center RED line. Here is the process step-by-step: To Use Diagonal seam tape - used by quilters to piece squares made from two triangles 1. First for blocks that will be made of two triangles (one from fabric A and one from fabric B), count number N of finished blocks needed. 2. Cut N/2 squares out of fabric A and cut N/2 squares out of fabric B. 3. Pin together two squares (one of fabric A and one of fabric B with right sides facing) - repeat for all squares. 4. Align red center line of tape with diagonal corners of a pinned square. Can place all the pinned squares on a line of tape (so all squares connected by tape. 5. Then sew down the marked blue seam lines on each side of tape. Sew the right seam line down the whole string of squares. Then turn and sew back down the other blue seam line down the whole string of squares. 6. THEN, cut the squares along the red center line of tape (this splits the N/2 pinned two layer squares into the N seamed squares, each made up of a triangle from fabric A seamed along the diagonal to a triangle from fabric B. 7. Press seams and you have the new pieced squares ready to attach to other parts of your quilt.

As a minimalist person, I found you can use an ink brayer, pastry roller or any roller tool instead of buying one more thing to lose LOL! love the thread poppers, I have a big plastic box of threads that are separated into plastic bags by color, with little unravelling but I love those poppers for maybe the current spools that roll onto the floor when I am working on several colors. Love love the double pen trick, how good is that, and definitely must have soluble thread although I guess the fabric needs to be washable? Today i was thinking I need some elastic thread for a few things I knitted that need to have a tighter band and wondered if elastic thread available. Experiment on that one.I just found you and you are delightful and subscribed!

I wanted to add that many of the small spools of thread have a tiny little groove at each end where you can wrap your thread to keep it from unraveling. Some have a little slit that you pop the yarn into. The bigger spools are the ones I have an issue with... especially bonded thread as it's so slippery and silky. Thanks for the video!!!

Thank you for your very detailed presentation. You explain things so thoughtfully and thoroughly.

Fun to watch! Keep that dissolvable thread in a sealed plastic bag and it will last longer. I got the "Humper Jumpers" with my sewing machine after buying one. And that tape can be used to stitch on both sides of that center line - making two half-square triangles instead of just one with waste on the other side. I will have to look for that stretch thread! That could come in handy!

Diagonal seam tape is a life changer! Can’t live without it!

I have that seam roller, it's great for sewing fabrics you can't iron like vinyl & cork. I sew bags & purses.😊

Great video! A few suggestions and thoughts... *When using (black &) white fabric, please choose a contrasting color thread (yellow-orange maybe?) to make the stiches easier for us to see. *I use adult size ponytail holders on thread spools to keep them intact. They're soft and slip on and off easily, but stay put. For smaller diameter thread spools (think embroidery thread) just loop the ponytail holder over twice or get little girls' holders, which work well on bobbins, too. *LOVED the suggestion of banding two writing tools together to add a seam allowance! *You showed several new products - or ways to use products - I'd never seen before. Thank you!

You have made my life a little brighter with your wisdom, teaching, and philosophy. Thank you.

Oh, yeah! Love Nancy Zieman! I haven't sewn in a while, and had forgotten all about her. I probably learned 75% of what I know about sewing from her. I like the stretchable thread. This is my first time seeing you. Thanks for a great video. I'll try to come back after my Christmas rush slows down.

That water dissolvable threat is soo cool! I love your seam allowance marking trick. 👍🏼

Great video. I use the seam Roller more for fabrics that really can't be ironed, i.e. vinyls and faux leathers. Also, for the stretchy thread, I prefer the new Guterman Maraflex thread. It's amazing.

The thread stops for thread spools are a life saver. The thread does not unroll until it is off. It keeps my thread from being tangled. There are pins you can buy that holds the matching bobbins on top of your spool. There are some that look like hair pins or their is a more expensive ones that are flatter. But the hair pin ones have a sort of handle on top that you can grab. They are great.

I started using the Eloflex thread last year and I love it. Gutterman also has a stretchy thread but I haven't tried that one. A seam jumper came with my new sewing machine but I don't use it, I usually just increase my stitch length when I get to bulky seam intersections and I sew more slowly. I keep forgetting I have a tool to help me lol.

I really love seeing new sewing tools

I went and bought the Eloflex thread in many colors when Joann’s had a sale. My old Rocketeer only has a zig zag for kits and I don’t always want that stitch to show. I still haven’t tried any of it though. It’s definitely something between regular and elastic thread.

Interesting video. An alternative to the Eloflex thread is Wooly (yes, only one L) Nylon. It's sort of fuzzy/fluffy so best to use it on the bobbin only, with regular thread on top. It comes in quite large spools so is economical. I've been using this on stretch fabric for years now and works a treat.

You're a natural teacher. Glad I found you.

Wow! This is the first time I've watched your channel and I found your review of these products very useful. I actually have the Bulky Seam Jumper but didn't know how it worked. Thank you for this useful information. I don't sew a lot, but always thought I could be better at what I do sew - so I'll be checking out other videos on your channel.

The seam roller is useful for pre-pressing fiddly seams where you need to keep your fingers close by holding things. This avoids burning your fingers with the iron.

I watched and enjoyed this from Germany! Thanks for all the tips! And I'm kind of tickled that you have Gütermann sewing thread in the US, which is what I use all the time. The originial German company is still located in a little Black Forest Village, Gutach. Probably they also have a factory in the US.

The seam jumper looks like the one from Husqvarna that came with my Opal 690Q. I use it every time I switch needle. The best tool for so little money ever. It can also be used underneath buttons to create a distance when using the machine to sew buttons.

You explain things so thoughtfully and thoroughly. I watched and enjoyed this. Thanks for all the tips! 🥰

The thread clips will hold two Pfaff bobbins which, for quilting, can be helpful. When starting a new project, I like to fill three bobbins so a couple are ready as I go along! Great tips, and reviews!

I grew up going to Nancy Zieman's store. Even as a kid it was a wonderland filled with amazing things. It's such a shame that store is no longer around. These tools look incredible! I'm just starting sewing, with a desire to make clothes and household goods. I think these will really help. Where was that stretchy thread when I tried learning to machine sew on knit fabric 😂

The “seam jumper” tool came w/my sewing machine. I thought it was ONLY for changing the needle. I had no idea it had other uses. Thank you for teaching me something new today!

I love the threads, both of them. They are going on my list. Thank you!

The water soluble thread is great for sewing fabric sandwiches to practice quilting designs! Loved it

I definitely need to get some water soluble thread. I like hand basting but invariably end up sewing over it so can't get it all out. Soluble thread is the perfect solution. We do we not know about it! Also the stretchable thread - amazing. I think Gutterman also do one.

The two types of thread definitely got my attention. I will be able to use both well. I also didn't know about the water soluble thread.

Love the Clover products! Some are 'game changers'!

Well thank you for the pens banded together for the seam allowance tip. I will definitely be using that from now on.

Water soluble thread!!! OMG! How did I not know that? I immediately bought a spool. I can't wait. I just discovered the Eloflex thread. It is a game changer for bra and panty making. Yes, I found this video very informative and useful. Thanks

Excellent demos! Thank you for sharing👏🏼

I bought a new Pfaff sewing machine a little over a year ago, and it came with a seam jumper tool. I had no idea what it was or how to use it. Thank you!

This was fun to watch Alisa, thank you. I know what I will be asking Santa to bring me this year ☺️ Your little one is so cute ☺️

What a fun video. Id like to see more of these!

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I use a vintage sewing machine that is a one trick pony. Straight stitch only. I need to totally get that streach thread whenever I do work with knits for now on! The dissovable stitches I can not only see use for basting, but for making mockups with, that way you can take it apart again by simply dipping the seams in hot water. Of course you'd need to let that dry before transferring the modifications to your pattern.

Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you test those thing’s out for us all. I’m definitely going to try some of them. I already have a seam jumper, which is really really useful and helpful too. And I liked bread thread 🧵 tidy thing’s and the stretch thread 🧵 too. So useful. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

I bought the thread clips awhile before seeing this video and I can say they are great. I love them.

Fantastic! I finally found out what the "seam-lifter-thingy" (Bulky-Seam-Jumper") is for!! Great tips - thank you :)

Hi Alisa! Thank you for showing us these sewing tools! I appreciate you taking the time to test them and showing us the results. I never heard of a water soluble thread before! I did love the stretchable thread idea, I think it can be very useful. I enjoyed your video. Thank you and Happy sewing! ✂🧷🧵📏😊💖

Ah, seam jumpers with a needle threader! My hump jumpers don’t have the needle holders, so I’m off for this product! Thanks for your always inspiring videos! 💗

The seam allowance discs are fabulous. I couldn't make paterns without them.

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I wasn't actually expecting such good products. I have to get that stretchable thread.

Great video Yes, most of those would be very helpful for quilt piecing!

Love your energy and the tips were great. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you and Happy New Year!

These are great products which will make my life much easier. Thank you very much for sharing these products and uses.

❤ I just discovered you today and I am so happy! Thank you, this was really helpful. I actually already use the diagonal seam tape the roller for finger press (& paper) and the thread clips. I will be checking out the other stuff today!

what a GREAT video. I love your consistent narrative, your thorough testing, well prepared samples. I agreed with your assessment on the ratings too. You are good at this and I appreciate new sewing gadgets that work!

Great video ! Just to know, lots of quilters use blue masking tape (the one used when painting walls) to help themselves with those diagonal sewing’s. Same concept as with the tape you bought. 🥰

I m 63 and my mother sewed for other people locally. I had never heard of water-soluble thread. What a time saver!

Thank you for amazing sewing tools

So happy to have found your site!

I have those things for thread & love them. I want to try both types of those threads. Such great things.

Water soluble thread would be perfect for basting gathers!

Gracias por tus demostraciones. Me han enseñado cosas e ideas nuevas. Te lo agradezco. DTB 🙏💝

I got a set of the thread holder, but also the one that goes on the bobbin, and the clothespin looking thing that holds the bobbin on top of the thread. Love them all. I'll give it 5 stars for you. After years of trying to keep the thread and bobbin together, they are a sewing room must have!

I am a quilter and use this thread all the time with basting, pieceing where many seams are being matched , rag rugs to do a holding seam around pd the blocks- especially fantastic as the rags are watched as the final stage of constrction

Thank you for these reviews. I am going to buy and try most of them!

Yes! The Ecoflex thread is totally the stuff I've been looking for, without knowing exactly what it was I was looking, or even knew I was looking for it, LoL! I'm a decent seamstress, but knits have been my nightmare since day one! Doesn't matter how many tutorials I've watched and books I've read about zigzag stitches and stretchy fabrics/elastic, I can never get the 'right' zigzag stitch for my project.... and I don't have to tell you how much of a pain it is to pull stitches out of an elastic band! Arrrgghhh!!! That stretchy thread looks amazing! Ordering some now! Yay!

Thank you very much! What great ideas!

I love your tips and the explanations are so clear! Thanks so much.

I have little bobbin holders on top of my thread spools, they keep the bobbin in place and hold down the end of the thread. They're so great. They're translucent colorless plastic. I tried a few styles before i found these

Nice demos, thank you.

The Clover seam roller; you have to apply ample pressure when rolling. I bought one about 5 years ago for quilting and love it.

Very helpful video. Love the flexible thread , definitely on my shopping list .

Excellent video and very informative. Thank you. Leeann

Thankyou you make things so simple

Great ideas, & thanks for the easy to follow instructions. I'd have been lost without you!

I love the thread clips. My thread gets everywhere. These will definitely help.

I use the eloflex all the time , love it... Will definitely look for that water soluble thread 👍

Thank you lovely lady... I love these tips xxx

This was really cool! Thanks for the great breakdown on these. I’m new to sewing and these would be some great little gadgets to help me. I could see myself def getting that tape, stretchy thread and seam jumper thingy. 😊❤

Washaway thread, and washaway stabiliser etc., is also used in machine embroidery. Been out for a lot of years. Keep away from moisture. The seam tape, I use painters masking tape, a ruler and my pens instead, it's a lot cheaper. You can draw a wider line on wider masking tape, or a series of them, to match dress seam allowance widths. Or put the one you have with it's left line on needle spot? A perspex quilting ruler can help get the tape on and squared up. To make 2 HSTs, sew another line at 1/2" away from the centre line, then cut down the centre, makes 2 different sizes. But not wasting the smaller pieces, bonus. To get 2 HSTs, the same size add 1/2" inch either way, before cutting squares. Use tape lines to sew 1/4" away from centre, on both sides, then cut down the centre. Press flat and trim to size if needed. Ignore this if you already know. Do you cut out and make multiples at once? A rotary cutter 45mm is a good size, with a large for longer pattern pieces, double-sided, self-healing mat and a perspex ruler, to keep the blade on it's path, and sharp snips for corners, makes cutting out layered fabric for 2 of the same pattern garments a lot easier. Right sides together, ready for the machine or left and right accurately all at once. Rulers come in a lot of sizes. I chain-piece seams on garments as well, often sewing 2 garments up together. The gypsy quilter sells a round cutter, old rotary blade saver, in a case, which is good for cutting smaller sewn pieces apart, "ninja Flower." At the machine a thread clipper that fits in your hand, with a loop for one finger, is brilliant for cutting off excess threads, and separating long chain pieced seams. When I do long pants, the fabric gets tangled if I sew all four leg seams quickly, clippers are good here Some of the quilting ladies have interesting seam ripper (jack the ripper) speed techniques. Rotary cutters are also useful for paper, just change the blade first, and keep separate, paper blunts them quickly, fancy blades can cut decorative edges. In australia, fiskars have a starter pack... cutters also come in 90 mm, for prepping yardage in shops etc., and 30mm for small hand quilting pieces, maybe very good for paper. All the best.

Seam allowance used by me for 40 years, I just eyeball and estimate when I cut have never drawn on anything & newer had a problem. My mother in law was a seamstress & taught me all she knew the I worked for father in law he upholstered antiques. Thank you for testing all these things for us. I liked the bulky seam inserter it is a good invention. Also the flexible thread

Thank you so much for this. I love hand sewing, I'm going to have a go with the stretch thread for jersey fabrics : )