- Every home should have a basic sewing kit to replace buttons, mend holes, or repair a ripped seam.
- Although you might get by with a tiny sewing kit from the dollar store, you'll be more successful and maybe even become quite skilled by using the best basic sewing tools like the Singer Start 1304.
I can't remember a time when I didn't know how to sew. I grew up with grandmothers and a mother who were gifted sewers. I've even seen my father sit down at the sewing machine to make repairs to a pair of pants. I taught my two sons how to make basic repairs and just recently taught one of them how to thread and operate his newly-acquired sewing machine.
My mother had drawers full of sewing supplies accumulated over many years. But when I set up my own household, I narrowed my tools down to fit in a re-purposed wicker picnic basket and bought a portable sewing machine that has served me well for many years of making Halloween costumes, hemming countless pairs of pants, and creating curtains for several houses.
Whether you start with a preassembled sewing kit or put together your own, having good tools will make sewing more pleasurable and can produce better final results. I am always looking for the most effective, easiest to use, and the best value in products for myself and to recommend to others.
As you become more proficient with sewing or find that you enjoy it as a hobby, you can add more specialty tools like a seam ripper or a rotary cutter and, of course, plenty of thread for different tasks. When you're ready, upgrade to a sewing machine that can be programmed do everything from applique to embroidery.
Here are the best basic sewing supplies you can buy:
- Best basic sewing machine: Singer Start 1304 Sewing Machine
- Best cutting tool: Gingher 8-inch Dressmaker's Shears
- Best measuring tool: Dritz Sewing Gauge with Point Turner
- Best stitching tool: Dritz Hand Sewing Needles with Needle Threader
- Best pinning tool: Grabbit Magnetic Pincushion with Pins
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