Plain answers about sewing, embroidery, serger and quilting machines for home sewists

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Tables made to be printed and kept within reach, plus tools that do the arithmetic for you.

Needle and thread finderPick a fabric or a task and its weight. Get the needle type, the size range and the thread that pairs with it.Tool
Embroidery hoop size guideEnter a design's width and height. See the smallest common hoop whose stitch field fits it and which machines take that hoop.Tool