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Summer Mystery Box at Sulky – While Supplies Last!
The Summer Mystery Box is HERE! Grab a Sulky Summer Mystery Box and ignite your creativity with fun products to use for your summer makes. These are going to go fast! WHAT’S INCLUDED Inside you’ll find 13 full-size products as well as a few fun gifts from Sulky. We made sure to include some of our best-selling threads, stabilizer packs, needles and notions. You’ll be able to try different thread weights, stabilizers and needles you may have never tried before. You might find something new that you never knew you needed but now can’t live without. If you’re a Sulky veteran, this Mystery Box gives you a chance to jump out…
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10 Gifts to Sew for the Holidays
10 Gifts to Sew for holiday gift-giving Here are several gifts to sew for holiday gift-giving! Pair something handmade with a few special store-bought items to create a fun gift basket, themed for the recipient. Tea Towel Gifts Package an embroidered tea towel with a festive spatula, cake mix and fun sprinkles. Gift this to a friend who loves to bake! Grab a kit that includes six towel blanks, 12 wt. Cotton Petites Thread and hand embroidery patterns to make easy work of several gifts. Or grab an individual white tea towel and choose a holiday machine embroidery design personalized to the recipient. Grab the Reindeer with Boots computerized embroidery…
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Breast Cancer Awareness – Gifts for Patients & Survivors
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is Here! Celebrate a survivor or show your support of a patient with five gifts to sew or quilt. PERSONALIZED ZIPPER POUCH FOR TREATMENT DAYS This zipper pouch blank is actually meant for jewelry, but anything is easily stored inside. Fill it with sewing supplies to tote to classes. Fill it with treats for treatment day, such as tissues, hand sanitizer, mints or candies, ear buds, hand lotion and Chapstick. The small compartments inside are also perfect for corralling sewing supplies to classes or from one station to another in your sewing room. The zipper goes around the entire top, making it easy to embroider using…
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Embroidered Umbrellas with Sulky Stitch ‘n Seal™
Embroidered Umbrellas for Moms, Dads & Grads Yes, you can create embroidered umbrellas! Chelsea Briner of Sew Simple Home created this tutorial for Sulky using Poly Deco™ thread (to withstand sun exposure and outdoor elements) and Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ stabilizer. Also included in Sulky Stitch ‘n Seal™, which keeps waterproofed items waterproofed after stitching! The stabilizer seals any needle holes produced by embellishment to ensure a water-tight hold. SUPPLIES NEEDED Look for an umbrella that has two layers of material that you can separate for embroidery. This allows you to embroider through only the outer layer, remove the Sticky Fabri-Solvy stabilizer, and then apply Sulky Stitch ‘n Seal to maintain the…
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Fun Valentine Gifts to Give (and Receive!)
Fun Valentine Gifts – Heart Pillow & More! Giving Valentine gifts is a nice way to say “I love you” to your sewing friends! Here are ideas of things to make or buy that are sure to put smiles on everyone’s faces. Valentine Heart Pillow This pillow was made using the free paper pieced heart templates from our Paper Pieced Heart Quilt pattern. I reduced the file size by 30% and then printed both the plain heart and the paper pieced heart onto Sulky Paper Solvy. Paper piece one heart using several fabric scraps, and then create the plain heart using a coordinating fabric. Stitch the heart perimeter with right…
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5 Father’s Day Gifts to Sew & Embroider
Here are five Father’s Day gifts to sew, some of which are even easy enough for kids to sew themselves. Dad String Art Pick up a canvas and outline letters using a lightbox. Poke holes along the letter outlines and then thread a needle with two to three strands of Sulky 12 wt. Cotton Petites thread (choose a Blendables™ thread for a neat look). Instruct the kids to sew back and forth through the holes until the desired look is achieved. Dad can hang this in the office, garage or work space and keep it forever! This project by the blog teachbesideme is great for kids of all ages as…
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Top 5 No Sew Valentines to Make & Give
No SEW? No WAY! No sew Valentines to Make & Give No-sew Valentines are great gift options when you’re running short on time. We’re going a bit beyond stickers and construction paper to bring you 5 no-sew valentines day gifts to give to teachers, neighbors, friends and family. Valentine’s Day is the perfect holiday to get crafty and show your love with fabric and thread. These no-sew valentines day gifts are easily made with minimal materials and minimal time, yet the effort still shows! Give someone a warm fuzzy feeling with one or all of these no-sew valentine gift ideas. Make sure to create a simple card to go with…
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Gifts to Sew + Free Patterns
Quick Gifts to Sew + Free Patterns We’re all running out of time to make holiday gifts, so we’ve compiled eight quick gifts to sew that you can make before the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve. These quick gifts to sew are also small-scale projects, which means you can utilize your fabric stash! Plus, you can choose different embroidery designs, add fun embellishments, and experiment with various thread weights and types to make each quick gift unique. Fleece Hat Everyone can use a hat during the winter months! This fleece hat pattern comes in kid and adult sizing, and it’s easily sewn in less than two hours. If you…
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Your Guide to the Perfect Gift Ideas
We know how rushed the Holidays can be. We want to help make things a little easier for you! Below, are some categories to help get you started on the perfect gift just in time for Christmas! Christmas Ideas: Monogram Gifts: Gifts for the Sports Fan: Gifts for the Sewist: Quick Gifts: For Baby: Breast Cancer related gifts: These are just a few of our many gift categories, but we hope these get you going in the right direction! Happy Sewing!
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Not Your Typical Table Topper Courses 50% off Month of July
Who doesn’t love table toppers? They can match your décor, make a statement, or celebrate a holiday, birthday, anniversary, and more! Not to mention, they’re SO much fun to make! And guess what? This month only, you can get 50% off all of our “Not Your Typical Table Topper” Courses with coupon code: SULKY50 The inspiration for these projects came from my own desire to have some new items to decorate my home that were different and a little more modern. I started by making this set of 3-dimensional pieces. These guys are perfect for holding coffee filters, fabric, rotary cutters and the big one is perfect for a wine…
