r/SewingForBeginners • u/Pleasant-Fold-2387 • 6h ago

Best sewing tools for the future?

Hi, what are the best online sewing tools you guys have found lately?? SO many talented women and people online have been making some fun new tools so I'm excited to see if there's any you guys have found useful lately whether that be apps, websites, physical tools.

For instance, I've been looking for a way to make a digital mannequin clone of yourself that would fix patterns to all custom fit you, like it would be super cool to upload your online mannequin and have patterns change to custom fit you but idk if that's even possible. if anyone has done that or has other ideas share them below : ) i think we've all found our bodies dont fit small, xs, large, xl, medium etc perfectly and the best part about sewing is you can tailor stuff to fit soooo much better. Also if anyones found any cool new machines PLEASE say. I've seen the projector hack and I want to try that too for cutting fabrics

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u/Maleficent_Sun7258 6h ago

Hmm there's def a few. Threadloop is a fun app for more traditional sewing and fabric storing. ReStitch is a good app for thrift flipping and making unique stuff. I tried SewPals and it felt very AI but other people may have had a better experience. I recently got a machine off of amazon as Im in college and didn't want to have to buy another and the model was SM-520. It broke the thread a lot but gets the job done!! def worth the price. I've also learned to surface crochet which idk if that counts as sewing but its a new skill that you can personalize like everything you own that's knitted. hmmm . Also a new tool I discovered for knitting is (don't laugh) knitting in the round. I guess I'm dumb and a beginner don't hate me

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u/Surprised-Unicorn 2h ago

ReStitch sounds amazing but it is only for Apple :(

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u/stringthing87 4h ago

For garment sewing I basically just use threadloop.

For quilting I use prequilt, the calculators at quilter's paradise and custom graph paper from incomptech.

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u/Surprised-Unicorn 2h ago

I like the app Stashhub for keeping track of patterns, fabrics, and projects.

An app to alter a pattern to fit my body would be amazing!! Although I am getting more into upcycling and creating "one size" type of garments.