r/sewing

313K archived posts · Mar 2011 – Sep 2026

Sewing - A community for people that sew

r/sewing

Sewing for everybody and every body. This is a community specifically for the hobby of sewing including, but not limited to: machine sewing, hand sewing, embroidery, quilting, mending, garment sewing, fitting/alterations and help/suggestion threads.

Created Mar 6, 2011

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r/sewing is a community specifically for the hobby of sewing including, but not limited to: machine sewing, embroidery, quilting, hand sewing, tapestry, patchwork, and help/suggestions threads.

/r/sewing Rules

All project-type posts must be flaired Project.

All posts flaired Project must include a top-level detailed construction comment.
No Selling, Promotion or Spam
Be Nice, Don't be a Jerk
No flooding posts or comments
Photos should focus on sewing
Special Reasoning

More information is available in the subreddit wiki.

Flair Filters

[Project](/r/sewing/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair:'Project' &feature=legacy_search#res-hide-options)
[Pattern Question](/r/sewing/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair:'Pattern Question'&feature=legacy_search#res-hide-options)
[Suggest Machine](/r/sewing/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair:'Suggest Machine'&feature=legacy_search#res-hide-options)
[Alter/Mend](/r/sewing/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair:'Alter/Mend Question'&feature=legacy_search#res-hide-options)
[Machine Qs](/r/sewing/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair:'Machine Questions'&feature=legacy_search#res-hide-options)
Discussion
[Fabric Question](/r/sewing/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair:'Fabric Question'&feature=legacy_search#res-hide-options)
[Pattern Search](/r/sewing/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair:'Pattern Search'&feature=legacy_search#res-hide-options)

Link Flair Breakdown

We Encourage:

Reading the wiki before asking common questions

Asking Specific Questions about Sewing Techniques
Pattern Help
Posting CLEAR PHOTOS of your work
Constructive Criticism

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r/quilting

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