We love our sewing machines at CNT Pattern Co., but some jobs, as you well know, are meant to be done by hand. Among the biggest issues with hand sewing, though, are the knots that will invariably appear – seemingly spontaneously – along your thread. Fear not, the hero...

Sewing is one of those skills that as you learn, you find there’s more and more you need to know. We all remember our grandmothers and their ability to create or fix nearly every item. They seemed to know everything about mending and keeping sewing supplies organized. We have some of their great sewing tips, tricks and hacks we think everyone should know.

CNT Pattern Company was six years old when Mom suggest I take my son to Bali, Indonesia to find out how hand dyed rayon is made. Mom owned a quilt shop which was stocked full of cotton. Her favorite was from a now very famous company called "Hoffman of California." She...