Best sewing machines for 2026, tested by a craft expert

13 best sewing machines, expert-tested for beginners through to pros - Make your own clothes, stitch a quilt or start a new ...
GitHub

Ink/Stitch: An open source machine embroidery design platform based on Inkscape

Want to design embroidery pattern files (PES, DST, and many more) using free, open source software? Ink/Stitch aims to be a full-fledged embroidery digitizing platform based entirely on free, open ...
CNN

Tatreez explained: Why Palestinian women are preserving this embroidery

Born in Ramallah at the end of the ‘90s, Ayham Hassan grew up privy to the political weight attributed to certain sartorial practices. “I became aware early on that Palestinian textiles are not just ...
bhg.com.au

The end of paper sewing patterns? Spotlight’s main supplier shuts down

Is this the end of paper sewing patterns? Sign up for the latest news from Better Homes & Gardens including offers and discounts we choose to share with you. Simplicity and McCall Pattern Service ...
The Guardian

The end of the paper trail? Australia’s largest garment pattern supplier is closing and sewers are worried – but pragmatic

For many sewers, choosing paper patterns from one of Simplicity McCall’s ‘big four’ brands was an in-store ritual. But others say digital patterns are the way of the future Decades ago, in the ...
IEEE

Deep Learning for 3D Fashion Design: A Survey from a Sewing Pattern-Driven Perspective

Abstract: Sewing patterns form the structural foundation of the fashion industry, translating 2D conceptual designs into 3D manufacturable garments. With the rise of deep learning, 3D fashion design ...