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Keep the list on an open tab then come back here to start shopping if you want to shop online. If you prefer to shop in a store, print out pages 3 & 4 from the download (or take a photo with your phone) and bring it with you.

Now that you have seen Stitch Clinic’s recommended Shopping List for the Beginner Hand Sewer, here are some links to make it easy to get started:

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There are some other useful items listed here in addition to the actual shopping list, take a look. There may also be two or more options per item. These are better and best recommendations, choose based on your budget and comfort level with the tools… and you can never have too many spools of thread, needles or straight pins)

If you don’t know what these things are, you can see in more detail here and here.

Thread
Coats & Clark Dual Duty All Purpose Thread
Guterman Sew All Polyester Thread
Coats & Clark Dual Duty All Purpose Thread
Hand Needles
Dritz Assorted Craft Needles – BETTER
Dritz Assorted Hand Needles – BEST
Dritz Needle Puller – Great for tired or weak hands. I love these!
Seam Rippers
Dritz – Small Seam Ripper, Ergonomic Design with Protective Cap – BETTER
Dritz – Large Ergonomic Seam Ripper – BEST
Rotary Cutters
OLFA RTY-3/G 60mm Straight Handle Rotary Cutter – BETTER
Olfa Deluxe Rotary Cutter – BEST
Scissors/Shears (to read more, see this post)
Fiskars – 8″ RazorEdge Easy Action Fabric Shears for Tabletop Cutting – BETTER
Gingher – 8″ Knife Edge Dressmaker’s Shears – BEST
Fiskars 8″ Razor Edge Scissors Softgrip – MULTI-PURPOSE
Straight Pins (to learn more, see this post)
Dritz Flat No-Melt Flower Head Straight Pins – BETTER
Iris Swiss Pins – BEST
Marking Pen/Pencil
Dritz Purple Disappearing Ink Pen – BETTER – my favorite for dots
Madam Sew Chalk Fabric Marker – BEST – great for long lines on multiple types of fabric
Seam Gauge
Dritz 14-in-1 Measuring Gauge – BETTER
Dritz Sliding Marker Sewing Gauge – BEST
Tape Measure
Soft Fabric Tape Measure
Retractable Soft Tape Measure
Fabric
Look at Fabric from the Fat Quarter Shop

I will be adding more things for this shopping list over time.

Please use the links above to also look for additional items you need once on the Joann or Amazon websites.

Have a question? Feel free to email me at [email protected].

DISCLOSURE: THIS POST/PAGE MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS, MEANING I MAY GET A COMMISSION IF YOU DECIDE TO MAKE A PURCHASE THROUGH MY LINKS, AT NO COST TO YOU. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE PAGE FOR MORE INFO.