Tools, Holiday Making, Around The Shop
Our Favorite Stocking Stuffers for Sewers!
This holiday season, if you’re looking to treat the sewer, maker, or quilter in your life, check out this list of our favorite, stocking-sized, sewing tools & notions! Everything on this list is a staff favorite – incredibly useful, durable, and sure to be highly appreciated by anyone who sews!
1. A new pair of Kai Scissors
Comfortable, long-lasting, and – most importantly – sharp, Kai Scissors are a dream to work with! Kate’s favorites are the 5.5″ Embroidery Scissors. She says they’re the perfect ‘pinch hitter’. Medium sized with a sharp tip that snips all the way to the end, they fit in your hand well and work great for trimming threads, cutting around corners, grading seams, and more!
Cost: Ranges from $15 to $60
Shop our entire collection of Kai Scissors here!
2. Zirkel Magnetic Pin Holder
When it comes to magnetic pincushions (and really pincushions in general!) Zirkels are the crème de la crème!
Zirkels repel pins to the outer edges in a sunburst pattern, making it easy to grab them without sticking yourself. And don’t worry, the strong magnet in the Zirkel will not interfere with computerized sewing machines.
Cost: $22
Shop our colorful selection of Zirkels here!
3. MyPad Needle Organizer
MyPad is a felted pad with designated sections for all types of machine needles! This pad is especially useful for those who are constantly changing the type of sewing that they’re doing.
With this pad, there’s no need to fiddle with a tiny needle case, or to read the teensy lettering on the end of the needle. Just stick your needle in its designated area, and voila!
Cost: $20
Shop this nifty MyPad here!
4. OmniRack
Anything that helps keep our sewing spaces organized is an instant favorite here at Confident Stitch. Enter the OmniRack, an attractive and space conscious way to keep your rulers upright and organized. Available in two sizes, standard and mini, the rack has vertical and horizontal slots for rulers and open “catchall” spots to help keep other tools within reach!
Cost: From $16.50 (for the mini)
Shop the OmniRack here.
5. Fabric ID Tape
Fabric ID Tape is a must have for anyone with a fabric stash (which is basically anyone who sews at all). With Fabric ID tape you never find yourself wondering “What the heck even is this fabric in my stash??”
Simply peel and stick these organizational labels onto fabric before adding it to your stash!
Each roll contains approximately 250 labels that can be stuck on and peeled off almost any substrate without leaving a residue. Get organized, get Fabric ID tape!
Cost: $11
Shop Fabric ID Tape here!
6. Wonder Clips
These really are WONDER clips! A useful alternative to pins, each clip opens wide and has the ability to hold many layers of dense fabric in place. Flat on one side for easy feeding to the presser foot, and we love using them when binding quilts and inserting bag zippers! They come in all kinds of colors and we carry them in pack sizes of 10, 20, and 50!
Cost: From $9
Shop all Wonder Clips here!
7. Woven Labels
One of our favorite parts about the whole sewing process is adding personalized finishing touches, and a unique woven labels certainly adds that special something! Quippy and cute with phrases to suit any sewing outcome, we now sell all of these labels individually so you can mix and match! Some of our favorites include: ‘Worth the Effort’, ‘Me Made’ and ‘Grandma Made It’.
Cost: $1.50 per label
Browse our selection of Woven Labels here!
8. Bobbin Saver
Bobbin Savers – the only wheel worth reinventing!
Each simple rubber ring holds up to 20 bobbins and keeps them from unwinding. No more losing track of your bobbins – keep them all in the same secure place! In the Confident Stitch classroom where people are constantly switching projects (and thus constantly switching threads) Bobbin Savers are a life-saver! They come in several different colors too!
Cost: $12
Shop the Bobbin Savers here!
9. The Binding Tool
After doing the hard work of making an entire quilt, who wants to waste time struggling to attach a fiddly binding?? Not us! Kate wrote a whole blog post explaining why she loves The Binding Tool and how easy it is to use. An absolute must-have for quilters everywhere!
Cost: $11
Shop The Binding Tool here!
10. Oh Sew! Organized Stash n Store
Available in a number of colors, the Stash n Store is the perfect device to keep your sewing and crafting notions within arm’s reach and ready to go!
We love how the stretchy, geometric interior of this device can accommodate all manner of tools, making staying organized sew much easier.
Cost: $14
Shop our selection of Stash n Stores here!
11. Peel, Stick & Stitch Embroidery Templates
None of us here at Confident Stitch are embroidery pros but we’ve been known to dabble, especially when it comes to adding a unique embroidered touch to a hand-made garment! So you can imagine how excited we were to discover the Peel, Stick & Stitch Embroidery templates designed by MJ Creative. The idea is that, with these templates, you can add embroidery to anything: a tote bag, a sweatshirt, pockets, etc.!
As the name suggests you just peel the backing off the template, stick it to the spot you plan to embroider, and then simply stitch over the template, using the drawing to guide you. When you’re all done, the interfacing-like material that the template is printed on dissolves in warm water, leaving no trace that it was ever there! A perfect gift for any maker who likes to dabble in some hand embroidery!
Cost: From $12
Shop our selection of Peel, Stick & Stitch Templates here!
Still not sure what to get? A gift card is always a great option!
Sometimes, a gift card really is the best choice. Give the fabric fanatic in your life the gift of choosing exactly what they’d like!
Cost: Up to you!
To purchase a digital gift card which can be used on our website, click here! (You can even schedule the date that it’s emailed, so it will feel like Santa himself delivered it!)
If you’re a Missoula local (or purchasing a gift card for a local), come on in or give us a call at 406-540-4068 and we’ll help you purchase an in-store gift card!