 Hey there festive friends. If you're anything like me, you've got a list and you are checking it twice. Welcome to the annual Inside the Hem holiday gift guide where I have personally curated a collection of must have goodies for the sewest in your life. All of the brands I'm about to share with you are small businesses. Most of them are women owned and I just love partnering with companies like this around the holidays. These are products that I use all the time in my sewing. You've seen them in my videos. You've heard me talk about them before. These are tried and true products for me. And I just know that you, if you're shopping for yourself, I see you or your loved one is absolutely going to love them. So without further ado, let me get into the gift guide. First up, we have a brand new product from Oliso. These are my favorite irons. I have used them exclusively for years and years. And this is their brand new M3 Pro project iron. It's their new take on the many irons that you have seen in the past. So some things that are the same are the storage handles. There's a silicone piece on the bottom, but it has a built-in hook. So you can just hang it on your wall. If you take it off, flip it over. Now you have a mat where you can rest it and make sure that it protects all your surfaces. We also have this super, super long cord. So it's gonna reach and stretch across any room and give you the freedom to move around your iron. Okay, some things that are new or at least enhanced are the ergonomic handle. So it still has a really sleek design. It sounds a very small footprint, but the handle, the shape of the handle has changed a little bit to make it a little bit more ergonomic. It's going to be perfect for all of your smaller seams, all of your smaller projects. It'd be perfect for bias tape. You can leave it right next to your sewing space. So for all those seams where you're normally having to get up and sit back down and get up and sit back down, this is really great to have right beside you because it is so compact. It's just as powerful as a full-size iron is. We have three heat settings and we have plenty of steam. And then something new this time is you can choose whether you want just the bottom to release the steam, just the top to release the steam or if you do them both at the same time, they will release it throughout. We also have a little light that has been installed. This is so smart to me. This is just the thing that Alyssa does that nobody else does. They really think about the user and they know that when we are in our sewing spaces, sometimes they are dark, sometimes our ironing spaces are tucked away into a corner and having that little extra LED light is going to be so, so beneficial to make sure you can see exactly what you're doing. So it comes in three colors. You can choose from pistachio, which is this one. It's kind of like a muted like lime green. There's also coral and aqua. So check the description box for the link. It's going to take you right to Amazon where you can purchase it using your prime shipping and all the other benefits that Amazon has when you shop from them. So Alyssa M3 Pro Project Iron is first up. Next up is the Yazi Mini Craft Organizer. This little bag is going to revolutionize the way that you think about storing and organizing your craft projects. It's not just a bag that you can throw everything in and like your stuff's in there. It's a bag that does that, but helps you organize them too. So let me show you through it a little bit. So when you open up the lid, you have a clear pocket here with a zipper pouch. Then you have another one with a fabric quilted back, a third, a fourth, a fifth, and then in the very, very back, there is also this zipper pouch as well. And then this, because it's gusseted, you can actually store stuff in here too. You're going to have one for obviously carrying everything to and from like sewing class, or if you travel and bring your sewing machine with you, if you're going to those locations or the retreats or whatever it is, you'll want one of these for sure. But it's also great to store your projects. So think about all your works in progress, right? And how you could put like the pattern in the bottom, maybe like your fabric pieces in the bottom, and then you could have like the pattern pieces. You could have like the zipper that you need, the needles that you need, the thread that you need, you know what I mean? And you can store them all in one thing. Just another idea for the craft organizer. Obviously this was developed for crafters, but it is perfect for cosmetics, for jewelry, for so many different areas of your life. So maybe you grab this as a project organizer, and then when you're not actually traveling for sewing or you're not taking classes at the moment, but you are going on a big cruise or something, you'll grab this and you'll be multipurpose. So you can use it in your craft room and elsewhere. These are great. You're going to absolutely love them. I have a coupon code for you guys. So check the description box for the link that'll take you directly to this product. And then use the code HIM23 for the year and 2-0 for 20% off, HIM2320. We'll get you 20% off of this bag. Okay, next up, I'm excited to shine a spotlight on a small woman-owned business that I have been in love with for years. I've been using their products for a very long time. You guys see me use them all the time in my sew-alongs. I'm talking about Stitch Buzz. Stitch Buzz makes creative tools for sewists, but I just wanted to highlight a few of them today. First up is the seam allowance curve ruler. When you are taking away seam allowances, when you are redrafting something, you have to add a seam allowances back and you just need to get that perfect 5 eighths. You can do that along any curve that is on your pattern. We have like a hip curve here and then it goes into arm size and necklines and crotch curves and all of that as we get through this curve here. It's also see-through, but it's the neon green see-through. So you can see it on white paper, which is really, really nice. I also pulled out the curve runner. This, think about this like a pizza cutter with a ruler on the blade. So you can see how we have all those numbers there. That is so you can measure the length of a curve. How often are you trying to measure your crotch length or an arm side? Or if you wanna add a neckband to a t-shirt pattern, you need to know the length of the neckline. This is gonna allow you to do that and measure all of your curves super accurately. So you'll just start on zero, right? You put that on your seam allowance and then you literally run it across the pattern, marking how long that seam line is, whatever it is that you're measuring on the curve. And then finally, I would be doing a disservice. If I didn't mention the most basic product that they have, but one that I literally use daily. And that is just their little baby five eighths inch ruler. I grab this all the time, almost more than I do my hem gauge. All the same benefits as the curve ruler, clear, but that neon green color, five eighths inch wide. These are six inches long and we have all the eighths marked this way and this way. This is a small but mighty, great little tool, perfect for a stocking stuffer or something. I just absolutely adore this little baby ruler. So that's it. These are the products from Stitch Buzz. The coupon code for 20% off is inside the hem to zero. So head to the link in the description box, head to Stitch Buzz, use the coupon code and grab one of these or any of their other amazing products. All right, next up we have the MD Stitch Monthly Sewing Kits. This is basically a project, a garment sewing project in a box. Let me just show you what you get in the box first. You get a digital download for the pattern and its instructions, but they go ahead and include a large format print. You also get the yardage of the fabric that you need. And there are usually options of fabric that you get to choose. And then in addition to a fabric and a pattern, which you would expect to be in a sewing box, you also get literally every notion that you could possibly need to finish that project. I mean, literally. So you also get needles, like the right needles for that fabric and coordinating thread, it's Gooderman thread. And then this project also requires some one inch elastic. So the one inch elastic is also included. Here's the deal with creative people, right? Like a lot of times we are creative, but we get frozen by the idea of having to think about like all the decisions that have to be made in order to make a project. So let's say we find a pattern we love, okay? Well, now I have to think about how am I gonna get the pattern printed? When am I gonna do that? How am I gonna get the fabric? If I have to order it online, where am I gonna order it? Is it gonna be the right fabric? Now, what color do I pick? And so by that point, you're so overwhelmed with decision fatigue that you may not end up making the project at all. You know, decision fatigue is a real thing, but that shouldn't inhibit our creative process and our creative ability and our desire to want to make our own clothes. So I love the Indie Stitch. I love the subscription box. There's two ways that you can get this for the holidays. One, you can buy a subscription. One, three, six or 12 month subscriptions are available. They have like gift cards that you can present at the holidays like yay, you get a 12 month subscription. Another option is a non-membership option. You can just purchase a ready to ship box. It's a box that's already been curated. It's already sitting ready to go. It gets to you in like one or two days and you have something physical to actually show. So I've included a link to the page where you can see those two options and pick which one are best for you. They're gonna be doing all kinds of deals throughout the holidays. There's not an exclusive coupon code per se for this video, but use the link in the description box. Stay abreast of what they've got going on through social media and their email list. I just love this concept so much and Indie Stitch kills it every time. Next up, we have the thimbles for you shadowlings. Now, those of you that watch my videos have heard me talk about thimbles for you before. It is own and run by a woman named Jan Larson who is a silversmith and she designs and creates custom thimbles but also shadowlings. And if you aren't familiar with what they are, so basically it is a silver thing about necklace but its purpose is to hold all the little things that you need to have at hands reach while you're sewing. They're a very popular back in the 17th century kind of have very utilitarian use. They were worn like on belt loops and things like that for people to carry like watches and things like that on. Then they've had a bit of a reemergence as a sewing shadowling. So obviously you would be attaching a thimble to it. You can also attach needles. You can attach scissors, pin cushions, literally anything that you'll need to have right here. If you are doing any kind of hand sewing, stitch work of any kind while you are seated like away from your sewing room, think like doing work on a sofa while you're watching movies. Think traveling in a car or on an airplane or a train or whatever, where you don't wanna be rustling through a bag to grab what you need and you need to have it all right here. A shadowling just in and of itself is for you. Jan's shadowlings are stunning. Her work is so beautiful and intricate and detailed. So like I said, these are more of something that's gonna be an heirling piece. Maybe you get it with the intention of passing it down generation to generation. It's gonna last lifetimes, multiple lifetimes, being silver, being handcrafted, being done by an actual silversmith who's very, very skilled at what she does. So check the description box for a link to Jan's website, Thimbles For You. You can learn more about shadowlings there. You can view some of the different designs that she has. So I just think the concept of a shadowling is so, so, so great and Jan's work is amazing. So those two things together just make a really meaningful, long-lasting, important gift for any psoas that hopes to like pass it down. Next, I'm gonna be a little bit vulnerable and admit that I have a problem with collecting scissors and rotary cutters. These are just a few of the collection that I have from Kai. Kai scissors are made in Japan. They are made of stainless steel and they are superior quality. There's a reason why once I got my first pair of Kai scissors, the raspberry set, I never looked back. I have only used Kai scissors for fabric cutting ever since then. So let me talk you through some of the, what they offer, some of what they have and then you can decide what's best for you. The raspberry set was my first for a reason because it is the quality at a really good price point and you get three scissors in one set. So I thought that was a great entry level to Kai because you get to experience, you know the quality of their product. Then you get into your professional series and that's what these black label ones are. Yes, it is a lot heavier. Even though it's heavier, they feel like they have more control and I think that is the beauty of it. It's a lot like a kitchen knife, right? Like we want the balance between the blade and the handle so that we have control over where we are cutting and where the scissors are headed. But I have the N52110 here and I have the 7250SL here. This is my most reached for. It's the biggest, you see me using these all the time. I also have their serrated set. So the serrated scissors are really, really great for slippery fabrics. So if you're using rayon, silk, polyester, all of that stuff a lot as we tend to do in the spring, you're gonna love having the serrated scissors. It just grips those little slippery fabrics so easily. And then finally we have rotary cutters and they have two settings in the back. So there's a light setting and a heavy weight setting and that determines how grippy the rotary cutter is to the blade. So if you need to cut through thicker fabrics, it provides that kind of tension so that you can get through them really easily. And then they come with different types of blades. So we have the straight blade, obviously. There's also a wavy blade and a zigzag blade that's a lot like pinking shears. Check the description box for a link to where you can get Kai scissors. I'm gonna link you guys to their Amazon store. So again, you can shop quickly, get it delivered quickly and utilize all the benefits of shopping with Amazon. Next on my gift guide is Seamwork. You have probably seen me talk about them because I've made many of their patterns in the past. I've done a couple of sew-alongs for them. But what you may not realize is that Seamwork, Seamwork is not just a pattern company. It's a community, it's a creative hub and a source of inspiration for sewists at any level. Their catalog consists of more than 200 sewing patterns and then two new patterns are being added each month which is great, right? And that's probably the bulk of why you would join their membership program but they have so many other features that they offer with the membership that you may not know about. One is this community aspect. It's basically a private community where makers can connect with other makers to get questions on the pattern, get advice, get suggestions, get all of that. But it also connects you with the Seamwork team. So if you're coming across a problem and you think there's an error, you've made it with this huge mistake and you don't know what's going on, you can contact the Seamwork team members through this community as well. There's also an element of goal writing and tracking. So it's not just a physical thing of doing the physical work to produce the garment. There's also a mental aspect of it too to your sewing. Like you wanna learn new skills, do you wanna expand on maybe your fabric knowledge, whatever your goals are, you're able to establish them and track them through your Seamwork membership. There's sew-alongs and then there's member exclusive bonus pattern hacks. With your membership you also get access to a three-day e-course. You get a digital download. There's just so many things that come with your membership other than two patterns. It really is the perfect balance of structure and creativity. The structure that you need to actually get stuff done and then the creative freedom to explore their vast pattern catalog and design a wardrobe that fits you and your lifestyle the best. So I have a link in the description box for 50, 50% off of your Seamwork membership. There's no coupon code when you click the link it is already applied. So I encourage you to check out Seamwork especially as we are getting into the new year, you're thinking about your sewing resolutions, you're thinking about how can I be more productive? How can I reach my sewing goals? How can I be more creative? How can I push myself, push my limits a little bit with what I've been making? Seamwork, the community, the patterns, the resources will all help you with that. Last up, I would be remiss if I didn't include my own products in this gift guide. So I have designed and developed a whole bunch of sewing themed products. The most popular one is the sewing clock. I just adore this thing so much and she's just really cute addition to your sewing room. It's just a fun little kind of whimsical way to say this is my sewing space. The little designs are all done in watercolor so it's not, it's vibrant but it's not like crazy. It's not gonna distract from what else you've got or what other designs you've got going on in your sewing room. So yeah, people are just loving the clock and I really love it too. I love how minimalist it is, how clean it is but how it gets the point across like we love sewing. On my Etsy page, I also have sweatshirts, t-shirts, coffee mugs, license plate covers that say I'd rather be sewing. I just, I really use it as a way, as another creative outlet for me to design products that I would like to have that show off my love for sewing without being so like corny about it. In my opinion, my designs are a little bit more elevated. So yeah, go check out my Etsy store. I'd really appreciate it. I am running a coupon code for you guys, a 10% off of $50 spent on the store running today through December the 15th. So go ahead and grab yourself the clock, a sweatshirt, t-shirt, some digital downloads, whatever it is that your heart desires and show your love of sewing no matter where you go. And there you have it. My holiday gift guide filled with goodies to keep the creative juices flowing and spark joy for any sewists. I hope that you found something that you'll be adding to your list or if you're shopping for someone else, you found the perfect something for that someone. Remember, the best gifts are the ones that spark creativity. So I'm wishing you guys a very, very happy holiday season filled with joy, lots of love and lots of sewing. That's gonna do it for me today, y'all. Thank you so much. I will see you soon.