 Hi you guys, welcome to my fourth annual holiday gift guide just for sewists put together by a sewist basically I am going to talk you through several different products today that I use and love and know very very well now I know from doing this the past years that a lot of you are the ones who are sewing and you're using this as like a shopping guide for yourself like a treat yourself moment and who am I to say you can't buy your own gift wrap it up yourself and stick it under the tree without involving anybody else in your family but if you want things to be more of a surprise feel free to share this video with your friends and family I've got a ton of different price points um some could be great stocking stuffers so whether it's like that secret santa thing or you know your most cherished loved one who would spend anything for you I've got something for everybody on that spectrum along with most of the products here we are also going to have some sort of coupon code an exclusive coupon code to viewers of this video I will be sharing those as we go through each product and then also the description box has all the links that you need to go directly to these product listings on the manufacturer's website so without further ado let's get started with our first product which happens to be the eliso iron and mimi g collaboration so even following my channel for a minute you know that I have been using eliso irons exclusively for years I absolutely love them so much um I was initially drawn to them obviously because of the technology that raises them up off of your um ironing board so you don't have to tire out your wrist um by turning the heavy iron full of water back and forth back and forth um since then I have grown to love them even more for all of the wonderful and exceptional things they continue to do with each new addition of this iron and the mimi g one is no exception obviously she's really cute right we've got this leopard print we've got the sort of neutral motif she's really chic she's really expensive looking and is just like a beautiful addition to your sewing room but in addition to all of that obviously we've got some real horsepower here so we've got the diamond sole plate so nothing will ever stick to this uh we've got a 12 foot cord so no matter how far you're reaching this guy is going to cover it the water tank holds almost 13 ounces of water which is the most of any iron and possibly one of the things that I think is most underrated about this iron is that it has a 30 minute auto shut off so you can literally use it go so a whole bunch of steps and come back 29 minutes later and the iron will still be hot it comes in this really great branded box that they did and it has the sort of same motif as the actual iron all throughout so that's really cool all right so the deal for the mimi g iron this is how the sale is working so because this is new they are technically still in their pre-sale period through cyber monday um that gets you 40 off no coupon necessary just click the link in the description box and everything is taken care of for you my exclusive coupon code starts on tuesday the 29th and it runs until december 17th and that gets you 15 off which is something like 36 my coupon code applies to the mimi g version as well as their other smart irons there's always free shipping on the smart irons so pick your favorite um and add it to your cart don't forget the coupon code after monday all right so next up we have a really fun and clever product from um company called stitch buzz and she produces acrylic templates of all kinds you see me use her five eighths inch ruler i use her curve rulers all the time the curve runner is one of my absolute favorite products um in my sewing room but we are going to be talking about the quick pocket template today so this is meant to make creating a welt pocket very very simple and easy it takes all the guesswork out of adding a welt pocket to any of your projects there are two different sizes of the template a full instruction booklet there's also a video resource as well i have used this template before and i had honestly one of the most beautiful welt pockets i've ever done so these as you know welt pockets are not super simple to do they have they require a lot of precision which is why the template helps out so much so some features of the quick pocket template are that they have pencil holes so you can actually put a pen through the acrylic there are center little notches there is a little window in the middle that is going to be pocket but they also have down here i don't know if you can see there's two separate little pieces those slide into this opening here where you can create your cut line so there's a hang hole where you can like hang this on a hook or um nail or whatever these are also relatively small so they make really great stocking stuffers um and the price point of almost all her products is really great so depending on what your secret sand tub situation is um this might qualify um uh the coupon code for stitch buzz and this is store-wide and never expires is inside the hem to zero and that will get you 20 off of your purchase so go check out stitch buzz wonderful really uh great company who makes things that we didn't realize we need but we definitely need so next we have sublime graphics sublime graphics is a large format printer and with the popularity of indie sewing patterns we have gone through the evolution of how those patterns are sent to us or presented to us slowly but surely they have all almost evolved into offering other options projector is one but they also offer copy shop versions of their patterns and that is a large format you know it's all put on one big giant sheet of paper but you have to print it at like a special place um so sublime graphics is a place where you can do that what's even better about sublime graphics than just any other like copy shop is that sublime graphics is run by a woman who sows and so she knows the importance of the paper that the patterns are printed on so they offer tissue paper printing of your patterns you can see kind of how thin it is here um but the tissue paper is really great quality it's not as lightweight as what you find in the macaws pattern but if this is not your thing you don't like tissue paper they also have two different other weights um they have something called tracing paper um and like your regular 20 pound copy shop paper if you are someone that really just likes to have everything super organized and very professional looking you can even have the booklet the instruction booklet of the indy pattern printed stapled and put together for you um and something kind of just for fun that sublime graphics does is they also do those like custom mugs so you know that you've seen them before where you can put you know your family picture on there so far separated from sewing but they have that as an option so if you were looking to get one of those anyways you can go ahead and combine everything together you're sewing and the mugs and um get it all shipped together but um click the link in the description box it'll take you to their um website on the website is a form for joining their their email list and the folks that are subscribed to the email list get exclusive coupon code so you can't get anywhere else but yeah sublime graphics blah blah blah their tissue paper so much the tracing paper is a very close second so next we are going to talk about the sewing studio you might know them online as pdx sewing studio they are based out of oregon it's actually a really sweet story where the previous owner another woman had passed away her husband reached out to the current owner carleen um so carleen got together her friends and family and purchased the company and has kept it running since 2017 so they have a ton of different things that they sell there obviously fabric and notions they also have sewing gifts and patterns so lots of different things for you to explore on their website um some of the things that i love that they sell are really fun and unique sewing labels so these are the ones by sew anonymous um and then did you know that kylie and the machine had socks i didn't know that until i saw them on her site and you guys they are so so so cute again a few different designs and if there's anything that stockings are good for it's for socks right i mean how many of us have gotten socks in our stockings year after year after year but then also they have fabric okay which is i know what you guys are here for so she sent me an example of some of the fabric that they sell this is a ray on twill and a beautiful floral print high quality stuff not super expensive um and they have a variety of different substrates so everything for every season they do this really fun thing it's called manic monday and it's kind of it's like they say that it's like end of bolts or like whoopsies where they accidentally cut a order at the wrong length or whatever it is um and so they offer those um at a super deep discount um you can see what will be available um on sunday if you're a news letter subscriber but on all fabrics um there is a coupon code inside the hem all one word that'll get you 15 off all fabric through christmas day okay next you guys are gonna flip especially if you are one of the people that watched my like bias tape 101 video and are like where did you get that bias tape maker at the time the bias tape makers were discontinued i was one of the more crazier people who went and bought it off ebay for an extraordinarily large amount of money that i have forgotten about but they brought them back we have brand new simplicity bias tape makers pretty much exactly like the one that i got before so you have if you don't know if you haven't seen that video you don't know what it is i'm talking about and what this contraption is that i'm holding here i'll show you so you have this little like spindle here that you wrap like you cut your fabric to double the size of the bias tape that you want fabric goes up and over the stand into the tip there's a bunch of different sizes push the run button and it literally like feeds the bias tape it pulls it through this section up and over this off of this thing and literally just makes bias tape and it also makes really beautiful bias this makes such quick work of it you can make yards and yards and yards and yards you could start your own etsy business with the quality of the bias tape that you will be making i'm telling you the stuff is great so the simplicity bias tape maker comes with this little box with a handle here are all the tips that i was talking about and instructions power cord what else is in there this thing i think that's it um they sent over a coupon code it is ith bias 10 for 10 off the retail purchase price of the simplicity bias maker and i mean honestly if you're making bias tape on any sort of a regular basis just get this and then you'll start finding all these fun new ways to attach bias tape to things like on your pants facings on Hong Kong finishes you will just be cranking out Hong Kong finishes like it's nobody's business yeah so links in the description box okay next we're talking about the diy club i've told you guys about how like you might have thought i thought that place shut down this lovely woman an angel sent from heaven uh brought it back to life um and she is releasing new patterns there but also brought back their old back catalogue as well patterns are great they are super size inclusive she's adding like unisex patterns um she's got a lot of big ideas for the diby club diby by the way stands for do it better yourself which i think we can all agree that's what sewing your own clothes does that's the whole point we're not the whole point but a lot of the point um and for the holiday gift guide she wanted me to feature the gagriella adult onesie pattern and if you guys have not seen this pattern yet before first of all it's adorable but it is like a child's onesie made for adults the details in this pattern it's not just like a onesie you can add feet to it if you want you can add a functional butt flap if you want um there's optional hood there's three different um sleeve links lots and lots of options to this pattern and i say go for it and make a whole bunch for the whole family i mean who doesn't like a onesie you know i mean um so you can get some really cute novelty fabric you can make these up for everybody because they come in three different sizes obviously unisex i also think that they would be great for things like birthday parties and like bachelorette parties and bridal things so my whole point of saying that is get the pattern now because there's a 50 percent off coupon five zero the percent sign inside the hem 50 percent off the gagriella onesie pattern go ahead and get it now for 50 percent off and then you can obviously make it up you know whenever you need all right next up is the vogue fabrics swatch catalog and it's sort of exactly how it sounds it is a literal magazine style catalog with literal fabric swatches attached to the pages underneath them are the information about the exact fabric they paired them up for you to make outfits they'll tell you which patterns these little croquis are wearing um it's really it's like really fun to read in addition to seeing all the fabrics the fabrics are shoppable i love love love this for people who are just getting into garment sewing and are completely overwhelmed with buying fabrics online so the deal with the catalogs are you get six catalogs a year the catalogs are sold on a subscription basis one year is thirty dollars after you subscribe you will get a ten dollar kind of credit to your account and then on top of that you can earn like loyalty points the fabrics themselves are really great quality a wide sort of range of substrates some that most of them range between seven and ten dollars a year they do have some nicer things catalog subscribers get access to purchasing those fabrics for two months before it's released to the general public okay so the catalog exceptional deal you've already got it on your list right um the coupon code for vogue fabrics is not going to be on the swatch catalogs they're already a great deal as is um but she did offer a 20 off coupon code for all of their fabrics the code is ith two zero v f if you check the description box the link there is going to take you to sort of like a curated collection of seasonal fabrics there's a few hundred fabrics in there check out those fabrics in that link use the coupon code for 20 off your entire purchase and sign up for the subscription while you're there all right next up we are talking about thermo web slash heat and bond for the longest time i used just kind of whatever interfacing was cheapest whatever interfacing was convenient i even at one point went and got like professional grade interfacing from the internet um super hard to shop very confusing sort of ordering process i never really knew what i was getting and then i discovered heat and bond and they are wonderful you can find them at joanne hobby lobby or online and the quality of their interfacing is just incredible in addition to all of the wonderful interfacing that i will only ever use from here on out they have a lot of really great uh tapes as well this includes hem tapes which if you sew then you probably don't really use hem tapes all that often they also have fusible web so the fusible web is wonderful because it's very lightweight and it also kind of moves with the natural stretch of the fabric but because it's so lightweight it doesn't create any bulk and really maintains like the the hand of the fabric as if nothing were in there at all i use it almost exclusively to like stabilize a seam before i go to my sewing machine to stitch it down so there is the sew stretch light which is the sewable kind that i use all the time then there's the sew stretch ultra which is a no sew product so much similar to the hem tape but it does have the paper backing on it both of those come in five eighth inch widths which i think is really great because that's what all of our seam allowances are at least mostly on our garments anyways um and you can buy them in 10-yard rolls so no um exclusive coupon for heat and bond but currently right now through the end of the week um all tapes sewing and quilting products are 30 off on their website there's no code needed just head right there the link is in the description box again um and the code or the discount will already be applied to your purchase all right next is something that i think you guys are going to flip out for um you might have heard me talk about Paradiso designs in the past i made a cute little like hobo bag from her she also has like bags with leather straps and fun little leather details all throughout her designs and you're thinking to yourself oh that is really cool but like i have no good at sewing leather so Cheryl um is putting together these kits for you that includes all the leather that you need for the project but you can also opt to have her make your straps for you this is their crema leather isn't that so beautiful and rich and luxurious looking um but so she sewed this for me you can see like that tricky part there looks absolutely beautiful and stunning but the hardware you can have her add the hardware you can choose between gold and silver um you can apply these straps to any bag pattern you have um she sells them like by the inch i think and then also you can adjust the width of them as well you also get the leathers um they're not real leather they're pleather obviously i'm using that term probably too freely um but you get everything that you need to make the bag in these kits and then um she said she would put together a little sampler i know you guys love swatches i know you guys love samples so she has put together not this exact thing i think it's a i think it's two by two sam two by two swatches you get all 12 leathers um a little swatch of them sent to you uh for seven dollars grab one of her bag patterns and then also one of the kits um you can grab the leather sampler as well she has a coupon code for 20 off turkey 20 how cute is that um and that is good through december the 13th so go support another lovely little business that um is making and providing something that we just don't see as home so is right it's okay we are at the pen ultimate gift idea and i would be remiss if i didn't mention this because it is my most asked question where did you get your dress form my uh dress form is called ditto form and it's ditto because it's literally like ditto i just copied because it copies your body into a dress form i went um and stood on this basically a lazy susan um that spun me around 360 i had to hold my hands out like this and my body shape and dimension was being scanned by a 3d scanner that data is sent off and a foam dress form is made in the exact shape of your body it's a little bit wild but also as you can imagine for garment sewing invaluable being able to tissue fit not on myself it allows me to check for not only circumference which i know is a big concern for all of us when we're fitting but also um it it helps check the vertical sort of um style lines as well my shoulders are also not the same one is a little bit kind of more rounded same thing with my cup size one is larger than the other which is very common so it's just nice to have it all there you can just double triple quadruple check anything that pops into your head that might be of a concern when fitting or making a garment the process by which they go through to make these and the fact that it's done by such a small team of people um it's not done in a huge factory you know millions of these are not being made um literally one of mine is being made so so yes an investment a great great great gift idea for that you could have the whole family chip in um and get you a ditto form she does scans um obviously they have to be done in person this is a very personalized process so she does scans throughout the year um so you can keep up with her travel schedule and her scan schedule on her website i have that's what i have linked you in the description box um it will open up your whole world i promise i promise all right so lastly we have a holiday bundle put together for us by jay stern designs you might know jennifer stern from youtube the pattern is a unisex shirt and jacket um but she also has um a slideshow that will help you sew this project perfectly so that's going to be cutting out your pieces matching plaid um you've got tips for futile little interfacing you've got how to add a lining um tips to make a professional collar and collar stand learning how to make a collar and collar stand the right way well you will apply to jackets shirt dresses everything that you sew with a collar i promise um there is hong kong finish with the button placket how to use fusible web that you've already purchased from a heat and bond to get a secure binding to finish the edges there's a continuous placket on the sleeve cuff a chest pocket with a button flap all of this and so much more is covered in that slideshow all right so the deal for jay stern's holiday bundle is you get the pattern and the slideshow which normally all of that together would cost 60 but with the code but with the code hem holiday two two you get all of that for 1999 i think of this as not just how to make this shirt but i think of it as a deep dive into shirt construction across the board once you learn how to do these details the continuous vent on the sleeve cuff the collar and collar stand the button placket all those tips and tricks that she is showing you you are going to be able to apply to so many other patterns and you're going to have that slideshow downloaded so that even if you're working on another pattern you can be like okay forget these instructions i'm only going to do jen's instructions but it's an investment into all of your shirt making techniques all right so that is it that concludes my 2022 holiday gift guide um i hope that in however whichever way you're going about getting these whether it is through a secret santa through a friend or family member or you're just buying them for yourself that you get them and you really see the value in them and really see why i love them so much and why they genuinely help me in my sewing room all the time if you have any questions about any of the products at all um my experience with them anything um feel free to email me but that is going to do it for me today y'all thank you so much for watching i will see you all very soon happy holidays