/r/sewing/

r/sewing

2.2M members
r/sewing is a subreddit with 2.2M members. The community frequently discusses sewing, pattern, fabric, help, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review sewing machine, serger, and fabric scissors, and the most common flair used is sewed this, alter/mend question, other question, fabric question, and pattern question.
Sewing for everybody and every body. This is a community specifically for the hobby of sewing including, but not limited to: machine sewing, hand sewing, embroidery, quilting, mending, garment sewing, fitting/alterations and help/suggestion threads.

Popular Topics in r/sewing

#1

Sewing

164 posts
#2

Pattern

98 posts
#3

Fabric

44 posts
#4

Help

34 posts
#5

Struggling

28 posts
#6

Dress

22 posts
#7

Hard Time

20 posts
#8

Frustrating

13 posts
#9

Worst

11 posts
#10

Sewing Machine

9 posts

Products Discussed in r/sewing

Sewing Machine

157 reviews
#1
Janome
4.4 from 41 reviews
#2
Brother
4.2 from 36 reviews
#3
Singer
4.0 from 21 reviews

Serger

156 reviews
#1
Brother
4.7 from 43 reviews
#2
Juki
4.6 from 37 reviews
#3
Babylock
5.0 from 21 reviews

Fabric Scissors

132 reviews
#1
Fiskars
4.1 from 37 reviews
#2
Kai
4.6 from 34 reviews
#3
Gingher
4.6 from 34 reviews

Flair Used in r/sewing

#1
Sewed This
: "I did it! 90s goth prom dress"
60 posts
#2
Alter/Mend Question
: "Have you ever been stuck in a shirt in a dressing room and panicked? If so help me lol"
32 posts
#3
Other Question
: "Oranje or black thread?"
32 posts
#4
Fabric Question
: "Suggestions on how to get this shoulder texture?"
23 posts
#5
Pattern Question
: "Does this dress have 3 darts???"
20 posts
#6
Pattern Search
: "Is this just a big rectangle with four holes?"
11 posts
#7
Discussion
: "Had to share this hilarious picture"
9 posts
#8
Machine Questions
: "Where/when can i get the cat fancy janome machine?"
8 posts
#9
Suggest Machine
: "I keep thinking about her"
3 posts
#10
Simple Questions
: "Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, June 05 - June 11, 2026"
1 post

Member Growth in r/sewing

Yearly
+106k members(5.0%)

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Last updated: June 8, 2026