/r/sewing/

r/sewing

2.3M members
r/sewing is a subreddit with 2.3M members. The community frequently discusses sewing, pattern, fabric, help, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review sewing machine, serger, and sewing patterns, and the most common flair used is sewed this, other question, fabric question, alter/mend 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

Sewing Patterns

88 reviews
#1
Etsy
4.8 from 6 reviews
#2
Simplicity
4.8 from 4 reviews
#3
Patterns for Pirates
4.0 from 3 reviews

Flair Used in r/sewing

#1
Sewed This
: "Finished my second project ever"
91 posts
#2
Other Question
: "Why does everything pucker!"
26 posts
#3
Fabric Question
: "What is the “right direction” of this fabric"
20 posts
#4
Alter/Mend Question
: "I love this dress but if I slouch at all the girls are out, what can I do?"
19 posts
#5
Pattern Question
: "I want to make the neutral milk hotel dress and i need help"
12 posts
#6
Pattern Search
: "Anyone know of a pattern similar to this Linennaive dress?"
12 posts
#7
Discussion
: "My new Murphy style sewing table!"
8 posts
#8
Project: FO
: "Made my sisters wedding dress"
3 posts
#9
Machine Questions
: "Sewing machine only straight stitching - motherboard power drained?"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/sewing

Yearly
+118k members(5.5%)

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Last updated: September 7, 2026