/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 sewing patterns, and the most common flair used is sewed this, other question, alter/mend question, pattern question, and fabric 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
: "I made my wedding dress"
51 posts
#2
Other Question
: "What do you do to neaten long pleats?"
13 posts
#3
Alter/Mend Question
: "How would I fix the waist issue?"
12 posts
#4
Pattern Question
: "Sewing a skirt inspired by this one, is the hem about a half circle of fullness divided into panels?"
11 posts
#5
Fabric Question
: "What fabric is this?"
9 posts
#6
Machine Questions
: "Found this antique box of sewing feet/attachments, need help identifying."
9 posts
#7
Discussion
: "Shoutout to Fabric Mart"
5 posts
#8
Pattern Search
: "Looking for faux leather corset patterns"
3 posts
#9
Suggest Machine
: "Babylock bl7800 - looking for info on it. It's $40 and sewing store said "it sews.""
1 post

Member Growth in r/sewing

Yearly
+108k members(5.1%)

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Last updated: June 29, 2026