15 Sewing Gadgets For Sewers

When we think of gadgets, we usually think of electric or powered gadgets right? Today I want to share with you 15 sewing gadgets! Yep, you read that right! Sewing gadgets for sewers who love to sew!

These gadgets aren’t ‘powered’ (well, four of them do use a low energy power source!) but they are amazing sewing gadgets for people like you and me – people who love to sew!

I’m going to start with the smallest and most innocuous sewing gadget and work my way through this list of 15!

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1. Jean-A-Ma-Jig

This is a very basic sewing gadget – it’s a version of a thingy-ma-jig that you sometimes get with your sewing machine, look at and think ‘but what is it?’

But, it’s purpose is to help you lift up the sewing presser foot when sewing thick fabric like denim so that you don’t end up with skipped stitches!

It’s a rather genius gadget, and once I knew what it was for, I ordered one to replace the one I threw out twenty years ago when I got my sewing machine.

2. Portable Bobbin Winder

Now, this is something that just makes sense as a sewing gadget! Imagine how much easier it is to fill bobbins when they’re running low without having to unthread your needle to fill them on your sewing machine?

And if you have bulk-bought bobbins (making sure they’re the right size for your machine obviously!) then you could bulk-fill the bobbins using this portable bobbin winder, in standard colours ready for later.

I’m thinking white, black, pink – all colours I seem to sew with quite a bit!

3. Thread Cutting Needle Threader (With LED Light!)

This is not something I ever thought I’d need, but as my eyes are deteriorating, it makes total sense to have a threader with an LED light to help you see!

Did I mention that this Dritz one also has a thread cutter built in? This was also the perfect sewing gadget for my mum, who’s eyes were also a bit rubbish!

4. Telescopic Magnet Pick Up Tool

Oh my! Another genius sewing gadget, but this time it isn’t ‘technically’ a sewing gadget! You see, it’s actually just a magnet on a telescope.

But, for those times when we have dropped our pins, our metal bobbins, our snips… and we just can’t reach them because the angle is awkward… hey presto, a telescopic magnet to the rescue!

5. LED Sewing Machine Lightstrip

This one is a little bit of a luxury – but I do love to make my sewing space cozy!

How fab to have a strip of LED lights on your sewing machine for those cold winter nights when you’re sewing in a darkened room? I’m all in!

6. Best Stiletto and pressing tool

I often feel that I have fat fingers. And thumbs. And the stiletto and pressing tool from ByAnnie is genius!

On the one end you have a metal point which you can use to help guide fabric under the presser foot of your sewing machine, and on the other end there’s a flat ‘presser’ for those lazy afternoons when you cannot be bothered to set up the iron just to press open a seam before sewing over it!

I find it to be one of my favourite sewing gadgets!

7. Seam Press And Roller

Carrying on in the vein of not being bothered about dragging out the iron and ironing board, this fab little seam press and roller is a great sewing gadget aimed at quilters, but works for me too!

Rather than ‘pressing’ the seam flat like you would with the ByAnnie version, this one ‘rolls’ the seam flat!

8. Wool Pressing Mat

I know I keep saying it, but this is another genius sewing gadget for lazy sewers!

I have this wool mat set up next right to my work table with my pressing cloth and travel iron so that when I have to press a seam, it’s all ready to go.

It makes sewing a lot faster not having to pull out a large ironing board and iron just to press a few seams!

9. Hot Hemmer

Being that we’re talking about using the iron – and we don’t want to burn our fingers turning hems and seam allowances over to press before sewing – this nifty hot hemmer gadget is perfect for sewers!

Pop it on your fabric, turn the fabric edge over until you have the right amount of hem allowance and press – without burning your fingers!

10. Lighted Seam Ripper

This is another one that would suit anyone with eyes that struggle in low light!

A lighted seam ripper to help you see more clearly the section you need to unpick, and it has a built in magnifying glass! Genius or not?

11. Button Spacer

Ok, this button spacer is a no-brainer sewing gadget for anyone who makes their own clothes with button fastenings!

The number of times I’ve ended up with one button slightly off compared to the rest! This gadget makes it simple as!

12. Desk Needle Threader

Yes, just like we used to get desk pencil sharpeners back at school all those decades ago, we can now have a table top / desk needle threader!

This is perfect for anyone who does a lot of hand sewing and struggles to thread their sewing needles! And the best bit? It comes in different colors!

13. Ruler Gripper

Some rulers come with a gripper thingy attached. Yay.

But for the ones that don’t this ruler gripper is a great gadget to help you not only get a good grip of your ruler, but it also helps you to apply more pressure preventing the ruler from slipping!

Now that my ruler collection is increasing, I need to order more of these grippers to speed up my working process.

14. Desk Organizer

This nest organizer is a fab gadget for keeping your rulers organised and within easy reach.

With a space on one corner for a rotary cutter or pair of scissors, there’s space for a couple of rulers and other sewing bits and bobs too!

15. Dremel Light (Great For Distressing Fabrics)

This one is a sewing gadget for sewers who like to distress fabric!

It works really well for distressing denim, so instead of paying hundreds for a pair of distressed designer denims, why not grab a pair from a charity shop and get to work on them with this Dremel light! Fun!

Other Gifts For Sewers

While these sewing gadgets for sewers all make great gifts, you may be looking for other sewing gift ideas for someone in your life. If that’s you, and you need some gift ideas for people who sew, I have this 50 sewing gifts for sewers guide or my vintage sewing gifts guide too!

There’s also a great guide to the best dress forms for women who sew because a dress form makes a wonderful gift for fitting and designing on.

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