Setting up a sewing bench that works
Bench height, light, where the pins go and where the bin goes. The layout decisions that decide whether a session is comfortable or exhausting.
Pins for upholstery versus dressmaking
Pin length, thickness, point shape and head type, and why the pin that works on cotton lawn bends in a chair arm.
Wrist pincushions for working standing up
Why upholstery and fitting work needs the pins on your arm rather than on the table, how to wear one so it does not turn, and who should not use one.