Insert tutorials

Tutorials for making absorbent inserts for pocket diapers, AI2s, and gDiapers. Visit the Fabrics post for all the absorbent material options, including upcycling.

• Inserts FAQ
• Little Bundas Insert Absorbency Comparison video
• Wazoodle's soaker insert layers calculator
• Arfy's non-serged t&t insert tutorial
• Arfy's Elemental style contour insert pattern
• Bunzuke's Quick and easy microfiber insert video tutorial
• NewHapaMama's T&T Insert Tutorial
• See Kate Sew's Pretty gDiaper insert tutorial and PDF pattern
• Guerilla Fluff's microfiber and fleece inserts for M-L size gDiaper photo tutorial
• Little Bundas Serging inserts video tutorial
• Rocket Bottoms OS contour soaker/insert pattern - free
• Arfy's snap-in fitted insert pattern
• Very Baby's mini diaper/contoured elasticized insert tutorial

Sewing Machines and Learning to Sew/Serge

Sewing machines:

• Buying a sewing machine, tips and reviews
• Sewing machine information and reviews at PatternReview.com
• Sewing Machine Needles - a chart from Feather's Flights
• Craftsy's overview of 12 different types of sewing machine feet
• Sewing machine basics video on creativebug
• Craftsy's Sewing Machine 911 class - free
• How To: Clean/Oil Your Sewing Machine at Make It & Love It
• She's A Sewing Machine Mechanic's guide to cleaning and oiling your machine
• How to Attach a Walking Foot: A Picture Tutorial at Vanilla Joy
• Checklist of common sewing machine troubles (PDF)
• Common sewing machine mistakes and how to fix them at Tilly and the Buttons

Learning to sew:

• Sew.org's Guide to Successful Sewing 
• Understanding Thread Tension at Threads Magazine 
• Sewing Tutorials at Sew Mama Sew  including info on needles and sewing machine feet
• Make It & Love It's Practicing your sewing machine stitching 
• Lessons and tutorials at Shiny Happy World 
• Make It Do's Tips for Sewing at your Kitchen Table 
• The Sewing Loft's Zippers 101 and zipper tab tutorial
• Professor Pincushion's hemming corners tutorial
• So Sew Easy's Seam finishing series part 5 - overcasting
• Grainline Studio French seam tutorial
• See Kate Sew's 7 ways to make a ruffle 
• Basic hand stitches at Coletterie
• imagine gnats' how to measure stretch percentage in fabrics
• Cutting squares from fabric yardage with a rotary cutter

And serge:

• Buying a serger
• Serger Pepper's Serger stitches cheat sheet
• eHow's Using a Serger video series
• Really Handmade's Five ways to finish a serger thread chain
• Simple Simon and Company Serging inside corners 
• Four serging techniques at Threads Magazine
• Serger Tips and Tricks, with discussion and links 
• Little Bundas Serging Inserts Video Tutorial