A basic hand-sewing kit includes thread, hand-sewing needles and a thimble, if you plan on doing a lot of work by hand. Running the thread through some beeswax will prevent it from tangling.

Needlepointing is great if you’re looking to dip your toes into sewing and embroidery crafts, and kits make it easy to get started. The best needlepoint kits for beginners come with everything ...

The kit isn’t cheap, but it comes with seven to ten balls of supersoft merino yarn, optional knitting needles, a sew-in label, a sewing needle ... s great for both beginners and intermediate ...

Khounnoraj, author of the 2020 book Visible Mending: A Modern Guide to Darning, Stitching and Patching the Clothes You Love, and other textile artists explain how anyone with basic sewing skills ...