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Hand Sewing

A subreddit created specifically for hand sewing (as in by hand, not using a machine) and its techniques.

27k subscribers103 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~5% by known bots)73 authors / mosince 2016

r/HandSew has 27k members (+63% over the last 12 months). It gets about 103 posts a month from 73 people. Top topics: Sewing Beginners, Sewing Projects and Jeans Repair & Alterations.

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Size and growth

How r/HandSew has grown

r/HandSew

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+63%in 12 months · +14% in 3 months · +2.9% in 1 month
Oct 202627k
Growing27k subscribers
Data since Sep 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/HandSew

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+164%vs Sep 2025 · +67% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026103
BusierPeaked at 103 in Sep 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~5% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/HandSew

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Sewing Beginners7.2%
  2. Sewing Projects3.6%
  3. Jeans Repair & Alterations2.0%
  4. Embroidery Supplies & Threads1.9%
  5. Stitching Projects1.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. WAWAK
  2. Sew Liberated
  3. Seamwork
  4. etsy
  5. Simple Page

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research