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Sewing - A community for people that sew

Sewing for everybody and every body. This is a community specifically for the hobby of sewing including, but not limited to: machine sewing, hand sewing, embroidery, quilting, mending, garment sewing, fitting/alterations and help/suggestion threads.

2.3M subscribers2,649 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)2,262 authors / mosince 2011

r/sewing has 2.3M members (+5.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,649 posts a month from 2,262 people. Top topics: Sewing Machine Troubleshooting, Sewing Beginners and Circle Skirt Patterns & Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/sewing has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+5.6%in 12 months · +1.2% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 20262.3M
Growing2.3M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/sewing

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−29%vs Sep 2025 · −9.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.6k
QuieterPeaked at 4.7k in Mar 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/sewing

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Sewing Machine Troubleshooting2.4%
  2. Sewing Beginners1.9%
  3. Circle Skirt Patterns & Issues1.8%
  4. Sewing Machine Picks1.8%
  5. Sewing Projects1.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. etsy
  2. Your Sewing Pattern Destination
  3. Mood Fabrics
  4. Threadloop
  5. PatternReview.com Sewing Community

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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