How the sewing communities compare
A few giants dominate — r/sewing, r/freepatterns and r/SewingForBeginners together account for 94% of the combined membership. The oldest is r/sewing, founded in 2011, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
The 6 biggest sewing subreddits
r/sewing 2,269,611 members · ~86 posts/day · +2K since Oct 26 · since 2011Sewing 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…
- Fr/freepatterns ↗ 162,052 members · since 2014
For sharing free sewing patterns. We love seeing your finished products and hearing your experience in creating it. Only links to completely free patterns or instructions to self draft patterns may be posted. No paid/premium patt…
- Sr/SewingForBeginners ↗ 120,961 members · since 2020
A place for people learning how to sew (or who already know how to sew), to ask questions, rant, or brag on projects.
- Sr/sewhelp ↗ 84,068 members · ~35 posts/day · since 2011
Hello! We are a community to help with sewing machines, pattern drafting, garment fitting, and general sewing questions. Please read the rules before posting, thanks!
- Sr/sewingpatterns ↗ 37,255 members · since 2013
Any and all things sewing pattern related! Please feel free to ask questions regarding finding or using sewing patterns, or sharing patterns you liked.
- Vr/vintagesewing ↗ 34,777 members · since 2014
For fans of vintage and historic sewing, dressmaking and vintage patterns, and antique sewing machines!
Choosing where to post
Questions do best in r/sewhelp, the community on this list that is built around advice and help (around 35 posts a day). Asking the same thing in r/sewing often gets it removed or lost among the 86 daily posts.
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which sewing subreddit has the most members?
r/sewing is the largest, with 2,269,611 members, followed by r/freepatterns (162.1K) and r/SewingForBeginners (121K).
Where are the most new sewing posts?
By new posts per day, r/sewing leads with about 86, ahead of r/sewhelp (35). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Which sewing subreddit is best for questions?
r/sewhelp is the one built around questions and advice, with about 35 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many sewing communities are on this list?
We list 6 active, safe-for-work sewing communities with at least 25,000 members each, 2.7M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest sewing subreddit?
r/sewing, created on Mar 6, 2011.
Are these sewing subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.