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Sewing Tutorials (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 months ago by xylem@beehaw.org to c/creative@beehaw.org

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I just bought my first sewing machine! I'm an absolute beginner, the most sewing I've done is hand-repairing holes in clothes. Do you all have any recommendations for good video tutorial series or channels to watch? Any general advice for a newbie?

My first goal is to make a set of curtains for my living room and bedroom, but I'm interested in sewing some clothes eventually.

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[–] putitoutwithyourbootsted@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago

I know this is going to sound like a cop out, but read your sewing machine’s manual. That helped me so much. I had the fortune of having my mom
Show me some things but she’s not the best teacher and I feel like I learned a great deal from that.

[–] kruffa@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm in favour of https://freesewing.org/ as part of a future rabbit hole for sewing clothes as the whole process to take all the measures and reading the rest of the material is really good info and provided me with an understanding I didn't have before.

Also the license!

[–] xylem@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

I've been watching that site for a while, it's been part of my inspiration to try making clothes!

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

Funny enough, I do not sew but I'm longtime friends of the family that runs this business out of Florence OR:

https://www.sewsteady.com/

Great info on the site, but be warned you will eventually start picking up accessories to scratch that itch.

[–] porkchop@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

When I started, I just bought a really easy pattern and a bedsheet from a thrift store that I could make mistakes on. When I got turned around in the pattern or didn't understand something, I looked it up on Google or YouTube. Sewing is a hands-on activity, that's how you learn it too! Curtains are pretty easy, but you need to be able to sew a straight seam for a while. That's a great thing to practice to start on!

[–] Wigglet@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

I've got all the readers digest sewing books in pdf form from sailing the 7 seas 🏴‍☠️. They have been a great resource for trouble shooting. They also introduce altering patterns and tailoring.