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Top 10 Tips Learn to Sew On-line
Learning to sew online is great option. It means you can learn to sew anywhere at any time from the comfort of your own home. If you would like to learn to sew online check out Sew Sub Club monthly subscription boxes. To help you get the most out of learning to sew online, here…
How to Thread a Sewing Machine Beginners
Is Your Sewing Machine Thread Correctly? Handy Checklist Do the following checks before sewing, to ensure your machine is threaded properly and ready to start sewing: How to Thread up Sewing Machine Domestic machines are usually threaded in a similar way. If you don’t thread your machine correctly, your threads may snap and become tangled…
Stitching Stretchy Fabric, Seams Beginners Guide
Stretchy clothes need to be sewn together in a different way, to non stretchy woven fabrics. Stretchy fabrics if stitched with a standard straight stitch, when stretched the thread will snap and come undone. Learn more about, “Different types of stretch fabrics and stitches”. How to Stitch Stretchy Fabrics When sewing stretchy fabrics together use…
Hand Stitches for Making Clothes, Beginners Guide
When sewing clothes together, sometimes sewers will use hand-stitch to stitch the pieces together first.This can make it easier to check all the pieces are matched correctly, before machine sewing them. See below videos and top-tips on how to hand-sew: How to Knot Thread into Fabric How to Stitch Running Stitch Running stitch also known…
Sewing Machine Feet, Beginners Guide
Sewing machines come with many weird and wonderful feet. Yet you can sew most cushions, bags and clothes using just 3 x machine feet. List of Sewing Machine Feet Below are the top 3 x machine feet that a beginners needs, when to learning how to sew: Note: The zig-zag machine stitch foot, can also…
Setting up for Sewing Beginners Guide
To start sewing on a sewing machine, it should as simple as, threading the machine. Putting your fabric under the machine foot and then placing your foot on the peddle to start sewing. Yet doing this can make your machine more stop working and threads to become tangled. See below for tips about how to…
Type of Sewing Machine Stitches, Dressmaking
Modern domestic sewing machines, come with many different stitch settings. Yet when learning how to sew, the only 2 stitches you need to know are straight and zig-zag stitch. Many machines have decorative stitches, some can also be used to over-lock edges. For more stitches see “20 Basic Sewing machine stitches”. Sewing Machine Settings Sewing Machines…
How to Stop Fabric Fraying, Over-lock Edges
When sewing it is important to first stitch the edges of the fabric to stop it from fraying. This is called over-locking the edges and can be done with two types of stitches. How to overlock fabric edges for beginners guide Usually an over-locker sewing machine would be used to trim and stitch the edges…
How to Sew a Hem for Beginners
A hem is when the edge of the fabric is folded and stitched. A hem is usually found at the bottom of skirts, trouser legs and sometimes sleeves. How to Hem Skirts, Trousers & Dresses Clothes are hemmed to finish the garment and to protect the bottom edges. To get a straight hem the fabric…
Measure Body Dressmaking, Beginners Guide
When learning dressmaking, you only need to know three key body measurements. Additionally, it’s helpful to measure from the waist down to determine the length for a skirt hem or trouser leg. Where to Measure Body Sewing How to Measure Yourself To measure the areas below, use a tape measure that is neither too tight…