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These are many of the sewing basics you will need to start sewing clothing, home goods, and bags. You’ll learn about different sewing techniques, sewing tips, sewing tricks, sewing hacks, and sewing tutorials to be able to sew and to sew well.
With these sewing 101 tutorials you’ll learn how to sew clothes and basic sewing stitches. These sewing basics are really geared towards apparel sewing, but lots of these techniques are used in all sewing crafts and practices. You’ll also learn about zippers, hemming, finishes seams, and much more!
Learning to sew is like learning to color. At first they tell you to color in the lines. It’s not because they don’t want you to break the rules. You need to learn to color in the lines to learn how to control your crayon. Learn these basic sewing rules not because you can’t break the rules, but you need to learn what rules you can break and what sewing rules make all the difference in a project.
I love sewing and teaching others how to sew. Sewing is a skill that needs motivation, but I believe anyone can sew if they just try and keep trying. Once you learn to sew it can be so empowering for you in all parts of your life. I remember teaching someone how to insert a sleeve for the first time. She felt so confident and capable!
Use these sewing tools to master your sewing machine and learn how to sew your own clothing that makes you feel confident and capable.
Learn how to sew knit fabric with these 16 sewing tips and techniques. Sewing stretchy fabric will be easy! Sewing knit fabric can be a little intimidating unless you know some simple tips and tricks. When I first started sewing knit projects I had no idea what I was doing, but I thought it was…
French terry is a great fabric to sew and wear, and it comes in lots of weights and fibers. Learn how to sew French terry fabric and how to care for it. One of my favorite fabrics to sew and wear is French terry. When I first heard about it years ago I thought everyone…
Learn how to sew darts to make nicely fitting garments. Sewing darts is a great skill to help you sew sewing patterns! When sewing a sewing pattern one of the first steps is to sew the darts. This is the case for blouse with darts, pants with darts, and dresses with darts. Darts are really…
Learn how to install heavy duty snaps that are perfect for heavyweight fabric like denim, canvas, leather, wool, and corduroy. I installed my snaps in the Anna Button-Up Skirt sewing pattern by DIBY Club. I love the Anna Button-Up Skirt sewing pattern by DIBY Club, but I did not want to sew so many buttons…
Learn how to use a twin needle to have two rows of perfect stitching. Use it for hems for knit or woven fabric. A great sewing skill to help your sewing look professional is knowing how to use a twin needle. It’s a simple technique, but it’s hard to master unless you have some sewing…
Learn how to do a fabric burn test so that you can figure out the fiber content of the fabric. It’s great for that mystery fabric in your stash! Sometimes you get fabric when someone cleans out their stash. Sometimes you thrift fabric. This kind of fabric is rarely marked with the content, but a…
Learn how to sew a rolled hem without a rolled hem foot. This is a great way to create a really tiny hem in lightweight fabric. I love the look of a tiny rolled hem in lightweight fabric. It’s just so little and perfect, and it’s almost invisible. It doesn’t affect the drape of the…
Learn tips to help you sew a swimming suit. You can sew a swimming suit you love once you know the way to sew stretch fabric. Summer is coming! Are you ready to sew a swimming suit? I remember taking a swimming suit sewing class in college, and I was completely amazed at how easy…
Learn how to sew piping and how to make piping to use it in any seam. You can sew piping with a piping foot and you can sew piping without a piping foot. I love the look of piping. It’s something really easy that really adds details and depth to the sewing project. It’s a…
Learn how to sew with these basic sewing stitches for clothing. These are the sewing 101 skills to get you started sewing clothes! These basic sewing stitches are great skills so that you can learn how to sew clothes! It’s important when you are sewing to make your clothing strong on the inside to make…
Learn how to stitch in the ditch to create an almost invisible stitch while sewing! This is great for cuffs, waistbands, and facings! To be able to stitch in the ditch is a great basic sewing skill. When I say basic I don’t mean easy, I mean it’s a good stitch to know so that…
Sewing often requires fasteners one of which used to always scare me: the zipper. At some point in your sewing practice you will have to insert a zipper, and it doesn’t have to be that scary. (I have to keep telling myself that!) Learn how to sew a zipper! If you are learning how to…
Learn how to applique on stretch fabric. This sewing technique works great for knit fabric. It’s easy as long as you have the right supplies! I am so excited to show you my latest swimsuit. This is something based on an idea I have had for over a decade, and I finally created it. I…
Adding details like ruffles to your sewing project can make it just a little extra special. Do you know how to sew ruffles without gathering? It’s called a flounce, and it’s so easy to sew! Learn more about all the basic sewing stitches you need to sew clothing. Want to Improve your Sewing? Signup for…
Learn how to sew an invisible zipper without an invisible zipper foot. It makes sewing invisible zippers easy and professional! I love the look of invisible zippers. When I started working at a tailor shop back in college my boss taught me this trick. We were using industrial sewing machines and couldn’t use an invisible…
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