9 Things I Wish I Could Tell Myself Before I Started Sewing

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I do wish I could go back and tell myself some things before I started sewing, but I also am grateful for all the mistakes I’ve made and everything I learned from those mistakes.

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Figure out fitting

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Follow fabric guidelines

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Plan plan plan

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Press each seam. Add special details like vintage buttons, a tag, or special bias tape. Put love into that item.

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9 Things I Wish I Could Tell Myself Before I Started Sewing

I do wish I could go back and tell myself some things before I started sewing, but I also am grateful for all the mistakes I’ve made and everything I learned from those mistakes.

Figure out fitting

Figure out fitting

Patterns don’t fit you without alterations. Your body is perfect the way it is and the pattern needs to be altered, not your body.

Follow fabric guidelines

Follow fabric guidelines

You can’t force a fabric to drape. You can force a fabric to have body. Buy fabric that will do what it’s supposed to do so the finished garment will look correct.

Plan plan plan

Plan plan plan

Draw the item. Plan the style lines. Plan the fabric with the style lines.

Press each seam. Add special details like vintage buttons, a tag, or special bias tape. Put love into that item.

Sew slowly

Sew slowly

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