sewing (NBFR)

Re: sewing (NBFR)

• new+tothis member

  November 2013

  Get a book and jump right in! That's what I did. I'm not an expert or anything but I can handle basic projects. Most fabric stores have classes as well.

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• Ilumine member

  November 2013

  JoAnn Fabric or Holly Lobby or AC Moore or Micheals will have classes.  You can also find classes through your School Annexes and Libraries

  
  

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• +just+j+ member

  November 2013

  Ditto illumine.

  "he offered her the world. she said she had her own" - poet Monique Duval

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• nevertune member

  November 2013

  Totally a class! Find one that will show you how to use the machine AND read a pattern. Doing the sewing is easy; figuring out how it all works is the hard part. I'm sure there's youtube videos showing basic hand sewing. You might get an old hunk of cloth, some contrasting thread, and a needle and practice. I have a better understanding of machine sewing from hand sewing. Just your basic running stitch vs a back stitch should show you enough. It'll take maybe an hour of your time. You'll get a simple understanding of tension, stitch length, and differences in stitches just to make a class less overwhelming. Not everyone ends up loving sewing, but it's one of my favorites! I love almost all needle crafts.
  

  

  
  

  

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• coopsbaby member

  November 2013

  Definitely a class. My mom taught me, but she learned in home-ec. Her mom wouldn't teach her, even though my gma was an avid seamstress, and they sewed most of their own clothes. My mom ended up sewing most of her own clothes through high school, and then almost all of our baby clothes.

  
  

  Pillowcases, curtains, hemming, all of that is pretty easy and you should learn enough to do all of that in a basic sewing class. Hand sewing you can learn off youtube, mending and buttons are easy once you know what you're doing.

  
  

  Go for it! It's great just being able to do your own curtains. Those suckers can be expensive!

     

    

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• ambrvan member

  November 2013

  Thanks everyone

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• Ilumine member

  November 2013

  I just started sewing myself.  I just did the boot part of our new Christmas Stockings.   The sewing part was easy enough.  Not having an understanding of the whole sewing process gave me a hiccup. 

  
  

  I did not understand the differences in batting (the stuffing stuff), and bought lightweight vs heavy.  I thought heavy meant thick.  It is the opposite.  Lightweight is lighter, but fluffier and harder to sew.  

  
  

  So a full on class is the way to go.  

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• nattyncbride member

  November 2013

  I agree w/ PPs about classes through a craft store or community center.  I took a sewing class through a community center in 2001 (we made a stuffed animal and a clothing item as part of the class), and I still sew today.  My mom is an amazing seamstress (she made all the curtains, pillows, duvet covers, etc in her house), so admittedly, I have someone to show me the ropes when I am stuck.  It sounds like your DH or maybe MIL can help if you need help.  I'll also add that small mistakes are only noticeable to you, so don't sweat the small stuff.

  
  

  I get a major sense of accomplishment when I made something, esp. when I spend about $3 on supplies and see something similar for $20 in a store!  Good luck!

  If being a math nerd is wrong, I don't wanna be right!

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