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LEARN TO SEW

Get your stitch on with our step-by-step sewing guides and online dressmaking workshops


HOW TO START SEWING
HOW TO START SEWING
CHOOSING A SEWING MACHINECHOOSING A SEWING MACHINE
HOW TO THREAD A SEWING MACHINE
HOW TO THREAD A SEWING MACHINE
HOW TO SET UP YOUR SEWING MACHINEHOW TO SET UP YOUR SEWING MACHINE
Easy Sewing Projects for Beginners
EASY PROJECTS FOR BEGINNERS

MAKE FRIENDS WITH A SEWING MACHINE ONLINE COURSEMAKE FRIENDS WITH A SEWING MACHINE
LEARN TO SEW SKIRTS ONLINE COURSELEARN TO SEW SKIRTS
SEW YOUR OWN KNOCKOUT DRESS ONLINE COURSESEW YOUR OWN KNOCKOUT DRESS
LEARN TO SEW JERSEY TOPS ONLINE COURSELEARN TO SEW JERSEY TOPS
SEW YOUR OWN SHIRT OR SHIRT DRESS ONLINE COURSESEW YOUR OWN SHIRT OR
SHIRT DRESS

COMMON SEWING MACHINE MISTAKES
COMMON SEWING MACHINE MISTAKES

TOPSTITCHING TIPS VIDEO
TOPSTITCHING TIPS VIDEO
UNDERSTITCH LIKE A PRO + VIDEOUNDERSTITCH LIKE A PRO + VIDEO
STITCH IN THE DITCH + VIDEOSTITCH IN THE DITCH + VIDEO
TEN TIPS FOR GATHERING + VIDEOTEN TIPS FOR GATHERING + VIDEO


TIPS FOR THREADING THE MACHINE NEEDLETIPS FOR THREADING THE MACHINE NEEDLE

TIPS FOR SPEEDY SEWING
TIPS FOR SPEEDY SEWING

HOW TO USE DIGITAL PATTERNS
HOW TO USE DIGITAL PATTERNS
UNDERSTITCHING TIPS
UNDERSTITCHING TIPS
TROUBLESHOOTING OVERLOCKER STITCHES
TROUBLESHOOTING OVERLOCKER STITCHES
TRACING SEWING PATTERNS
TRACING SEWING PATTERNS

understanding sewing pattern markings
UNDERSTANDING SEWING PATTERN MARKINGS
HOW TO BAG OUT A COAT LINING
HOW TO BAG OUT A COAT LINING


How to Stitch
STARTING + FINISHING STITCHING

TIPS FOR ACCURATE SEWING
ACCURATE SEWING TIPS



How to Stitch 2
SEWING STRAIGHT LINES, CURVES + CORNERS

sharp corner
PRESSING YOUR SEWING PROJECTS
FIVE TIPS FOR SNAPS
FIVE TIPS FOR SNAPS
SEW FOUR-STEP BUTTONHOLES
SEW FOUR-STEP BUTTONHOLES
SEW ONE-STEP BUTTONHOLES
SEW ONE-STEP BUTTONHOLES
how to sew an invisible zip
SEW AN INVISIBLE ZIP

before cut fabric
BEFORE YOU CUT YOUR FABRIC



TRACING PATTERNS ONTO FABRIC
TRACING PATTERNS ONTO FABRIC
marking cutting fabric
MARKING & CUTTING FABRIC

sewing basics
SEWING CONSTRUCTION:

THE BASICS

interfacing fabric
INTERFACING FABRIC

staystitch
STAYSTITCHING


sew darts
STITCHING DARTS



insert sleeve
HOW TO INSERT A SLEEVE


neckline facing
SEW A NECKLINE FACING
SEWING ON THE BIAS
SEWING ON THE BIAS

finish seams zigzag
FINISH SEAMS: ZIGZAG STITCH

French seams
FINISH WITH FRENCH SEAMS

sharp corner
SHAPE A SHARP CORNER
How to sew mitred cornersMITRED CORNERS


MAKE A TOILE OR MUSLINMAKE A TOILE OR MUSLIN



BUST ADJUSTMENTS
BUST ADJUSTMENTS



More fitting alterationsMORE FITTING ALTERATIONS
EASING CURVES
EASING CURVES
SLIPSTITCH
SLIPSTITCH
BALANCED DARTS
BALANCED DARTS


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