r/SewingForBeginners

Several of the things I do make are meant for gifts, distributed anonymously. Someone wiser than I am suggested, putting a brief note indicating this is not a lost item, but one for you to have or share.. made a card for all future gifting. Fun in making things is more fun when gifting things to others.

Wondering what causes the looseness when sitting? These are fairly cheap pants, I thrifted them a while ago, but believe its h&m. So probably fully polyester.

New to sewing and starting to see if I can fix up some of the clothes I already own. Is this fixable and how beginner friendly is it? Don’t like the look of it when sitting, so if anything I want to know what to avoid.

The waist fits and the style is called pegged (I think?) it tapers in towards the ankles.

Is it the fabric type or weight? Is it just a side effect of the pants style?

Thanks in advance!

hello! i have a question about fabric poking through when sewing. i’m currently hemming the edges of a dress and i’m unsure how to fix this. it seems to always happen when i sew and i only work with cotton. i don’t know the size of my needle but it has a purple base. i never changed out the needle. my thread tension is 4 and my stitch length is 3. i’m just doing a simple straight stitch. i use a singer 5050c. any help would be appreciated!

Technically altered, but it's my first type cutting up a top and sewing it back together modified!!

And yes that's a kids play mat because I have nothing else at home

Hey guys, need some pointers on hand-sewing a string of beads (seed beads threaded onto a piece of thread) to the sleeves of a blouse to create a cascading beaded cap-sleeve look. Ignore the beaded bodice in the picture, i’ll be using a plain sleeveless blouse. Just want the sleeves to look like this.

I don’t know what string to use, or how to attach the hardware to the fabric - are there specific types of knots I need to use or any types of thread to pick/avoid. Any help is much appreciated!

Here is the reference picture.

What do you guys think ?

Can I wear this to work ?

Hi yall I was wondering if anyone had tips on how to add a waist band on a skirt to a shape like this , i began to just fold it over like normal and realized pretty soon it would turn out wonky

Hello all! I've noticed my machine does this with only zig zag stitches. It kinda skips em and does a straight stitch instead. I've tried different lengths, tension, checked the bobbin and checked the top thread but i can't seem to figure out why it does this. Doesn't happen with straight, button or decorative stitches— only zig zag (and i only use zig zag on stretch fabrics). I've also tried from the cheapest to the most expensive fabric I have and it still does it. What can I do to fix this issue?
If it helps i have Singer Promise II.

Thank you in advance! (Attached is a picture of test row seams I did on a metallic spandex knit)

Dear friends, I'm using a starter, yet the cloth edge gets pulled in by the teeth.

This happens at the other end too. I have no way of lowering the teeth.

Is there any way to prevent this? Kindly share tips or suggestions. It's frustrating to open the runner plate , extricate the cloth and seam rip the knots. Thanks in advance.

Hello, I'm considering reusing a pair of worn out jeans by turning a bit of it into a pin cushion (preferably including one of the pockets on the outside to hold some of my related tools)

I've included photos of the pair on the chopping block, because I think the damage isn't really fixable by hand without using a different pair of jeans for patches. I've also attached photos of my sewing supplies (there are 23 spools of thread inside, just out of white)

Back on topic, what stitches should I use if I'm making a pincushion by hand and do you have any online sources you recommend for a beginner? ( I used to embroider by hand but it's been years since my last project)

Tldr: Any advice for making a pin cushion from broken jeans, or any sources that explain how?

1. my latest project: it was an old skirt which i part of the top of the old skirt and lowered it also and removed the zipper to have kind of an open „skirt belt“

2. my first ever project: also a „skirt belt“ but for this one i constructed it all bymyself and laid the folds aswell as the black ruffels (and very horrible straps but at that point i was done with it ahahah)

3. 2nd project: shortened the trousers to 3/4 length and made ruffles at the end

4. wearing project 2+3 since they match so cute hihi

5. bag from old jeans for me, made the patches on an old shirt with lavenderoil and a laserjet printer :)

6. bag from same pair of jeans for my bf hihi

(sorry for my english it‘s not my first language)

I have some clothing in my closet that I love, and I've gained some weight over the past 16-18 months. I'm a beginner with sewing. I've made some successful garments, both knit and woven, though I've been sticking with knits lately as my body is still changing. I haven't made a dress before.

Anyways, even before my body changed, I wanted to remake this dress that I got OTR that's discontinued. It's so easy to just throw on and go out the door!

In theory, I know to trace each pattern piece from the dress onto paper and then add seam allowances. But for grading it larger- how does one approach? Is this a realistic beginner project that won't leave the average beginner pulling their hair out?

Would I start by tracing it, adding SA, doing an FBA, then grade out based on how much I added to the bust?

And for tracing the pattern pieces from knit fabric, are there tips other than weighing it down to keep the fabric from stretching while I trace it?

I'd plan to use either a solid or "so patterned there's no hope of pattern matching" fabric, fwiw.