r/SewingForBeginners

I’m going to the MD Renaissance Festival on my birthday this year and wanted to make something. I made chainmail last year! Thanks to this wonderful sub I have been able to get so many tips on sewing for the first time following a pattern. As you can see there are some mistakes near the chest line but that’s okay. I still have to get or make bias tape and finish the arm holes. One question I do have, is what the heck should I embroider in the bodice?! It looks plain and I’m not sure if I want to go for sunflowers, small vines, or something else. Should I just leave it alone? Anyway thank you to everyone who has previously posted and answered in this sub!

First attempt at tailoring my own clothes. Looking for feed back. I know the darts in the back arnt correct and was looking for advice on how to clean those up. Moving them up or down. Or not taking as much material when making them...

And feed back is welcome

Today I made my first ever sewing projects, trousers for my toddler. I was forced into doing French seams as my Singer 185k only does straight stitch (on a 1cm seam allowance as I only realised after I cut them out). Feeling pretty proud of myself.

fav bag that I’ve made and the quickest as well :)

why does this happen?

I immediately thought matching dog bandanas when I saw my fabric scraps. All I did was trim off a long piece of selvage from the little dog's scrap. I think I like these more than the shirt I made with this fabric that doesn't fit me quite right.

This was mostly a test to make sure they were the right size. I'll probably serge the edges so they don't fall apart and add a bit of Velcro for a safer closure.

I’m sure this is a silly question with an obvious answer but I’ve never done any work on a sewing machine like this before. I thrifted this machine a few weeks ago and it works fine aside from the backstitch button not working. I searched up a YouTube video for this model and the first step was to open the bottom plate. There is so much more lint than I could have imagined and I just want to make sure I’m not touching anything I shouldn’t be. But surely there isn’t supposed to be thread down here?

Hi all, I have these shorts and want to hem them about 2 inches shorter. As you can see, they have a side slit. I’m okay with not having the slit, but should I cut the fabric shorter and then fold it over to hem it, or should I leave the fabric as is and just fold it over?

One other question: I noticed that the stitching on the inside is a zigzag pattern. Could someone help me identify which stitch I should use on my machine to replicate it?

Thanks!

My boss gave me these sheets and pillow cases that are fraying. However, they are all fraying right on the edge where everything is folded over. My current idea is to do a machine zigzag about 1cm from the edge to prevent further fraying, and then do a whipstitch by hand to close the rips in the fold. I am wondering if anyone thinks this is the solution or if I should do something else. I hope the pictures provide enough context, I'm not a beginner at sewing but not an expert either.

Hi guys!! Im sewing noobie and today i snapped my first needle..i tried everything in my power to unscrew the little thing that has to come off in order to change the needle but it just wont budge, I tried everything from pliers to coins and screwdrivers but it just wont move. Do i take it to a repair shop? Is there any way I can fix this because on everything its been bugging me for a while.

Last February I bought a second-hand sewing machine and played around with some minor alterations and repairs. Then I found some old fabric I used to play with as a child, 100% white cotton with these pretty little lilac flowers, and decided to make a half-circle skirt out of it!

No pattern was followed, I just took my measurements and drew (you can still see the blue water-erasable marker lol). It has these weird open sides (down to the hips) because I was trying to accommodate some weight fluctuations. The belt holds the whole thing up and the hooks and eyes hold the sides together.

I'll probably make a top out of the scraps.

Grandma (who never believed in my ability to make garments lol) says it's very pretty. What do you all think? Suggestions welcome ☺️

I rescued my mom's Singer inspiration machine and am planning to relearn how to sew. I looked up a how to thread the machine on YouTube, but there's a section that has me stumped. My machine doesn't appear to be broken, but there's a piece on the machine in the video that mine doesn't include. First photo is a screenshot from the video, second photo is my machine. I'm lost :(

Made a Heated Rivalry bag for my coworker’s b-day!

pretty proud of it, looking to get tips for getting straighter and more uniform lines while hand sewing, dont have a machine yet. Made from old pants. Let me know what you guys think!

This is the liner of running shorts I have. I hve no issue removing it but looking to see options from people here to see what can be done.

I'm trying to make pleats for a skirt and never used denim before

I've made sure that I'm using a denim needle (next slide)

I've used scrap denim fabric beforehand and noticed my stitch Length is too narrow so changed that

The pleats switch from double layer to one layer pretty quick tho so I'm kinda worried ab that

* Also, I'm now noticing the, needles probs shouldn't be in that position but I'll just take it out before it hits the machine needle

I have been sewing for a while or at least trying to. I am finding out that starting with smaller project is the way to go to not feel demotivated.
Also asking for people around what they’d like makes it more fun !