The journal / Sewing For Beginners
A collection of practical lessons to help you build your skills and develop your creative practice.
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Most times we think that having a proper body measurement and the perfect pattern drafting makes a fitting dress. That is really not the case. It is easier to get a perfect fit with the…
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How to create a double welt pocket for a female blazer the easy way.The double welt pocket is not very different from the single welt pocket.
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Creating a long skirt pattern is not difficult. If you know how to draft a basic skirt pattern,this will not be difficult for you. In this blog post, I will be showing you how to draft a…
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If you are reading this, it means you want to create your skirt pattern. A pattern to fit your very own shape. Great idea! In this blog post, you will learn how to draft your simple…
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If you’re reading this post, it means you want to make a professional suit. In this block post, I will be talking about how to draft a professional sleeve block pattern.Before we get…
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Drafting your basic bodies pattern as a beginner is an exciting activity. To do that however you need to know how to use pattern drafting tools. This blog post is about basic body block…
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In this blog post I am going to show you how to draft a basic bodies block pattern. Now that you have an idea of what pattern drafting tools are . And you have also learnt how to do…
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I have used a lot of patterns to date. When I started with my first pattern, everything looked very confusing to me. If you have bought your machine, and created your sewing room, you…
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Taking body measurements needs extreme accuracy.Getting perfect fitting starts with proper body measurements.In this blog post I will be talking about how to take accurate body…
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For the beginners, pattern drafting can be a little complicated. Sometimes it looks outright difficult. This is usually due to the many calculations involved. In this blog post, we will…
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Sewing any project as a beginner can be a little stressful.That is why I decided to write this blog post on 12 SEWING TIPS TO SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY 1.CARRY FABRIC SAMPLES AS YOU SHOP…
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You have bought your sewing machine and basic sewing tools.The next step is to get some tips on setting up your sewing room. It could be that this is the first sewing room you want to…
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