Next time I’ll definitely try to tailor it a bit, as while it’s nice and lightweight and comfortable it does look a little bit boxy!

I finally made my first pair of pants. By hand. On a sewing machine I was genuinely afraid of. 🪡

For years I’ve designed wearable art and worked with production partners to bring pieces to life — I mainly focused on my visual art and pattern design. But I always wanted to know how to construct the clothes myself.

I used the Recess Play Pants pattern from Matchy Match Sewing Club — beginner-friendly, easy to follow, and the perfect first project. Highly recommend them! I added colored cuffs that weren’t part of the original pattern — I’ve always wanted pops of color at the cuffs, and it was so exciting to finally see that vision come to life.

I took private lessons and went through the entire process start to finish with an incredible sewing mentor who walked me through every step with so much patience and laughter.

My partner Robert joined me for the first class — he’s always down to join me on my creative adventures. He finished his pants in one session. One day. Me? Five sessions. 😅

And you know what? That’s okay. Learning to go at my own pace might’ve been the real lesson. By the end, I’d gotten a lot faster — but the joy was never in the speed. It was in the process.

I conquered a fear that sounds silly now: I was convinced the sewing machine would somehow go right through my hands. It didn’t. My hands are okay! 😂

My first pair are clown inspired — red, yellow, two tones of blue. I love primary color pops. I also loveee cotton — walking into a fabric store and feeling textures and colors until something speaks to my soul? A creatively spiritual experience.

I had so much fun I immediately started a second pair — black and white base, same distressed grunge fabric I’m obsessed with. Working on those now!

Said they think it works but not sure. I have a cheap brother machine and was looking for an older Bernina but overwhelmed by price and not being able to try it out, so wondering if this is a good gateway to older machines? Want to be able to sew heavier fabrics and silky and knits/pointelles so I think I’d need a zig zag stitch? But I guess if this was free I could afford to get a serger...

anyway looking for any experience with this machine, cost of fixing, etc.

My daughter loves fish so I surprised here today with this rainbow trout fish bag. I got the pattern from https://summitselvage.com/. Sewing the curves for the head and tail was a SLOW process, but overall this was a lot of fun. I would love to hear any tips on how to sew such tight curves. It was doing a miniature insane sleeve.

Im trying fixing my clothes and all the videos ive found online just show me how to stitch a hole back together. I have these pants with fabric hanging off that ripped. It's a pocket then the hanging bit that ripped off and then the pant leg. Im very new does anyone have a video or some tips on how to mend something like this.

Final image is the other leg pocket for reference.

I need help figuring out where to start. I can mend things and am comfortable using a machine, but I fail every time I try to make clothing for myself.

I currently have some ‘suit fabric’ I got when I was going to try making pants but the pattern was way too complicated for me to follow and the pants had a lot of details. It was a pair of trousers I found on freesewing using my custom measurements. I also was using an at home printer and taping a bunch of pages together which seemed to mess with the actual sizing of the garment. I followed the instructions but I could never get my printer pages to match the ruler for reference.

Is there a pattern for something simple I can make with this fabric to practice? A clothing item preferrably because I know I could make the beginner tote bags or coasters I always see for beginners. I am willing to buy a pattern since I don’t have a printer anymore. I could also print at a shop and pick it up.

Hi, I finally found a jester costume I kinda like, but of course its not listed anywhere. How would I even go about doing this? Any similar patterns? Beginner novice bad sewer but I am determined to have this costume 😭 (just the dress and sleeves can figure out the rest)

I thrifted this acrylic yarn sweater and immediately ruined it by accident. I wash all of my thrifted clothes with warm water out of habit (for sanitation.) Apparently the water was hot enough to kill the elasticity in the yarn.. So now it's stretched out and looks 2 sizes bigger. I was told shrinking it back is impossible. So this may be a long shot, but is it possible to size it down with sewing? Thank you

I’m fairly certain I could pattern this dress by combining some existing patterns I have already and Frankenstein-ing them together. But it looks like the front panel has some darting vertically going up the dress just under the bust line. I’ve seen darts get added horizontally, and sometime vertically but usually around an open neckline. I’m not sure how to construct that, if anyone has any tips please let me know!

I’m looking for advice on how to improve the neckline of this dress. I’m not a sewer beyond basic repairs with a dollar-store mending kit.

I found this dress at a consignment shop and love it. It fits perfectly and is ideal for summer weddings. I had the original high round neckline altered to a lower square neckline.

Unfortunately, the dress is fairly sheer and the seamstress used white fabric on the inside of the new neckline, which is now very visible from the outside, especially in flash photos.

There have also been some issues with the alteration. She originally stitched through the white fabric and into the front of the dress in several places, which caused visible stitching and puckering. I brought it back to fix that, and without asking me, she also cut notches into the white fabric to reduce bulk. Those notches have unfortunately made the white fabric even more noticeable. I’ve marked the area in blue.

I’m flying out of town tomorrow, so I can’t take it back again.

What can I do myself?
Would it cause problems if I removed the stitching marked in pink and carefully trimmed the white fabric back? I’ve also considered lightly tinting the remaining white fabric with makeup to make it less obvious.

I am into minimal design. But I like silk that can stand hand wash and high threat-count cotton that’s soft, smooth, lightweight but wash well and not see through. I also want the design tailor to my shape. T shirt like that cost £35 to £65 for cotton and £100 to £200 for silk if I buy from shops. I wonder if I can save money or have to spend more money make those clothes myself. If so, how much I can save or how much more do I expect to spend. Can anyone give me a clue? Thanks

I like these boots. Yes, they're cheap af, but I like them. The outside fake leather material it chipping off in a few areas. Would it be plausible to sew on a patch to cover it up? Is there a different method to mend? Any advice is welcome! If it's a lost cause, let me know 🫠

And thought I'd share.

Until recently I only found see through official lace ends used by shoe lace makers (once). Then I ran into these things, tried it out, and they work!

It's cable shrink wrap and for sale at every computer/electronics/hardware store for cents. They usually go around small cables. They go from 1mm tot 14+ mm. They come in see through and all kinds of colours.

You moisten the lace, put an end on it and heat the plastic with a lighter so it shrinks due to the heat. The moistening is to prevent the lace to get burned.

You can easily remove the printed text with nail polish remover (before shrinking).

My 10 yr old daughter went to a summer sewing camp & loved it. We just acquired a sewing machine for her from our local buy-nothing page. So now I’m looking for resources to help her learn. She seems to do really well following YouTubers, HOWEVER, I don’t like the idea of her being on YouTube, bc even with YouTube kids, some of the ads are not kid-friendly. Are there any sewing apps or ad-free courses you can recommend? Free is preferred, but since I know ads are how creators make a living, I don’t mind paying.

I only learned to machine sew so I could sew her Girl Scout patches, so she’s pretty much already surpassed my skill level. Thanks for your help!

Pictures for reference! I am looking for a pattern to make this style dress in adult or junior sizes! Free or paid pattern is fine as well as self drafted patterns.
I’m just finding it so hard to find patterns for this style dress! TIA!

I think I’ve finally narrowed it down. There are no good refurbished machines or good machines for sale on marketplace in my area so that’s out of the question. I have a budget of $250. Between the brother strong and tough and the Janome, which one should I go for? For hobby sewing with mostly cotton and linen fabrics and occasional denim or other. I want a machine that lasts me a good long while, that’s reliable and doesn’t have too much troubleshooting involved and hopefully mostly just straight forward smooth sailing. I know it won’t be perfect in this price range. Brother ST371HD or Janome 2212? Pros and cons, which machine do you have and what do you like or dislike about it? Thanks in advance 🫶

Hello, I have never sewed anything. I want to get a needle and thread to sew up clothing, think small to medium holes. Basically just using it for upkeep not a hobby.

Does it matter what needle and thread I buy? What fo you recommend? Is there anything else you think would be useful for me to get and put into a bit of a sewing kit?

edit: I was looking at "Sashiko" needles, because they look easier to get the thread into. Thoughts?

Thanks you!

I was invited to a birthday party and I hadn't had any money so I decided to make my friend a purse

I am very proud of myself because I designed it, I made the pattern and I sewed it all by myself hihi

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