It doesn’t take you very long when you first start sewing to realize that learning to sew is way more than just learning to use your machine. These are the things that I wish someone had told me and made me realize what I needed to know about when I was learning to sew. I can’t tell […]
KEEP READING...When someone asks you, can you sew this for me? We sewist love to sew for our friends, our family, our loved ones, it’s part of sharing skills because we can’t all be good at everything. It is about that balance in any society where someone knows something, and you all share and swap. But we […]
KEEP READING...Sewing books make such a great reference in your sewing journey and your learning. And it is kind of hard to know sometimes what ones are good books to use. Let’s start with the sewing all-rounder. This category is what I also call “Sewing what I want” in Vintage Sewing School. It is all the […]
KEEP READING...Watch the video below Watching and copying a more experienced sewist is a great way to learn how to sew, but there are some things that you absolutely do not want to copy what experienced sewists do. When you’re learning, you need to know some things before you can do these types of things. I think […]
KEEP READING...Watch the video below I know the pain of picking a sewing pattern. You choose your size; you think it’s all correct. And then you sew up the garment, and it doesn’t fit.It is one of the most frustrating things, and I remember this being just so confusing. You pick up a sewing pattern. You […]
KEEP READING...Watch the video below I’ve been keeping a list of a few random sewing facts that you might not know! Aha! moments or those crazy things that most people do not know about sewing. 1. And let us start with this, did you know that there is a hidden needle holder in the spool threads? […]
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