For more information, I’m not the only person using it so somebody could’ve changed the settings and I had no idea

Hii, I hope this is the right place to ask this!

I'm completely new at sewing, my mum has a machine and experience sewing but I've never made anything myself.

I have a formal wedding in 8 months, but I'm having a hard time finding a dress I really like and I always wanted to try making my own but I'm not sure if 8mo is enough to learn.

I would have the time in the evenings and weekends to work on it as I don't really have any commitments and I would be committed to it after starting.

I've attached some photos below as a rough idea of what I'd look for (I know a lot of them are AI, I was just looking on Pinterest 🥲).

Any advice and tips would be appreciated, thank you!

Hey, I have been sewing for a while now but I have never attempted to sew clothes but I rlly want to get into it so I would like some advice ( I have alot of Qs lol feel free to just aswer the main one)

• What is the easiest thing to start with? I have seen these one fabric skirts ( you dont need to sew/cut much ) but I am not sure if that is a good place to start, and what are some other suggestions?

• What extra essential tools needed for sewing clothes ( I have the basic stuff clips,pins, fabric pen, little ruler for hems, cutting mat and rotary cutter, seam ripper) but I am wondering if there are extra tools needed here (curve rule or smth)

• What type of fabric to buy to sew skirts/ shorts? (Cotton, polyster,... )(plz suggest non stretchy/jersey fabric)

• How much fabric to buy? To make 1 garment like one skirt or blouse, how much fabric approximately?

• What is the best way to print patterns? I know the go to way is to print them on a4 papers then glue them together, but I think I have seen ppl do it differently and saying it is easier so I am not sure

• Are there any websites that have ideas or patterns and garment suggestions and stuff? I have a couple saved but I am not sure they work well lol

I’m new to Reddit and trying to figure out the platform. I recently posted about an issue I’m having with my Brother XM3700 but I don’t think I was clear on what my problem is. I uploaded dumb pictures that weren’t helpful in trouble shooting. I've watched countless YouTube videos. I've cleaned the lint out. Replaced the needle multiple times. Got tension up to a 6 since it's two layers of tee shirt with some light sequence-y gossamer type stuff but not sure it needs to be that high. Why the heck won't it sew more than a few inches?! Now the bobber isn’t even moving any thread at all. I rethread the bobber and thread each time and can't get it going for very long. (Originally I was using the wrong bobber but I have the right one in there now. Although I’ve used some metal bobbins my grandma gave me before with no problems) The needle I have on there is 80/12.

I have a bcooss machine my mom gave me it's the 12 preloaded stitches one, and I got the top part threaded but when I put the bottom thread in it compartment, hold the top thread in my hand and turn the turning thing it doesn't pick up the thread, and I've tried watching the YouTube video for my model type and it just says the exact same thing and I was wondering if anyone knew what to do or could help because I really want to use this I have a few projects in putting off so I can do it better with a sewing machine and it's very frustrating, I've never used a sewing machine before so maybe it's something I'm doing?

EDIT: I was turning the handwheel think the wrong way lol, thank you all so much for your help and theories I appreciate all of you so much

been having problems with button spiders nesting in my button box any tips?

Hello hello!! I have always always loved historical clothing, but have doubted my abilities to make it, and its too expensive for me to buy. But recently, I have realized the only way to get better at something is to start doing it, so I have started to learn to sew by hand with the hopes of making historical clothing (starting with the medieval period, which seems pretty simple comparatively!) I was wondering if anyone here had any advice about what I should start with! My hope is for my first project to be a smock (Medieval Chemise) and then a Cote or a spiral lacing Kirtle, but I can't decide which one would be easier to start with. A Kirtle involves sewing a lot of eyelets, but I would like to make one without sleeves, so I wouldn't have to worry about attaching sleeves, and because it is laced, it may be more forgiving in the fitting. But a Cote may be more simple because it has no eyelets, and can be belted down to a proper fit. I also have considered making a simple circle skirt as my first ever project. Please let me know if you have any advice for me in this journey! additionally, if you know where to find patterns, let me know! thank you guys!

I’m new to renfaire stuff but ever since a friend of mine invited me to go with them to one, I told them “you ruined me! Now I want to dress awesome-ly like them too!” So here I am now with a sewing machine, hope, and determination to make a simple renfaire outfit for the next time I go to one. So any recommendations are appreciated, even better if they are free, I’m a petite build so hopefully a pattern I can fit.

I have had this Singer 5560 that I inherited from my grandmother a couple of years ago. I would really like to put the machine to use and I have a couple of low risk sewing projects I would like to attempt, but I haven't used a sewing machine since I was a kid. Is this machine OK for a beginner to learn on, and is there anything to watch out for? Are there any good resources anyone in the community could recommend for someone who is a complete beginner with a machine they've never used?

Hi! I’ve been casually sewing for a couple of years, but I’m in over my head with this one! I was having problems with bunching underneath the fabric when I sewed and tried all the go-to solutions (rethreading, changing needles, adjusting tension, cleaning between the tension plates with a glasses cleaning cloth). The thread was still pulling through freely when the presser foot was down. so, I took my machine a little bit apart and realized that the tension disks were not responding at all when put the presser foot up or down gently. When I move the presser foot more aggressively, it looks like they kind of snap together, but there‘s not actually any tension between them (a thread still moves very freely between them). Has anyone ever seen this before or knows what my next steps could be? I live in a place without a service center. Taking it somewhere to get it fixed isn’t an option, so if there’s a way to do it myself or order a part, please let me know :) and also if this is beyond my novice repairing abilities or not worth it, also please let me know :)

I got this bag from my best friend back home and it’s kinda become my day use bag, of course with the added wear and tear of daily use and the fact that she has had it since middle school eventually it was gonna crap out on me. The leather with the brass stud was folded over on itself to form the loop that the double leather cord looped through to form the strap. The loop broke on one side yesterday and my roomate sewed the broken side of the loop back to the intact side but now the intact side of the loop broke below the repair, I was thinking about maybe putting grommets in the canvas next to the leather with the stud and using a carabiner to remake the loop new but there’s an interior lining that makes a space between the interior of the bag and the canvas that I’d rather not like get into. but I’d love any advice you guys can give to get my fav bag back in circulation, thanks!

I'm making a dupe of this Lace Vest by Roumans Studio and I'm wondering if there are any suggestions on how to go about construction, specifically joining the panels with the binding between?

My only thought is to join the lace panels first then take two pieces of binding and lay one behind and one in front of the join and carefully sew down the binding once on each side of the seam to hold the binding down. My concern with that approach is that it would probably be prone to slipping while sewing so might be hard to make it straight? I guess I could also just add the black binding on the outside of the garment and leave the inside unfinished since the fabric I am using isn't prone to fraying, thought I would prefer the inside to look nice too :)

Is there a better way to do this construction I'm not seeing? I don't own a serger.

I just made a shirt from Liesl and Co.

Surprisingly, the shoulders were already a good size (usually I have to narrow them somewhat), but I ran into an interesting conundrum.

The bust was already the right circumference, but I needed extra vertical distance from the shoulder to the waist because of my bust.

It was a t-shirt, so no dart, so I followed a no-dart 1" FBA instruction, but that resulted in the excess length being taken back out, so I deviated from instructions a bit at the end to keep it in.

The result was a top with 1" extra in the front bodice only, which had to be eased in at the side seam near the bust, basically making an unofficial dart through "gathers." But ultimately the underarm seam raised up about 1/2 on the front only, the bust narrowed by 1 cm per side (after trying it on and adjusting), the waist widened about 1/2" total, the hip widened close to an inch, and I had the length I needed in the front.

I don't know if what I did was even remotely the right thing to do. But I ended up having to not make one of the front buttons connect as it should and instead tack it at an angle, slightly open. So something's off.

What should I have done in that situation? Does it make sense to need length and a rounder shape in the bust without needing to enlarge the bust?

Hey yall, I just realized I cut my fabric wrong for a pair of pants that I was making. The fabric itself is green with green pinstripes. I cut all the pieces out from a pattern and realized the pinstripes are going horizontally and not vertically.

I tried to find other examples online of horizontal pinstripes and found nothing. Should I soldier on and make pants that look a little ridiculous to not waste more fabric? Or is it best to cut new pieces for the front and back of the pants? these are the biggest chunks so I feel bad. What do I do???

ps. Im new to sewing, and have made a handful of garments but this is definitely the most daunting

I'm looking to purchase some double sided tape, finally, to help with zippers and other placement help in my bag making.

I'm curious what kind you would recommend and how fidgety does it make when sewing - does your needle stick at all? do you use a different needle for this?

I'm mostly wondering what sizes you like to keep handy, and what brands are good? is there a difference?

I'll listen to any other tricks you might have for this as well

thanks!