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Easy Sewing Projects For Beginners
So you've got to grips with your sewing machine, and you're itching to make something. Which sewing patterns are easy enough for beginners? I've gathered together a few suggestions for things you might want to try, but first a few tips for choosing an easy project. I'm a big advocate of diving into sewing fearlessly, but for your very first project you might want to ease yourself in gently: * While you're still making friends with your sewing machine, it's advisable to choose a project with simple straight lines. You may want to avoid curved lines, gathering, pleating etc for now. * Zippers and buttonholes are a little tricky at first, so go for a project that doesn't need a fastening, and save the fun for another day! * When buying fabric, a medium-weight cotton would be good for a first project as it lies flat, presses well and won't slide all over your machine. * Patterned fabric not only looks pretty but can hide dodgy stitching! Right, onto my suggestions for beginner projects:
Top 100 Sewing Tutorials Of 2009
It was a good year in the online crafting world. Here’s a list of 100 craft and sewing tutorials of 2009, not ranked in a particular order. I made a similar list last year that continues to be popular. Buttercup Bag from Made by Rae Phoebe Bag from Artsy Crafty Babe. Diana Hobo from Think Liz. Ruffled Messenger Bag from Between the Lines. Basic Messenger Bag from Mmmcrafts. Lunch Bag from Amy Karol for Etsy’s How-Tuesday. Kate’s Notebook Lunchbag from Design Sponge. Reusable Snack Bag from We Wilsons. Apple Backpack from Alpha Mom. Shoe Bag from Betz White. The Everything Pocket Bag from Chickpea Sewing Studio. Earth Day Spa Set from Stardust Shoes for Michael Miller Fabrics. Little House Pouch from The Long Thread Boat Tote from The Long Thread. Water Bottle Tote from The Long Thread.
How did WW2 change the way people dressed?
Despite air raids and austerity, style was not in short supply in World War Two. An exhibition at the Imperial War Museum looks at how conflict abroad meant fashion at home had to change. Clothing coupons limited what most people could buy and government rules directly impacted on the styles available. But amid the cutbacks, there was still colour. Click to see what coupons would buy - and then scroll to find out how creativity flourished further. Video narration by the IWM's Laura Clouting, a curator at the Fashion on the Ration exhibition. The Make-do and Mend credo - given official support by the Board of Trade in 1942 - tried to make people think differently about where they got clothes from. With coupons limiting what could be bought in the shops, old garments at the back of wardrobes were adapted and given new life. This woman's matching jacket and skirt may originally have started life as a man's pin stripe suit. This "siren suit" below is, arguably, an early form of onesie.
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Free Sewing Projects
Description: Easy pajama tutorial. By using your old pajamas as a pattern, they can be sewn in any size. Craft Link: PJ Pants Tutorial Read More: Sewing or Home Description: Cut down an old dress shirt to make this great new skirt. Craft Link: DIY Dress Shirt Skirt Description: Lots of photos illustrating the instructions for making this bag. Craft Link: DIY Yellow Clutch Description: Good pattern, how – to’s and photos. Craft Link: Fake Fur Collar Description: Faux fur, lining fabric and the free pattern are all you need to sew this fab hat. Craft Link: Faux Fur Trapper Hat Pattern Description: Great looking style. Craft Link: Pillowcase Tutorial Description: Wow! Craft Link: Free Steam Train Skirt Pattern keep looking »
Free Clothes Patterns
Posted on | October 9, 2008 | 7 Comments I originally became interested in patternless sewing, many years ago, because I had a hard time finding patterns in my size. Nowadays, patterns in large sizes abound. These patterns generally of three types. Skirts are very easy to make without a pattern. I came across a few patterns that didn’t fit into any other category, so I gave them their own. We normally assume underwear is too complicated or to time consuming to sew ourselves. Aprons can usually be whipped up in less than an hour. Shirts and dresses are much more complicated to make than skirts. Coats can easily be the most expensive piece of clothing in your wardrobe. Click on the first link to get inspiration. Read More : Sewing or Home Comments
