I've been teaching myself to sew as of late, putting to use a wonderful sewing machine that has only been collecting dust. I've avoided this moment for a long time by doing my sewing by hand... a very gratifying but time consuming process which is of no help when it comes to major projects. Because I'm teaching myself, I've turned to online sewing tutorials, and have found that they are amazingly useful and productive for steering me down the right path, aided with pictures and step-by-step explanations. Here are some of my favorites:
- HUGE index of sewing lessons from Sew a Straight Line - these are amazing, but don't include basic tutorials
- Sewing 101 - Step-by-Step pictures to go with the instructions in your Singer Sewing Machine Manual
- Sewing Machine 911 - Free video guide by pros
- Very Basic Step-By-Step for Sewing a Straight Line
- How to Sew: Basics
- How to Sew a Straight Line, and projects to make just using straight lines
- How to Sew Appliques by Sew Like My Mom
- How to Sew Basic Curtains by The Keilers
- How to Make and Use Piping by Make It and Love It
- Tutorials for Sewing Girls' Clothes by Sew Mama Sew
- Zipper Tutorial from Sew Mama Sew
- Binding Tutorial by Red Pepper Quilts
- Tailoring Basics: Teach Yourself Dress Design, Cutting, and Sewing
e-book (It says Kindle, but can be downloaded onto any computer)
- I thought this course was brilliant - they teach you to reverse engineer your favorite pair of jeans!
- No-Sew Baby Onesie Tutorial by Our Thrifty Ideas
- Maternity Clothes Tutorial by Little Blue Boo
- Craftsy's Sewing Patterns and Cheap Online Sewing Classes
Let me know what sewing tutorials have been especially helpful to teach you to sew - I know I can use all the help I can get! My goal is to become proficient with my machine while avoiding a sewing class!
Thanks so much for including my Sewing 101 post!!! VERY appreciated :)
ReplyDeletethank you for all the links ! im a beginner in overall sewing frustrating in the beginning but i dont want to give up thankd again :)
ReplyDeleteFound you via Pinterest - becoming a follower! Thanks for putting all of this information in one place!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Donna
Thank you for making this great list to reference!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this. I am self taught as well and could definitely use these links. The Sewing Machine 911 helped me to understand a lot of things.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much.. Is there anywhere we can learn basics on cutting skirts, shirts etc
ReplyDeleteThanks for compiling all of these sites for us! I have a very basic Singer sewing machine, and I would like a site that gives great tutorials on maintaining it, short of just taking it somewhere to be serviced/oiled properly. I've probably had it for about 7 years, but have never had it professionally serviced. It's starting to "skip" stitches, and other than probably needing to get things recalibrated, I'm not sure how to fix it. Any help in this area is *much* appreciated! :)
ReplyDeleteMy blog partner and I have videos on You Tube that you might like. She is a professional seamstress (sewologist as she calls it). She is self taught as well, so she has a lot of good short cuts. See You Tube channels, How To Love Your Home
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/user/Howtoloveyourhome?feature=mhee
http://howtoloveyourhome.com/
well, this is brilliant! I'm learning how to sew, and this will be very helpfull :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for including my curtain tutorial!
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