Why starting to sew ?

There are plenty of reasons why you should start a sewing activity. Some people want to be able to avoid fast fashion's scandals and bad quality product. Indeed,  what's really in the clothes you wear everyday could surprise you. It is full of chemical products.

In another hand, the clothing industry is related with specific fashion trends. You may feel that you are not connected with those trends and want to start creating your own clothes. 

If you are a fashionable person but you think that clothes you find in stores do not fit you ? Starting to sew is a perfect reason to make clothes that really fit your body.

And what kind of sewing project can you do ?

As a sewer beginner, you will have a plenty of projects you can start. We advice you to select simple projects and patterns made for beginners. 

You will find below a list of clothes that are adapted to beginners:

• Tote bags (very easy and nice to wear)
• Clutch bags
• Tops (Don't forget to buy patterns for beginners)
• Skirts (Don't forget to buy patterns for beginners)
• Dress (Don't forget to buy patterns for beginners)

What do you need to start a sewing course ?

As a beginner, you won't need to invest a lot in material but it is still important to buy the basics. The better part of sewing is definitely the "fabrics hunting". Every piece of clothes is made with fabrics such as cotton, wool, cashmere, polyester, lyen, denim, satin, velvet ... If you don't know where to buy some qualitative content, we advice to order some pieces in Joan.com

If you want to invest in sewing material, you will find below and exhaustive list of material for beginners :

• Sewing Machine
• Needles
• Pins
• Ruler
• Coils of thread in different colors (always buy black and white)
• Thimble
• Building thread
• Safety pins
• Sewing scissors

Attend a sewing course for beginners

If you think about how to start learning about sewing, you should definitely attend sewing courses for beginners.  If you feel desperate about sewing vocabulary, that's fine, we provide a free ebook about Sewing material and Vocabulary for beginners.

How to use a sewing machine ?

If you never used a sewing machine, that's fine ! Quick steps to set up your sewing machine below. However we advise you to attend a sewing machine course for beginners :

1. Wrap the bobbin thread around the duckling
2. Insert the duckling in the sewing machine
3. Take the duckling's thread and pass it over the piecing foot
4. Take your bobbin's thread, follow the steps on your sewing machine and pass it in the needle

What will be your sewing budget ?

Making clothes is definitely a budget. Fabrics and patterns can be some times expensive (That's why we have created some free sewing patterns that you can download). If you are interested in taking some sewing courses for beginners, you will have to add it to your budget. It can varies from 100 $ to 1600 $ depending on the project you take.

What should you include in your budget ?

• Sewing material (you can find some chip sewing machines)
• Patterns
• Fabrics
• Sewing courses