Sewing…
I have a sewing machine that I got for my 9th or 10th birthday or something- my mum thought I should learn to sew and I did. Sort of. I made summer pajamas at sewing school and then never really sewed again. I think I made a pencil case in year 8 also…or perhaps a pillow slip…I really don`t remember.
I want to be able to though so I brought the sewing machine from mum`s house to dad`s house and now it it sitting on the floor in the corner of the room and whispering “sew…sew…sew” at me….or perhaps that is just in my imagination.
I plan to get it out this weekend and make sure it still works and perhaps see if I can thread a bobbin- I don`t like my chances but I will give it ago and hey I pretty much taught myself ot knit from a book and the internet so If I have any problems I will do what I always do and google it (The other day I googled “How come dogs don`t have bellybuttons?” and now I know!)
But I think what scares me more, is that if it does work and I do manage to figure out how to thread the bobbin well then I will have to sew something. Keep in mind that the sewing machine is almost 15 years old (Saying that outloud makes me feel so old) and the only material I have to practise on is some old curtains.
So what should I do first? Perhaps I should actually buy some different material? Does anybody know any good begginer patterns or some good websites on where to find good begginer stuff. I want to get a start on this sewing stuff so that is a chance that by the time I have kids, and they go to kindy, that I will be able to sew well enough to at least make them a little bag to keep their uwabaki (inside shoes) in…
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No advice to offer, but when you learn how to thread the bobbin, can you come and teach me? haha. I think I am going to take the plunge and buy my own sewing machine this weekend.
By the way, why don’t dogs have a belly button? No wait, I will go google that myself and find out.
Oooh,good luck.I would be so stumped at the bobbin stage:)
I’ve been fantasising about owning a sewing machine lately..ha ha
I went to this huge Spotlight store on the weekend and I’ve been making weekly trips to Lincraft in the city lately! Let us know how you go with it 
Don’t worry about it being 15 years old - the machine I used up until last year was my mum’s 21st birthday present, so 30 years +
If you have trouble threading it, try taking it along to a local sewing machine shop - they are usually staffed by nice sewing types who will help you out. I have turned up a few times with my machine when it was being temperamental and they’ve always been able to sort it out.
To start sewing, just practice on anything you have handy… often Vinnies has fabric, and that way if you mess it it up it’s no big deal. Then, when you get your confidence up you can venture into Lincraft / Spotlight or (very dangerous!) online fabric shopping. This post has lots of links to online fabric stores.
Amy Karol’s book “Bend the Rules Sewing” is good for ideas for beginner projects too.
Good luck!
Haha you sound like me! I got a new sewing machine (after complaining that the one I had was so old etc) for my birthday in September last year. I only just opened the sealed box about 2 months ago and now I can’t get enough of sewing things!! I’ve made an origami cushion cover, a doll, and i found this fantastic crafting website (www.oneprettything.com) which has links to tutorials for everything!! I’m going to try out this tutorial (http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/09/02/3383/) which looks quite simple and is useful on the weekend… (maybe be even good for small pressies too!! )wish me luck!!
well, if you really want to make things and don’t feel like fighting with the machine, there is nothing wrong with hand sewing…. I have made tons and tons of stuff…at a snail’s pace… and loved every single stitch. also, as luck would have it, I put 3 kids through hoikuen and didn’t even make one bag…. we just used what we had on hand and hand-me-downs!!!
you don’t need a machine to sew!!!!
Me again… I just found a couple of posts with advice & links on projects for beginning sewers:
http://craftapple.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-sewing-teacher-1/
http://craftapple.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/i-have-a-sewing-student/
Heaps and heaps of great info everybody! Thanks!!!! It is great. I planned on getting started on something this weekend…but didn`t but might try tomorrow night if I can. I did buy some material and a pattern to attempt to make a singlet top and my mum will help me. I have also been looking up patterns for headbands and other simple stuff like babies bibs!
My hand sewing would be crap- I can barely even sew on a button. But I hope to work myself up to it, one day!
Promise to keep you updated! Also wanted to say thanks to those of you who commented for the first time on this post and the post after! Yay for new readers!