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rosebeeI got my first sewing machine for my 30th birthday last month.
The problem is, I have almost NO clue how to use it.
I took 6 weeks of a Home Ec class when I was 11, and only part of that was sewing related. One summer stepmom #1 (aka stereotypical evil-stepmom) made me and my stepsister take a summer camp that was about sewing (I think I was 9 or 10... maybe 11). With LOTS of help from the instructor I made a stuffed teddy bear with arms & legs that moved.
Now (nearly 2 decades later) I can barely put a button back on (with a needle & thread).
I would *love* to be able to hem up some long-sleeved shirts that have sleeves that are too long, and I have at least 2 or 3 skirts that I have to roll over at the waist 3 times because they're too long... and MrBee has a couple pairs of pants that are way too long for him.
What do you all recommend as the best way for me to teach myself how to sew? I don't know if there are any local classes. There's a couple sewing machine sales places in town that might have classes... but I think they're more like 'buy one of our expensive & complicated machines and we'll give you a free classes so you know how to use it).
Is there books or things that would work well for me?
The problem is, I have almost NO clue how to use it.
I took 6 weeks of a Home Ec class when I was 11, and only part of that was sewing related. One summer stepmom #1 (aka stereotypical evil-stepmom) made me and my stepsister take a summer camp that was about sewing (I think I was 9 or 10... maybe 11). With LOTS of help from the instructor I made a stuffed teddy bear with arms & legs that moved.
Now (nearly 2 decades later) I can barely put a button back on (with a needle & thread).
I would *love* to be able to hem up some long-sleeved shirts that have sleeves that are too long, and I have at least 2 or 3 skirts that I have to roll over at the waist 3 times because they're too long... and MrBee has a couple pairs of pants that are way too long for him.
What do you all recommend as the best way for me to teach myself how to sew? I don't know if there are any local classes. There's a couple sewing machine sales places in town that might have classes... but I think they're more like 'buy one of our expensive & complicated machines and we'll give you a free classes so you know how to use it).
Is there books or things that would work well for me?
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Date: 2007-08-26 03:09 pm (UTC)