Orca, I am afraid not many people do sew by hand anymore. Small projects maybe and I always teach my children to sew at least a little by hand. I always do buttons by hand rather than with a machine. My grandmother still quilts by hand but younger people like our machines (not that I am young, just younger than my grandmother lol). However you can pick up a book pretty cheaply at Books a Million for hand sewing. I saw one just last week. I have found vids on hand sewing appliques to. Good luck.
@drdichro YES! Pressing makes the difference between professional results and Becky Home-ecky Made at Home with Love look. You should spend as much time pressing as you do actually sewing, if not more. Press as you go. B.T.W. Pressing is applying pressure and steam if appropriate for the fabric, not sliding the iron back and forth. That is ironing not pressing. Also, press before opening the seam. This is called sandwich pressing and sets the stitching in. Then, open the seams and press.
O_e It would be awesome if I could actually see what you were doing.
Bunnehheart 7 months ago
Why didnt you do a backwards stitch to secure the thread from unraveling
85Luck 11 months ago
The resolution is so low you can't see a damn thing. Even if it was higher, there's an Expert Village logo right over her hands. WTF?
troutsnifer 1 year ago 2
fuck you expert village
Evange 1 year ago
how do u set ur seam allowance to 5\8
okikiola2008 1 year ago
Oh, expert village. Quantity!... Quality?
chopsofsteel37 1 year ago
You ruin your needle and can send metal flying into your face if you sew over the pins. but god tutorial.
emopigscanfly 1 year ago
Orca, I am afraid not many people do sew by hand anymore. Small projects maybe and I always teach my children to sew at least a little by hand. I always do buttons by hand rather than with a machine. My grandmother still quilts by hand but younger people like our machines (not that I am young, just younger than my grandmother lol). However you can pick up a book pretty cheaply at Books a Million for hand sewing. I saw one just last week. I have found vids on hand sewing appliques to. Good luck.
vhonsvick 2 years ago
Does NO ONE sew by hand anymore? I have looked at three 'learn to sew videos' and this is the third one to show sewing with a machine.
ORCA4312 2 years ago
Candi, Great information - but, at such a distance, we can't see what you're doing. A close up would be more helpful. Thanks, Peg
littlebuglearntosew 2 years ago 3
which stitch would you use? I see some with straight stich, but a lot of store-bought stuff has a zig zag with a straight seam, like this: I>
it looks like it is more reinforced for areas that will experience a lot of pull, like underarms, etc.
Comments?
JessiLune 2 years ago
the stuff that you see at the stores is sewn with a serger. You can't make that sort of a stitch with a regular sewing machine.
MrsSarb 2 years ago
do you always have to press the seam open? sorry....I'm a newby
drdichro 3 years ago
@drdichro YES! Pressing makes the difference between professional results and Becky Home-ecky Made at Home with Love look. You should spend as much time pressing as you do actually sewing, if not more. Press as you go. B.T.W. Pressing is applying pressure and steam if appropriate for the fabric, not sliding the iron back and forth. That is ironing not pressing. Also, press before opening the seam. This is called sandwich pressing and sets the stitching in. Then, open the seams and press.
watcher9997 1 year ago 3
cool thanks
Frogiesproduction 3 years ago