SEWING 101 // Ultimate Beginners Guide

Make what you can and ethically source the rest!

Welcome to The Essentials Club tutorial channel which is all about sharing the steps to become more resourceful and creative with crafting your own minimal, conscious wardrobe.

This video is the ultimate guide for those beginning their sewing journey. In this I cover everything you need to now to confidently get behind the machine and be able to sew some basic garments. I also use these basic sewing skills to share some simple thrift flips, so enjoy watching the outcome of these transformations along the way :)

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See timestamps and breakdown of what's included below:
0:00 - Overview
0:41 - Intro to basic terminology
2:50 - How to thread a machine
5:50 - How to sew a straight line
8:17 - How to sew a basic hem
9:46 - How to add an elastic waistband
13:32 - How to take in an oversized pair of pants
15:28 - How to add buttonholes and attach button
20:04 - How to gather material and add ruffled sections
23:21 - Final wrap up

Link mentioned in video:
Detailed video of how to take pants in: https://youtu.be/madvyKAVWq8

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Music:
Summer in NY - Dyalla Swain
Fred on the Fritz - Dyalla Swain
Birds in Flight - Dan Lebowitz


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