Sewing Machine 101: Make Your First Dress

Overview

“Now that we know the basics of the sewing machine and what type of stitches we can apply, we will begin the first steps when using a sewing machine. ”

In this video lesson Juliet Uzor addresses the topic: First Steps for Sewing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sewing Machine 101: Make Your First Dress. Learn how to use a sewing machine and start creating unique outfits from scratch.

Partial transcription of the video

“First Steps for Sewing In this lesson, we'll go through the vital skills required for sewing clothes at home and how to operate your sewing machine. Over here, I have a piece of fabric and I have it folded it into two parts. I'm going to pass this fabric through the presser foot and I'm going to pull down the lifter. I pull it down. You'd notice that I do not have the lifter right in the middle, because we're done with all the testing and practising. In order to actually start creating clothes, you have to make sure that you follow a line, and that line is called a seam line. Now, different...”

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Course summary for: Sewing Machine 101: Make Your First Dress

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (441)
• 25884 students
• 5 units
• 26 lessons (5h 5m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Fashion

• Areas

  DIY, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing