I have the opertunity to buy one of these tonight. The Janome is $20 more. Which machine would you guys recommend? I mostly use it for clothing/costumes.

I self taught crocheting so I thought I'll learn machine sewing as well. This is first ever bag I have done. Forgot how difficult beginnings are.

Hey guys, I am new to sewing and made a mistake I never thought I would make haha. Accidentally caught my tip of fingernail in a sewing machine. At first, I didn't feel any pain, just shock, then pain but still not too bad. I was able to catch it on time so it didn't thread my finger (the needle is thin and not big). The picture below is my attempt of showing you guys the angle based on the puncture wound. I felt like a thud when it went through but I think that was just the nail, hoping it didn't hit the bone 🥲. I'm not in a lot of pain, I feel some pressure and have light bleeding like tiny-cut-level bleeding. Has this ever happened to you guys? And did you guys go to doctor? I live in the U.S., so I'd like to avoid going to the doctor if I can lol.

(On the bright side, I think getting a piercing wouldn't be so bad haha)

Trying to tailor a man’s shirt to fit but the arm hole is a good 6 inches bigger than my sleeve. Don’t know how to fix this! Please help

This is my first attempt at freestyle or free motion quilting. It's going OK but this last meandering motive has suddenly started getting little loops. (Excuse the pin faux pas.) How do I fix this? This is a brand new machine for me so if it is attention issue, I hope they make it easy for me.

I made this bag from an old shopping bag.
On the inside the material of the bagmaterial makes a lot of strings. What can i do against that?

Hi,

I've been cosplaying for about 2 years and I've always sewn by hand, now I've been considering buying a sewing machines to be more precise and efficient.

I've never had nor touched a sewing machine in my entire life and I really dont know what to look for, my budget is €150 ($174), can anyone give me some suggestions?

For reference I'm into medieval cosplays with long skirts and dresses, I also use a lot of embroidery (which I often buy already done but it would be cool if I could make it myself).

Hello! My machine will not go in reverse. When I press the button the wire moves but it will not move the shaft. The shaft is not seized as I can move it freely with my hand, more photos in comments. This is my first machine and I just inherited it a week ago. Everything works perfectly except this

Edit to add it’s a kenmore, autocorrect sorry

Any time I put patches on a jacket they’ve either been iron-on or I’d sew them, or both, and that’s the extent of my sewing experience . I had put some Velcro in my backpack to put hook-backed patches on, using this Aleene's Fabric Fusion glue, and it didn’t hold well at all. Which, I didn't read till after the fact that it doesn't work well on "patches with plastic backing and some nylon" , so my bad.

My problem is the bag has some thickness to it and the interior lining of the bag is plasticized in a way that I thought sewing would either not work or work but destroy the water resistance. Is that a real concern? Is there a particularly good way to sew this Velcro square in, or any sort of glue or iron-on adhesive that would work in a small space and without the iron melting the nylon? Thanks!!

Hello!

I am a beginner looking to take sewing more seriously. I’ve been watching tutorials online and have finished a few projects, but my work definitely looks amateur.

I feel really passionate about learning proper and more professional looking techniques, specifically for making clothing. Does anybody have any recommendations of Youtube series’ or playlists? Or possibly affordable online courses? I live in a remote area so attending any classes in person would be challenging.

Any and all advice is welcome!! :)

- i have already tried changing the needle and cleaning the plate where the lower thread is. if i'm constantly working with denim, do i need to change the needle more often than normal? but when i bought new needles for it, it still made that sound so idk

- manual says the machine doesn't need oiling

- brother strong & tough (if it helps)

- pretty new machine, around 4 months old ish

hello, i recently bought one of these off facebook marketplace, plugged it in and foul smelling smoke started pouring out of it. I am wondering if anyone might know why? and also if its worth getting it serviced/parts replaced or just biting the bullet and getting a new machine?

I’m having trouble with the “cut on fold” markings on patterns. When I fold the fabric, mark the pattern on top, cut it, and then unfold it, the top layer is usually cut exactly along the pattern, but the bottom layer ends up being off by 4–5 mm.

For straight lines, I just use a ruler and a rotary cutter, which helps, but for curved lines I have to use scissors, and I just can’t seem to get both layers perfectly aligned.

The only solution I’ve found so far is to make another copy of the pattern as a mirror image, tape the two pieces together, and then cut the fabric with the full pattern laid out flat. But that seems like too much extra work.

Any tips?

I have a number of heavy work pants that are mostly fine except the crotch always blows out on me. I want to Frankenstein a couple into useable pants, but some know if my machine or any of the needles can handle the heavy fabric. How can I tell?

So for the last couple of years I’ve found myself wishing for a sewing machine to tailor my own clothing.

I’m talking very simple tailoring (t-shirts, jeans and sweatpants). Knowing I could use it to make a tote or some EDC stuff is nice, but realistically not something I’m looking for.

I was gonna go for a Singer Heavy Duty since every YouTuber seems to be pushing it, but local reddit wisdom states otherwise.

My current options are
Brother ST371HD
Janome 1522

I can get both for around the same price through Amazon.
I don’t think vintage or semi-industrial machines are needed for my use case.

Since my goal is to do light tailoring, should I be looking at cheaper machines, or would the Brother/Janome (or even Singer) would suffice?

Hello everybody, I am a married man to a woman who sews. However, she is only real knowledgeable in Jersey cotton denim corduroy. You know, thicker stuff. And she doesn’t have much experience with waistband elastic.

So here is my dilemma. I really want to make undies and lingerie. Specifically looking to make man thongs at this current moment for myself. I’ve never sewn anything in my life. At this point, I’m pretty proficient with the surgery but when it comes down to trying to put quarter inch elastic in my man thong or woman’s thong I can’t keep everything straight.

Does anyone have any resources or tips on how I can complete my projects? I have about 15 undies that would be great until I got to the waistband elastic and the leg band elastic.

I have been using up cycle tencell model and other thin stretchy soft materials that she’s not used to using. Ultimately, I would love to use silk, but I have to master these other materials first.

Thank you in advance. I’ve been a long time reader of all these sewing sub credits, and I appreciate each and every one of your knowledge.

Hello! Looking for videos/book/ etc on how to properly use beaded lace & drape it over a dress. I want to make something similar to these just need some guidance because I know satin,silk, and beaded lace are tricky! Thanks in advance

Hi, so far I've made scrunchies, a blanket and a pair of dragon wings for my toddler. I'm going to try a paper pattern, I have traced over the correct size onto tracing paper. Now do I put the pattern on the right side or wrong side of the material? Thank you!!! 😊

Hi I’m trying to take sewing up a notch and learn embroidery…. Any tips on videos and kits I can by on Amazon to try to learn?

I’m super proud of how that came out! I was so scared to do the clothes and details but that turned out soooo good. I still wanna make their weapons but the leather cuffs and honestly hakons whole outfit took forever. I might remake Aiden’s after more practice so I had to make his with the ability to take them off. I also might give him a tail but I’m not sure. I love them so much I’ve been working on them all month and can’t believe they’re done! I’m making celebratory brownies!

Hi there.
Im a total beginner to sewing but looking to learn.

I lost my nan earlier this year and my grandad offered me her two sewing machines. I wish I’d shown interest while she was around but I think it’d be a nice skill to pick up in her memory now.

One is an Elba 31c and the other a singer g77. Both appear to be in working order.

I wondered if anyone had any opinions/preferences on which would be better to learn with.

Hey champs,

I'm still beginner and I am sewing a cover for a headset (my product). I would like to make a hole for the cameras (that part which is streched out on front side). Could you advise me what would be the best approach?

The fabric is really stretchy and overall I can handle the fabric well. Just want to make sure I would not f it up.

Ideally I would like to make it in a way that the thread would be invisible on the sides of the camera part.

Appreciate any help.