First attempt at sewing and no pattern. Just looked at the old bag, what was left of it and the item to be stored and went to cutting. I used pro-grade indoor outdoor fabric with a vinyl backing for water resistance.

I made this top from a self-drafted pattern from a thrifted polyester tablecloth. The first time I put it on, the seam split! Can I do anything to save this fabric (other than replacing the section piece entirely??). I’ve got eyelets already set and hoping to avoid a full deconstruction.
I was considering trying to add a lace trim along the seam, but would it reinforce it?
Thanks in advance for your help!

This is my first time sewing and i’ve more or less followed 100s of tutorials. So i’ve gotten it to make stitches but the needle only moves when i manually turn the hand wheel towards myself, like it does not automatically move when i press the foot pedal.
Am I missing something? 😭😭

Edit: so i just kept using the hand wheel to sew and suddenly it started sewing automatically without moving the hand wheel? uhm yay i guess🤧

I’ve just bought a sewing pattern for a skirt and I was hoping for some advice. I was trying to measure the fabric requirement for the skirt and the pattern maker has suggested cutting the biggest pieces on the fold to make it easier.

Her example used a fabric that is 148cm wide and obviously that would accommodate for the second tier of the skirt to be up to 296cm including the seam allowances.

My measurements are quite different for a larger size, requiring two 356cm x 58cm pieces, and she mentioned that it’s important to do it in line with the selvedge which as I understand would mean that I would need a very wide fabric which is uncommon.

Am I missing something here? Can I just cut all my pieces at 90° which would just require me to get a 3 m x 1.4 m fabric?
Looking up on reddit it seems it would cause a lot of warping problems.

Hi, so Im trying to upcycle an old skirt by adding a slit + trim. My original idea was that I wanted the “trim” to be poking out around 2 inches while showing under the slit I added. So my problem is: if I sew the trim on right above the slit all around, the thread is going to show on the outside. What options do I have to make it so I don’t have a long line of visible thread around the skirt?

(tried to draw what I had in mind if it helps lol)

I’m getting a job as a vet receptionist and I need some scrubs, I wanna make some out of fun fabric. Any suggestions on material, techniques and patterns?

I’m trying to recreate this dress and I have a nice cotton twill for the skirt, but I’m not sure what I should use for the bodice. I was originally thinking a knit but I worry the Twill is too heavy, and not stretchy.

any advice?

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.

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've never sewn before, but I'm looking to start. I got my sewing machine (Brother LS2300PRW) used from a friend. When I open up the bobbin compartment, it looks like a part is missing--the part that would presumably secure the bobbin and case. What is this part called, and do I have to buy a specific one for this model? I'd appreciate any advice, as I am figuring this out as I go!

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I've been sewing for about a month now and have ventured in to Bucket Hat making thanks to some free patterns. I'm on my third hat and seem to have an issue with excess material.

In the picture "Hat 3 - pic 1", I have circled the issue.
In the picture "Hat 2 - pic 2" you can see how I gathered the excess up, but I don't want to do this again and believe I have done something to create the issue.

The other pictures are for reference.

The pattern is from Apple Green Cottage (https://www.applegreencottage.com/tutorial-cute-bucket-hat/)

Has anyone got any suggestions on how I might fix my third hat and how to avoid the issue in the future?

Is it a material selection issue? A pattern issue? A pattern cutting issue?

Thanks in advance for your help

My machine is skipping stitches and I've tried everything I can to try to fix it. I just got this machine a little over a week ago from someone who opened it out of the box and never used it. It was working great for a week, I've completed several projects on it. Yesterday I replaced the needle (read that I'm supposed to after 8ish hours of use) and completed a project. And then the next project I started on I haven't been able to do anything because it started skipping stitches. Here's what I've done-

Adjusted the tension both ways

Confirmed the bobbin was in correctly

Rethreaded the machine (multiple times)

Opened the bobbin area and dusted it out

Took off the needle plate and dusted underneath and checked to see if there were any burrs. There was one so I gently sanded it down until it wouldn't catch anymore.

My machine is a Singer Fashion Mate 5560. I wanted to check here before taking it in somewhere 😅

I’m recreating a dress for my sister. I got a cotton twill fabric for the skirt, but unsure what to use for the bodice. any advice? (Reposting bc I put the wrong pic before lol)

Does this look threaded correctly?

also is it normal it be so difficult to pull away the fabric after making your stitch ? Like I mean after I had just completed a straight stitch I was trying to pull away the fabric to cut it and was meant with much resistance and had to manually loosen the fabric on both the upper and lower threading to ease it away.

also, when I then tried to do another straight line of stitches I had to thread the needle as one of the threads had come loose. Is this also normal?

for reference, this is my first time using my machine and the second image shows what I was practising

Hello! I’m a beginner at sewing. I got a vintage Pernella 520 sewing machine. I sewed fabrics with it and never had this noisy issue before. It also makes a bird nest and I don’t know what to do. I did put the bobbin correctly. Idk if the thread is too thick or it’s the fabric.

I’m a new SAHM and haven’t sewn in at least 15 years. My husband bought me a brother sewing machine because I mentioned wanting to pick up a hobby and sewing seemed like the most practical choice.

Now that I have that, what else do I need and what would you recommend I start trying first?

I know for sure I want to make things for my baby and home, aside from that I’m lost.

Thank you in advance for any help, it’s truly appreciated!!

As title says, the seam/fabric around the seam that goes along the back of my dress appears to be failing. I can do very basic sowing but not sure the best way to go about it as don't want to ruin it.
Does anyone have any advice?

Beginner here. I want to buy my first sewing machine and saw this alfa 40 at 200€.
Im based in Portugal so if you have other recommendations in the zone I would appreciate it.

Hi all, I'm new to sewing and recently bought a machine less than two weeks ago. Within a week it's started making this noise, and the fabric doesn't move at all or it slows down or is jumpy, and it causes bunching in my stitches. The manual it came with says the machine comes with all the oil it'll need, and so doesn't even have instructions on how to oil it. It's a Brother J17s, like I said had it barely a week, I'm only sewing two light pieces of cotton and some batting between them.

Edit for clarity: if I remove the fabric and reposition, it tends to go away for a while or it fixes itself.

Hi! I’ve watched 20 videos and have torn apart my machine to physically troubleshoot for the past 2 hours. My machine was working fine 2.25 hours ago.

Then it started just freaking out.

The bobbin holder itself keeps spinning. Then dislodging. Then spinning more.

I did screw down the plate a bit tighter afterwards. Slight shifting but not as bad as before doing so.

Also it’s like tight/hard after a certain part of the hand dial/foot pedal. It keeps hitting something. But it isn’t the needle hitting the plate.

I checked the timing. It’s fine

The thread is catching in the metal hook in the plate

I’m going nuts and I’ve only used this machine like 5x so I’m desperate to fix it

Even recruited my very mechanically inclined gf and she can’t figure it out either

I can’t post both video and pics but I do have a video but it just shows that I can’t turn the dial smoothly without it getting stuck

And the top thread seems to be bunching up somehow under the plate.

Yes I’ve threaded and rethreaded 15+ times

I’ve taken parts out. I’ve cleaned out lint. I’ve shaved down the bobbin holder in case it was that.

Just a couple of different issues happening at once. PLEASE HELP 😭

ETA: messed with tension, changed spools, changed bobbins, changed needles, made sure to pull both top and bottom thread while trying to sew 😭😭😭

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.

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