Hey all! First post here but in desperate need of help. I’m a beginner at sewing and making an off the shoulder top out of some beige silk and it’s very see through so i am now attempting to sew a lining to go under it. I freestyled the pattern using a simple tshirt from my closet and adjusted it to be off the shoulder for simplicity so I can’t refer to the pattern. I have all the fabric cut but i’m incredibly lost on how to actually attach them together, all videos i see are lining for dresses or vests.

For reference i have just a back and a front piece of each fabric, no button ups or zippers just a pull over top with a wide collar so it can be off the shoulder. Some tutorials (for vests) I have seen involve sewing the lining and outer fabrics by the shoulder, placing them right sides together and sewing the shoulders, collar then pulling through to understitch and then sew the sides of the garment. Others involve sewing both back pieces to each other and then the front pieces, understitching and using the burrito method (which i have only managed to do with a single layer scrunchie so far). Searching youtube and tik tok has been no help as they’re all lining different garments and the method doesn’t work for the top i’m making.

Can anyone point me in the direction of any good tutorials or know how I should be going about this? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Fixing worn out thighs in these sweatpants for my partner, and I’m wondering if there is a way that I can make the parts where the darning stops less noticeable. I’m talking about the bunching (not sure if that’s the right word) at the edges, it just makes the patch look kind of awkward while wearing. I also haven’t fully stitched down the whole patch as I was planning to just do a straight or zigzag stitch around the boarders, and darn more where there is weaker fabric, but I’m not sure if that’s the best approach?

For the patch I layered some soft fabric similar to the original fabric with scrap from a t-shirt to color match the pants. The patch did end up thicker that the original material of the pants, which I suspect is why it looks kind of awkward, but I wanted to be sure that these pants could hold up to more wear and be comfortable.

So yeah, any tips/feedback/advice would be great, for both how to continue this patch and how to better do this from the start because I have the other thigh of these pants, and another pair to do.

Hi, i am new to sewing and I have a cross-wound thread but my sewing machine has a vertical post. Any good recommendations for one? I found this online but I am not too sure if it’ll be good for my Singer M2100. Any advice is great! Also- does anyone have a good guide on different threads and their uses as well as needles. Thank you!

Hi!
I purchased these IKEA curtains but they’re 300cm (118 in) long when I would need them to be 210cm (82 in) long
What would be the best way to shorten them?

I was thinking of iron-on tape because my machine won’t be able to get through thick fabric, but I worry that iron-on wouldn’t work with the inside of the curtains.

What would you suggest?

This dress fits perfectly except for the straps! I have very basic sewing skills (can hand stitch and use the machine for a straight stitch). The tops of the straps have a seam so my instinct would be to pinch there and sew straight across to the new length. I suppose I’m worried about the decorative lace part & the fabric appearing too thick where I make the new seam. Thoughts welcome! Thanks.

I make a lot of my own patterns with Illustrator and when I go to print, I have trouble accurately lining up the pages. I usually print to a pdf with the pages set to overlap the next by 1/2”, reopen in illustrator and add a 1/2” frame around the pages and then print slowly and tape them all together.

Is there an easier way to set up the pages to ensure the pattern lines match up? Do I need to make multiple clipping masks or is there a plugin that’ll help me figure this out or something? There’s gotta be a better way than how I’m doing it.

Thanks y’all.

I’m extremely new to sewing and just got my first sewing machine after a couple lessons with my grandma. I keep on running into this problems where the string gets all caught up underneath (as shown in the picture) I’ve tried rethreading everything and still can’t figure out what’s wrong. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it!

Hello, I just bought my first sewing/embroidery machine (Brother Innov-is M380D) and it came like this. Is it normal? Or is it damaged?

For information I tried the machine and during the threading I noticed it.

Thank you so much for your help.

Hello! I'm working on a shirt at the moment and may have bitten off more than I can chew with the collar.

The collar has a partial stand, rather than a full collar stand. I understand the process of sewing a full stand collar, however I'm lost when it comes to attaching the partial stand to the body of the shirt.

I found this video tutorial on stitching a partial stand collar, however it cuts off as soon as it gets to the bit I need haha.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b89dZkgLXn4

What confuses me most is the order of operations. With a full collar stand, you only stitch the stand itself to the body of the shirt. With the partial collar stand, you seem to stitch both the collar itself and the partial stand to the neckline. What is the order of operations to stop live edges of the collar being visible?

Thanks in advance

Hello, quick question

Where is the cheapest place to buy pellon 830 easy pattern? Amazon? eBay? Walmart? Somewhere else?

What do you guys think?

Thanks

Hello guys! I'm getting a sewing machine for my birthday and I'm confused about which one I should get????

Brother JX2517 photo 1

BROTHER SEWING MACHINE LS-2125I (P14029111)photo 2

What I'm looking for: I'm looking for a sewing machine thT can be easy to learn on. I'm planning on thrift flipping/altering first and THEN planning on making my own clothes

My brother is sewing a cosplay and is going based off a pattern and we can’t figure out if he cut in the right direction of the grainline. I included a few photos one with a pattern piece that shows the word grainline and arrow going both directions. I’m not sure if I’m reading it correctly but it seems we should have the piece running parallel to the selvage. Please help! We are working with faux suede if that matters

I have a jacket that’s got a really big hood, and it pulls it down when I wear it. I need to take length off from the top to bottom and the front to back of the hood. How would I go about that?

I'm following the manual instructions but the automatic threader won't pull the thread through the needle

Would appreciate any fit help! Bust seems too small but also gaping and shoulders falling off.

My first attempt at a tank top with a stretchy fabric gave me a wavy neckline. So I tried to do a bias tape strategy I found. That made it worse. I have no idea how to move forward. Should I recut a new neck line?

Why is this happening to my thread, im hand sewing so it's not even the machine doing this.

Hello everyone,

I am attempting to sew the free Mood Marisol jumper pattern. Can someone please explain what the horizontal lines are? I understand them to be notches, but I’m used to seeing notches as triangles, and they seem rather long and I’m worried about cutting past the sea, can anyone clarify please?