I just bought some fabric today to make a simple top and was wondering whether to try making them by hand (cause I don't know how to use a machine), so this was very helpful because I didn't know any stich types and what are they good for, thank you 🥰
Get the instruction book out for your sewing machine and get started, you will master it in no time! Hand sewing takes hours and hours!!! A sewing machine takes seconds. Go on you can do it! If you get stuck RU-vid has hundreds of videos for beginners, good luck❤️
Your stitches look amazing! When I was pregnant in the 1970s we didn't have a lot of money. We were invited to an event and I had nothing to wear. I borrowed a pattern, found a sale on fabric (3 yards for a dollar) and hand sewed my dress. I remember being terrified it would all fall apart while I was at the event. All went well and the dress held up great until I had my baby. Yay for hand sewing!!
MORE OF THESE PLS!!! I don’t want to buy a sewing machine, because I don’t sew very often and because minimalism, but I occasionally attempt a thrift flip by hand. Transformations that keep a lot of the original structure and requires less sewing are easier if you don’t have a sewing machine, but most transformation videos on RU-vid completely deconstruct the garment first and it’s very hard to recreate by hand. This video is also very educational - cool techniques and tips!
If you want to see a lot of hand sewing techniques Bernadette banner does almost all her sewing by hand. You'll learn lots of stitches you can use on your projects
I'm very poor and my sewing machine dreams always fell short because, well you know, money 🤣 but thank goodness I saw a post on Facebook where someone sold sewing machine for 10e!! Euros to dollars is almost exactly the same, I think. But now my problem is that I don't have anything to sew 😂 I rarely can thrift shop because I just don't have the money, but I'm gonna save any fabric I can find and when I have enough I'm gonna make something.
Great job! I started with hand sewing first. When I was young I was bed ridden for few weeks. I was bored and want to do something so decided on sewing. My mother cut the pieces for me and I sew it while laying. Mom helped me with stitches. It turned out really good. To let you know how good it is I still wear it 20 years later. And since it is one of my home wear clothes I atleast wear it once a twice a week. My tip is running stitch is not good with joining pieces. Back stitch is the way to go. You can use it for places like joining facings but for side seams, crotch seams it will not be strong enough.
I remember when I was a kid I used to create dresses for my dolls. My grandma was an Italian dressmaker and I’ve always loved fabric stores and fashion in general. I remember that I wanted to become a fashion designer when I was little. Every project that you make brings out that young me who is creative and I am LOVING IT.💕
I haven't even started watching yet but I had to say THANK YOU first. I'm currently hand-sewing a pair of short pants and, my friend, I'M CRYING because I have no idea how to do this properly. All I have done in my life is just sewing dolls from felt fabric.
April, you’re amazing!, you took on a really time consuming challenge and it came out fantastic. You should design and market sewing “kits” for young kids to learn the basics of hand sewing. I know you can make it really “on trend” with your creativity.. Excellent tutorial!
I always sew clothes by hand sewing for only a day. You are the first channel that I subscribed about sewing. Your tutorial is easy to follow, thank you .
It turned out so cute :) I love the thrifted transformations the most because it is more challenging with the limited amout of fabric. If you sew it with the machine or with hand doesn't mattter so much. :)
I love hand sewing - you can do it anywhere :-) But I'd probably recomend to do a backstitch every five or so running stitches, running stitch alone tends to get snagged and then the whole seam gets puckered. Never thought abou waxing my thread when sewing, however, though I do it a lot in bookbinding... thanks for advice!
Veronika Volhejnova.💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
This gave me the motivation I needed to finish hand sewing a project :D Also, a trick I was taught recently to make stitches look more uniform is if you can see the threads in the fabric, leave 2 threads between each stitch and each stitch is 4 threads long. It's tedious, but eventually, you get better at estimating the space and length between stitches!
Nice! For when I drop my needles, I use a telescoping magnet from the hardware store/Walmart to pick up any needles/pins from the floor that I do not see by sweeping it side to side. Hope that helps. 🙂
I was wonder if I could do the thrift flip by hand and the answer is yes. This was pretty cool. I only wish I could see the example of the stitch more closely. I have handstitch some repairs but you name some different stitches and I want to make sure that I did not forget the different types there are. Wow! Love the finished project on you. Yes, I would diffently like to see another hand sewn project. Thanks for sharing and blessing to you and all in the days to come.
Really great job! Hand sewing is so tedious and hard to make look great yet you did just that. I'm lucky to sew pretty on my singer lol Beautiful work!🙏🥰
I’m not going to lie, I haven’t watched your channel in a few years. Watching this video made me realize how much I needed your content back in your life. It’s kinda inspiring for me. Thank you for doing what you do!!!
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You need to make a little cushion for your needles: I did, because I'm terrible for putting them down and forgetting where. Stood on a few when they've inevitably migrated to the floor! Didn't stop me nearly losing one inside my PC keyboard the other night...😂
I use a combination of machine and hand sewing on all my projects. Machine core seams and hand do the binding or lining for the control and look (I don't really like bag lining). It's nice to watch a show and just hand sew for a bit.
I’m getting married in April and I want to make both my wedding dress and my reception dress. I so want to try handbeaded lace lol. So this should be interesting to try by hand! I need to start now so I don’t wait till the last minute 🤣🤣🤣
I only sew by hand, because I find it more relaxing. I can do it in the park, I can watchi videos and not be disturbed by the loud sewing machine noises. I lose my needle too, but thats less annoying then re-threading a bobbin for me. I don't mind being slow, I don't need that many clothes anyways. So enjoy the slow journey.
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This is amazing. I'm from the Philippines and have been watching your videos for a long time now. I have been hand sewing all my transformations because I am so inspired by your transformations and I haven't gotten my machine yet.
Just Me & My fabric.💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
There is something soothing and rewarding when actually hand sewing your own clothing than using a machine for sure. Beautiful job! Your shorts set turned out so awesome!
I saw your video from begining and learn alot from it. But i dont have sewing machine yet, this past 3 year i always hand sewing. (Sorry for my bad english)
Was watching this and yeeeeeeees to ironing waxed thread! I find that if you don't iron, it can almost make the thread feel worse to use - another option if you don't want to bother turning the iron on its to get a wad of scrap fabric and pull the thread through quickly a few times, the friction heats that wax in a similar way. I'd also recommend using a thimble all the time when hand sewing, not just the thick bits. The pressure of the needle on the middle finger being not super comfortable can slow you down quite a bit even when sewing a really thin fabric together
Amazing job! Cute print and loved how u showed us several different stitches. A great beginners project that we can all utilize for our everyday wear! ...just so inspiring. 😍
Soooo envious, my hand stitching looks like hand stitching...by a 10 year old. As my vision is problematic, so along with reading glasses, I sew under a high intensity light (which also assists in locating my repeatedly "lost" needle). I wonder, does the strength provided to the thread by waxing diminish after laundering? Love seeing thrifted items become beautiful, wearable outfits.
McKenzie Reints.💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
I totally suck at hand sewing. Not my cup of tea. I hand sewed buttons to 1 of my coats cuz the buttons were loose. And inside looks absolutely terrible. I was literally pissed. But my mom is a extremely great at hand sewing. So she showed me what I did wrong. And told why..!! Very great work.
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April, would you consider doing a how to tutorial for us on the different types of stitch and where to use them? I am a hand sewer, looking to upskill. Thanks.
Hi sweetie , I’m new to sewing on a machine , there’s so much to learn, my question is about all the different stitching, do you have a video of the different types and how to do the stitch? How did you get to know how to sew so well? By the way the outfit is absolutely cute! I would love to learn how to transform clothing one day. Thank you for your knowledge sharing and May god bless you as well. 💛
If you want hand sewing tips, there's a video from Bernadette Banner with explanations. Regarding machine sewing, you'll probably be sticking with a standard straight stitch most of the time (the first one listed on your machine). This works for most things and you can add backstitches (reversing) to make it stronger if you need. The other options on your machine are probably zigzags (usually used for stretch material), a buttonhole stitch, and maybe some decorative options. Hope that helps.
Hey Coolirpa! Could you do a video on how to drape a dress without a pattern when you have limited fabric? Don't know how to do it or make my own patterns for complicated designs without wasting fabric
ankita panda 💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
