The Only Sewing Supplies You Need As A Beginner! 

Sending love and warm hugs to you Claire! So very sorry you are ill. I guess it is spreading again. Hope you are on the mend now. You’re in my prayers sweetie! Love Lita xxx

Oh dear? I hope you feel better soon. 🫤

1. Drink lots of water! 2. Sleep sleep sleep!

Feel better soon! ❤️

It’s been a ROUGH few days but coming out the other side now!

Thank you RU-vid!

Great point

I think you may know poppers as snaps? Yes patience is essential!!!!

Yes! I have a 1955 Pfaff, all metal, and it is a workhorse.

Lol 🤣

Good points. I was going with the absolute basics but should’ve added a tape measure and marking tool.

​@@Penguinandpear You forgot to mention that we need a cat as an assistant. That's ABSOLUTELY essential! 😃 🐱

@susym5494 yes!!

Momma used table knives to weight down patterns

I don't know what those are!

I agree. The newer machines have led lights and while I don’t use the fancy embroidery stitches, I love the brighter light!

😁

Ooh you should try making it, it’s so much better. I have a video showing you how to

I like making bias tape out of striped fabrics and gingham. They make interesting details. You don't even need to buy a bias folder tool, you can make one out of cardboard.

I love making my own bias tape. It’s the only way to make sure it matches our garments.

Bonjour, merci beaucoup

That’s good to know thanks ☺️

I didn’t find it all THAT bad, lol

Thanks Pam

Have a watch of my videos where I make clothes. I have a playlist on my channel. I talk a lot about my fitting issues. Also check out my recent video where I give my step by step process.

Thank you. I’m okay thanks but have “the” virus. So that’s a bit annoying. Appreciate you! Xx

@@Penguinandpear hope you feel well soon! 💟

​@@Penguinandpear I've just had the same virus! It's horrible & I hope you recover very soon. I'm thinking it must be as virulent as it was during the pandemic just now, I know so many people who've had it recently. Anyway,get well soon lovely. Big hugs xXx

Technically you don’t need pins, you could baste with needle and thread.

Excellent comment.

The virus? Omg it’s evil. My first time. I had a fever and aches and pains and fluy feeling. Over the worst now but muscles still killing me and a bit fatigued from it.

yes, that pretty much sums up the horrible feeling I had, too. The first time I got it, it was right after getting the shot! I thought I was a goner, I never felt so bad in all my life. Take it easy! @@Penguinandpear XXX Lita

Unrelated to coronavirus@@Penguinandpear but on your scissors, do you feel the weight of the scissors is too difficult to handle when you're having pain flareups? I really loved the fiskers when I first got them, but they didn't last as long as I hoped. The heavier nicer scissors are so sharp and precise, but so heavy for me. Is there an in between you would recommend. I know you deal with pain issues, so thought you could direct me?

@@lw3396 i don’t have too much pain so the heavy shears are okay in that way but I struggle with them due to fatigue. I can use them for a short period only. I have my Ginghers for when I can’t use the heavy shears. They’re not as good but they are adequate and not heavy.

Coats is cheap thread. You can buy it here for 99p a reel. Its very linty. Never had an issue with guterman thread. That being said, I used cheap thread in my machines for years and it didn’t cause any problems. I’ve never seen cheap thread melt under the iron (never even heard it can do that until now). I get knots when hand sewing no matter what quality thread I use. I should wax it really.

@@Penguinandpear I wax all thread for hand sewing. It's part of my prep routine. If I'm making trousers, I need 4 pieces about 27" long (Waistband, waist button, each leg) so I pull 5 (always one extra) and wax them before I get started so they're ready. I like to press to remove the excess using a paper towel I repaired a blanket edge last week and used two lengths. It was late at night and I didn't feel like going upstairs and messing with the iron. Never again! The thread was a knotty mess. Thread did not knot that badly in the 80s. I really only have easy access to two threads here in the states, Coats and Gütermann. The Coats is far superior to the Gütermann that is sold at retail level. Better Gütermann can be accessed via the internet, but ordering thread is a pain to me. Can't color match. If I'm looking for good thread, it can be bought only at quilting stores which only open during the weekdays and Saturday morning. Usually $5 per smaller spool. The super cheap thread used to sell for $1 for 10 spools. I see similar super cheap stuff off of Amazon these days, still coming out of China. I would recommend wasting 5 cents on any of it.

Thanks for letting me know. I was recording the mic on my new laptop and for some reason it didn’t record at the right level. Should be better next video.