HOW TO START SEWING YOUR OWN CLOTHES | Beginner Sewing Tips

Hi everyone,

In this video, I'm sharing my best tips and advice for how to get into sewing and particularly how to start sewing clothing. I start by telling you a little bit about how I got started, then talk about what supplies you need, where I get patterns and fabric, and my top 5 beginner tips. I hope you find this helpful and that it answers all of your questions!

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Thanks for watching,
Emily

// MY SEWING PATTERNS //
Shop my Frey Pants sewing pattern here: emilylightly.com/patterns/frey-pants/


// LEARN WITH ME //
Interested in learning to sew and/or knit? Check out my beginner courses! learn.emilylightly.com/


// SHOP SEWING SUPPLIES //
*this list contains affiliate links
- My sewing machine is the Singer Heavy Duty 4452: amzn.to/3FFGEYL
- My serger is a BabyLock Imagine.
- My scissors: amzn.to/3KpI1ye
- Shop all my picks for basic sewing supplies: amazon.com/shop/emilylightly/list/1WVR7STW2OGDD


// TIMESTAMPS //
1:42 How I got started sewing
4:07 Basic supplies
9:54 Patterns
12:20 Fabric
17:00 My top 5 beginner sewing tips


// PATTERNS MENTIONED //
Fabrics-Store.com - fabrics-store.com/sewing-patterns?pattern=Free+…
Anna Allen - annaallenclothing.com/
Sew House Seven - sewhouse7.com/
Wiksten - shopwiksten.com/
Allie Olson - allieolson.com/
The Fold Line - thefoldline.com/
Papercut Patterns - papercutpatterns.com/
Peppermint Magazine - peppermintmag.com/sewing-school/
Merchant & Mills - merchantandmills.com/product-category/patterns/…
The Assembly Line - theassemblylineshop.com/
Elbe Textiles - elbetextiles.com.au/collections/all


// BEGINNER PATTERN SUGGESTIONS //
Anna Allen Pomona Pants + Shorts - annaallenclothing.com/products/pomona-pants-sho…
Fabrics-Store.com Essential Linen Tank - blog.fabrics-store.com/2017/08/29/essential-lin…
Wiksten Shift Dress + Top - shopwiksten.com/products/womens-modern-shift-dr…


// FABRIC STORES //
Fabrics-Store.com (US) - fabrics-store.com/
The Fabric Store (Australia) - thefabricstoreonline.com/
Bolt Fabric Boutique (US) - boltfabricboutique.com/
Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics (US) - stonemountainfabric.com/
Blackbird Fabrics (Canada) - blackbirdfabrics.com/
Simplifi Fabric (Canada) - simplififabric.ca/
Earth Indigo (Canada) - earthindigo.com/


// SEWING RESOURCES & HOW-TO'S //
Stitch Collective - youtube.com/channel/UCoeYZ1KF63mEyepa64L3ATQ
The Fold Line - youtube.com/channel/UCgJc1-2o3Yij34HfY7P3B5Q


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