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Ayşe profile picture
I guess life is full of irony; after all the schools, living abroad/moving around, at the end of the day I find joy in the things that grandmas used to do. 👵🏼
Kat · 4d
I'll share when I get going! 💜
Kat · 4d
I'm doing pyjama pants!
Kat · 4d
Totally relate! I hope I'll be able to say the same someday soon. How long have you been sewing? Maybe we can start a Nostr sewing community... 🤔
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Ayşe @Ayşe
I started around Feb this year, I did hand sewing first, then bought a sewing machine. Here are some of the basics i sumup in my notebook to make simple garments, hope it helps:)

- How to thread the sewing machine
- How to do straight stitch
- How to do French seam ( I French seam everything 😂 )
- How to hem it, both machine and by hand

I then learned how to make my own pattern last month, now I'm practicing pattern making directly on fabric, it's fun! A sewing community would be interesting, but maybe wait till more people showup? I only know maybe 4-5 people who mentioned sewing here.
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Kat · 4d
Nice, thank you! And I'm excited that you got that far in 6 months! I thought it would take much longer. I already have a sewing machine and I'm now just gathering the bits for my first project 😊
Kat · 4d
Totally relate! I hope I'll be able to say the same someday soon. How long have you been sewing? Maybe we can start a Nostr sewing community... 🤔
Ayşe profile picture
I don't know how many of you would be interested in learning how to sew, I think this is one of the best life skills.

One good decision I made was learning how to draw my own pattern instead of keeping buying sewing patterns (the amount of extra work is tedious: buying, printing, gluing, cutting, that's before even touching the fabric).

The fiat model of teaching is so weird: they want you to keep paying, but good teachers want to actually teach so you can outgrow them, instead of holding back so you depend on them.

Ayşe @Ayşe · 4d
Replying to @Odd Plum
I'm also a hands-on learner, but there are many great tutorials online for learning how to sew, all you really need to do is learn how to thread the sewing machine (or hand sew) and do basic seams. What I've learned is that sewing is actually maybe like 20% of the work in making Show more
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Kat · 4d
I'm also learning how to sew right now! I want to start making my own clothes because I got so tired of badly fitting and poor quality clothes from the shops 😅
Odd Plum · 5d
Ahhh this is goals. I wish I knew someone who could teach me. I know there's always YouTube, but I learn so much more when I can be hands on!
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Ayşe @Ayşe
I'm also a hands-on learner, but there are many great tutorials online for learning how to sew, all you really need to do is learn how to thread the sewing machine (or hand sew) and do basic seams.

What I've learned is that sewing is actually maybe like 20% of the work in making a garment, and is the easier step! The whole process starts with choosing fabric, thinking about what to make/drawing a pattern, washing, ironing (lots!), cutting, then sewing.
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Ayşe profile picture
This is the first summer I'm wearing the clothes that I sewed on my own, it's a beautiful feeling!

Linen, hemp, and cotton are good fabrics for the heat; silk is good for special occasions; I guess one of the best things about making your own clothes is that you can finally say goodbye to all the polyester.

#sewing #naturalfabric
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Odd Plum · 5d
Ahhh this is goals. I wish I knew someone who could teach me. I know there's always YouTube, but I learn so much more when I can be hands on!