Tried a trick to sew lace more smoothly by running it with toilet paper/paper towel. Used a napkin instead, first sandwiched between two lace pieces (bad idea, harder to remove), then switched to running it underneath. Ripped it off after, but bits are still stuck in the stitching.

I've washed it 4x, dried it twice, tweezed out the bigger pieces, brushed it with a hard bristle brush and toothbrush, and soaked it for hours before rewashing.

Photos are from after all my attempts, still painfully visible against the black lace.

Please helpp! This is my dress for a wedding I'm attending next week!

It is so (sew) nice to see that sewing is making a comeback! It’s an art that many people I speak with thought had been lost. It’s wonderful to see this timeless craft being appreciated and embraced again.

It’s really wonderful to see all the new talent out there taking on projects and creating something meaningful to the soul.

I’m an avid seamstress and have been sewing for 50+ years. I was a beginner once too. 😊 I mainly sewed for my family, but a few years ago, I started doing alterations for others, and that eventually became my side hustle.

I also make clothes, mainly Indian outfits, and I truly enjoy what I do. Sewing teaches us patience, creativity, and perseverance. There’s something incredibly rewarding about seeing the finished piece and knowing that you created it with your own hands.

It’s so nice to see sewing making a comeback and inspiring a new generation. Keep creating, keep learning, and most importantly, enjoy the process! 🧵❤️

Happy sewing everyone!

Not a question, I just wanted to share my current project and bad life choices. I decided to make this nice felled seam by hand on this pants I'm working on whithout realizing how horrible it would be to make tiny stitches with thin black thread on black fabric. 🫠

I love these comme des garcons patchwork skirts. I have made a simple a line skirt but I have never pieced a quilt or attempted patchwork. I understand that aligning the grain might be tricky here but are there other aspects that might make it difficult for a beginner to make a version of this type of skirt?

I was trying to recreate this top Kiara wears in the new season of OBX. It’s a bit of a mess tbh, there’s way too much fabric in the top part but it was my first time doing button holes and elastic casing in the waist and those were a success! The last photo is the short I was trying to mimic.

Hi!

does anyone know where I could find a pattern for a quilted storage basket that looks similar to the one pictured? Struggling with Etsy as most of the results seem to be ai or use ai imagery!

Hey everyone! Working on a 5-panel hat and trying to figure out how to get the crown to fit tighter/closer to the brim.

​I’m already using a zipper presser foot to get as close as possible, but it’s still not quite where I want it. Any tips, seam tricks, or construction adjustments that helped you solve this?

Thanks!

I just recently started sewing and made my daughter this cute little whale shark bag! I got the inspo off of Pinterest and winged the pattern. It was such a fun and easy project and my daughter loved it so much she wore it out before I even got to put the eyes on it. Success? I think yes ☺️

As the title says..
the pink ones were winded one perhaps around Christmas and the other one maybe 1 or 2 months ago.. the process is exactly the same from my side I also googled and troubleshoot some stuff but still have the same result. My newly winded bobbins are all uneven same as white and dark blue on the right.. they are usable but I just hate to look at it… also I could get more thread on it if it was even and I don’t really know what it means for the machine using uneven winded bobbins..

All the thread should be polyester
Dark blue and darker pink are just random oldies from my mom
White and pink are new from Gutermann
My machine is Black & White from Texi
If that even matters in this situation

The bobbins should be all the same (3 from the picture are from the same pack even) and I compared and measured all the bobbins I own both correctly and wrongly winded a few times to figure this out but I have no other clue at this point as they are all the exact same.

Do you have any ideas what else I could try to fix this ? Or what it can possibly cause ? Any experiences?

Trying to tailor a man’s shirt to fit but the arm hole is a good 6 inches bigger than my sleeve. Don’t know how to fix this! Please help

I self taught crocheting so I thought I'll learn machine sewing as well. This is first ever bag I have done. Forgot how difficult beginnings are.

This is my first attempt at freestyle or free motion quilting. It's going OK but this last meandering motive has suddenly started getting little loops. (Excuse the pin faux pas.) How do I fix this? This is a brand new machine for me so if it is attention issue, I hope they make it easy for me.

I have always loved fashion and always wanted to learn to sew! I am first generation American and my parents didn't really understand that my love of fashion could've been a career path. As many parents who migrated here to afford their children a successful future, our options were limited to medical, educational, and law degrees. Now at 47, a single mom to a beautiful 6 yr old special needs child, working full time, I decided this is what I want to do with my limited free time! I bought a beginner friendly sewing machine on marketplace from and elderly lady who could no longer see therefore did no longer needed it. I have no idea where to start. I barely even use needle and thread however I am a quick learner once I understand the basics. I am a true beginner! So I am asking for tips and advice on where the heck to start! Do I need to learn to hand sew along with machine? Do I take an in person beginner class vs a virtual one? What do I look for in an instructor? How do I learn about fabrics and measuring etc. I guess my goal is to play around and make clothes that I can actually wear. I am not trying to start a fashion brand at this age but think it would be fun to customize certain styles that I love but would tweak to suit my tastes better. Obviously also simples like hemming, taking in or letting out clothing to help family out but again nothing too serious. I am hoping I have a talent for it and learn to love it. Otherwise I hate it and move on to a new hobby! Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, I am new to sewing and made a mistake I never thought I would make haha. Accidentally caught my tip of fingernail in a sewing machine. At first, I didn't feel any pain, just shock, then pain but still not too bad. I was able to catch it on time so it didn't thread my finger (the needle is thin and not big). The picture below is my attempt of showing you guys the angle based on the puncture wound. I felt like a thud when it went through but I think that was just the nail, hoping it didn't hit the bone 🥲. I'm not in a lot of pain, I feel some pressure and have light bleeding like tiny-cut-level bleeding. Has this ever happened to you guys? And did you guys go to doctor? I live in the U.S., so I'd like to avoid going to the doctor if I can lol.

(On the bright side, I think getting a piercing wouldn't be so bad haha)

I made this bag from an old shopping bag.
On the inside the material of the bagmaterial makes a lot of strings. What can i do against that?

Hi,

I've been cosplaying for about 2 years and I've always sewn by hand, now I've been considering buying a sewing machines to be more precise and efficient.

I've never had nor touched a sewing machine in my entire life and I really dont know what to look for, my budget is €150 ($174), can anyone give me some suggestions?

For reference I'm into medieval cosplays with long skirts and dresses, I also use a lot of embroidery (which I often buy already done but it would be cool if I could make it myself).

Hello! My machine will not go in reverse. When I press the button the wire moves but it will not move the shaft. The shaft is not seized as I can move it freely with my hand, more photos in comments. This is my first machine and I just inherited it a week ago. Everything works perfectly except this

Edit to add it’s a kenmore, autocorrect sorry

Any time I put patches on a jacket they’ve either been iron-on or I’d sew them, or both, and that’s the extent of my sewing experience . I had put some Velcro in my backpack to put hook-backed patches on, using this Aleene's Fabric Fusion glue, and it didn’t hold well at all. Which, I didn't read till after the fact that it doesn't work well on "patches with plastic backing and some nylon" , so my bad.

My problem is the bag has some thickness to it and the interior lining of the bag is plasticized in a way that I thought sewing would either not work or work but destroy the water resistance. Is that a real concern? Is there a particularly good way to sew this Velcro square in, or any sort of glue or iron-on adhesive that would work in a small space and without the iron melting the nylon? Thanks!!

Hello!

I am a beginner looking to take sewing more seriously. I’ve been watching tutorials online and have finished a few projects, but my work definitely looks amateur.

I feel really passionate about learning proper and more professional looking techniques, specifically for making clothing. Does anybody have any recommendations of Youtube series’ or playlists? Or possibly affordable online courses? I live in a remote area so attending any classes in person would be challenging.

Any and all advice is welcome!! :)

- i have already tried changing the needle and cleaning the plate where the lower thread is. if i'm constantly working with denim, do i need to change the needle more often than normal? but when i bought new needles for it, it still made that sound so idk

- manual says the machine doesn't need oiling

- brother strong & tough (if it helps)

- pretty new machine, around 4 months old ish

hello, i recently bought one of these off facebook marketplace, plugged it in and foul smelling smoke started pouring out of it. I am wondering if anyone might know why? and also if its worth getting it serviced/parts replaced or just biting the bullet and getting a new machine?