Guide to start sewing your own clothes ✨making your own wardrobe from scratch

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[mnels]

Sounds like my sewing journey! Started off with bare minimum and low end Singer and it was just enough to get me started and to the point where I figured out what I wanted. But I always tell people, start off with something hard. Totally start with your dream garment! That's what I did and it was so awful, but I did it! I sewed my dream garment! It was just really motivating.

[dovaillancourt]

Great tips ! My two cents as a sewing teacher:

Step 2: A lot of dollar store scissors are awesome for beginners.
Step 3: practice not forgetting to put your sewing foot down before sewing and then get thread nests !!!
Step 4: a skirt is also an easy first pattern.
Step 5: Do a muslin first ! Especially if your fabric is vintage… I learned the hard way.

[stevenfinken]

I am a 54 year old man that was gifted a singer heavy duty classic 4 months ago. I watched videos for about a 7 days before buying fabric and a pattern. Every beginner video for beginners said to start slow with practice and simple and blah blah blah. I have done metal work, wood crafting (custom cabinetry, furniture) and such, and saw that sewing is simply engineering with cloth. I purchased 3.5 yards of material, a few other sewing tools, and thread. I made mistakes, I corrected them, and a month later, wore a custom made dress shirt to my nieces wedding. She has been sewing for 14 years, and recently graduated with a degree in fashion and design. When she saw my simple first attempt shirt, she was astonished to say the least. I nailed that shirt and as a result I wanted to say the following...

You, I, and everyone else do not need to start small. If you want it bad enough...go do it and do not fear failure. Replace the failure with a desire to succeed and you will. Starting small is for the meek. See it, know it, and do it.

[stefaniefarrington]

Some public libraries have sewing machines available to borrow if you want to try it out before committing to purchasing one for yourself!

[marion_lvlt]

I started sewing when I was 11 and I'm now 16. I start with very basic things and one day I tried to make clothes. Now I'm obsessed and so proud of myself every time I finish a project. Love your videos so much 😘😘

[susandevinenapoli]

Great advice! I never went bougie. The most expensive sewing machine I bought was $500. I started sewing young with my mom and grandma. In about five or six years I was able to make a suit for interviews. College was almost over. This was back in the 80s. I sewed for my children, the kids at school, mother of the bride dress...thought I'd seen it all until I discovered altered couture. One thing to remember is to not force the fabric in the machine or hold it down too hard...let it take it. Good luck everyone! It's a great hobby to have your own original.

[GiannaMichetti]

Perfect timing.
I just started to sew today following your simple tote bag tutorial and to be very honest, it came out so nice and I'm actually waiting for it to dry after I dyed it.
Can't wait to be able to sew my own clothes!!

[Moonchilling]

A tip from a person who didn’t have the internet nor a class to learn how to sew… you need to be real with yourself. You need patience. Lots and lots of patience. Patience to tear things apart and start again perhaps more than once. If you have the attention of a gnat or just tend to give up things after the first time because it’s not perfect, then don’t try. You’ll spend time and money be very unhappy. Also spend the time and create what is called a toile or a mock up. It’s worth the time especially if you’re trying a new step like buttons, darts, zippers with hidden panels, top stitching, etc. also she forgot one very important thing. An iron. Doesn’t haven’t to be an expensive one. You need to get use to sewing seams and then ironing them open or to the back or whatever the pattern indicates. That’s one trick to help your homemade clothes from looking, well, homemade.

[liezelhiggins]

I didn't need to know how to get started as I've been sewing for a while, but I really love watching your videos. You are so entertaining and love your enthusiasm. And you look really pretty today 😁

[PoisonousPineapples]

I love guides like this despite knowing that I absolutely will never follow them because I insist on throwing myself straight into the deep-end of everything I do 😅

[wv]

Yes! You’ve inspired me to be sewing! I have my moms old sewing machine. I’ve made two dresses so far and they both look so great! Totally beginner and simple but I’m so impressed that I actually made something that looks like clothes 😂

[crochetovert]

Jenna just makes my days so many times better!!🤭🤭

[genevieveperez]

Almost clicked on a diff video when I sat down to watch some YouTube after a long shift. I saw that u posted and thought, “nahhhh I need some jenna.” You’ve got soothing, healing energy, baby girl!!! 🩵

[ashtonleonard]

Jenna you should make a crochet button up for the summer!!!!

[brandimr]

I have a vintage Singer from 1950 and it's all metal, however I have new sewing machines too. However my vintage Singer is my favorite machine and the one I use mostly b/c it will sew anything or almost anything. I actually inherited the new machines from family members when they passed. Some of them were only a year old and never been used.

[sheripena]

Gave my kids plaid and zig zag fabric and had them follow the lines. It helped go strait and practice turns

[evepaludan]

The fifth piece of advice is something I have never heard before. It is so true! Thanks!

[samarachan]

I started with my mums industrial sewing machine and then got a cheap 2nd hand sewing machine. I still love the vintage machines, they are robust. I love sewing but I sew whatever takes my fancy from pencil cases to complete outfits. I thrift and always look for cheap alternatives

[kskc]

Good info for the new bees Jenna! I think PJ's are a good start too. Even if they're too big or too small you can still wear them to sleep in. By the way,
you looked beautiful in today's video today.

[vkhodyreva]

I know how to sew, but I kept watching because you are sooo beautiful!!!