15 ESSENTIAL sewing tips i have learned from 15 years of sewing

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[anamakda]

OMG! You just made realize how much I know about sewing! My mother was a professional Seamstress in Colombia-and when she immigrated to the U.S. she did all the factories dress design mock-ups to be presented to clothing store buyers! She taught me from very early childhood, in my teens I used to help her cut and sew clothes for her clients! I even had some of my own in my late teens! Here are some of my suggestions, do not ever cut material in the bias! If you want seams to really match perfectly, don’t forget to do your notches when cutting from patterns! Your patterns have lines on them and they’re for sizing a pattern up or down! If your sewing a larger piece of material unto a smaller one, you have to gather first! Do a running hand stitch and do the gathering as you are pinning it to your other piece! There is so much more that I can tell you, even though I haven’t sewn for nearly 40 years, I remember it all! No wonder when I took my obligatory home economics class, my teacher gave the job to help her teach my classmates not only how to use a sewing machine, but cut and follow patterns and sewing them! Keep up the great work you do!

[Rokiasylla]

My favorite thing about your channel is that your style is different from mine. Its unique and its new.

[trinidadlandajo]

FYI Jenna, your channel is the only one where I find myself consistently looking forward to new video releases. I love Wednesdays! You may not know me but I feel like we're besties by now. Thanks for always getting me in a great mood. Cheers from a fellow visual artist from Argentina.

[chriswatson]

When I started sewing sixty years ago, my only source of information about sewing was the patterns. Beginners nowadays are SO lucky to have Youtube.
Learning by trial and error is very inefficient.

[crystallionaire]

That bit about taking breaks omg felt that haha one time I was sewing late and sewed something on backwards, seam ripped it, sewed it again and realized I made the same mistake twice 💀💀💀 I went promptly to bed after that haha

[johannechampagne]

#1 tip, took me years to learn, whenever you thread your machine, the presser foot HAS TO BE UP so the tension discs are open and the thread will be engaged.

[wearenotdoinggethelp]

I always get patterns from the thrift store (I like saving money but also love vintage stuff), and I recently unearthed my grandma's patterns! she was a keen seamstress, and made loads of clothes and her collection is so good.

[roswitha]

I agree with every point except buying more fabric. I did this just to be left with tons of leftovers, too small for new garments but too big to really called scrabs. So I began to plan my projects and needs in fabric better.

[rhast]

I learned how to knit and crochet completely from YouTube. I want to start sewing my clothes, so here I am! Thank you for the tips

[infinitelyblessed]

I have 58 years of sewing experience and all I have 2 say is....Great Job on your hints video :) And one day you Will be sewing without pins cuz your skills Will advance 2 that point, give it time hun :)

[caroleberreur]

My first project was a sweatshirt and it took me super long, because I really cared for it. It’s pretty good and very proud of it now. I initially bought a beginners’ book and don’t regret it at all, but agree after that you don’t need patterns.

[victorialove]

I don't know how to sew but I did recently buy a machine and I want to learn. Actually so does my husband. Thank you so much for these tips. We will definitely follow them. We thought we would start with something easy like a pillow cover. Then I realized they might require zippers. Zippers! 😫 wish us luck.
I've been collecting beautiful fabric for years from all over the world just because I love textiles. But before I use any of them I will get some thrift sheets and practice practice practice.
Such a useful video Jenna. My husband and I thank you. ❤

[concreteangel]

Some great advice here! When you start something new, dont expect perfection. I figured out early on that I suck at figuring out tension, so I bought a machine that does that for me. 😅 Now I can make really cool stuff! Lol.

[peanutbutterjelly]

I used to troubleshoot my bobbin tangling and jamming all the time. After cleaning out the machine, oiling, and rethreading I would still have problems. Best tip I ever learned it that IT MATTERS WHICH WAY YOUR BOBBIN GOES! 😮

Front loading should go clockwise. Top load should go counterclockwise.

I don’t know why, but it works and it fixed my problem. Hope this saves someone the headache! ❤

[deevolveeee]

oh my god tell me why i looked at this video and i recognize you from the house remodel!!! such a small world sometimes

[lauravanboxtel]

Hi Jenna! I'm a student who lives at my moms house and when I dream of my own place, I am imagining a home, decorated like yours SO bad! When I think of my future home, I HOPE so much that it will compare with what yours looks like!! I mean... com on.... the crochet blanket ? The plants?? The orange couch???! Sign 👏me👏UP👏

[klee]

Currently in Vancouver right now and I keep seeing people who look vaguely like you and I get excited - I love your videos, thank you for getting me into crochet :)

[kneeribbit]

Hi Jenna! Would you consider making a video detailing how you oil/dust/maintain your machine?

[sophia]

great video. That really helped me. Hearing from someone who's been sewing for 15 yrs that I really need to take a break or that I have to change the needle makes me actually believe it. Thanks :)

[kathleenchalmers]

Jenna, you are a hoot. First time watching. I am at the other end of the age scale. I learned to sew from my mom on a hand rank “portable” singer machine. Could have been hooked up as a treadle; that’s how old it was. I was about 10 years old and had just got the brand new BARBIE doll. Clothes were too expensive so I had to sew them. Necessity is the mother of invention!. Your 15 tips are right on the money. But I STILL find myself having to learn them again and again. Slow learner. Love your sense of humour, your style, your figure and your sass. Hugs a new subscriber.