good links

[Coti]

do you all have any good links to learn how to sew with a sewing machine, and advanced knitting,
I am addicted to knitting!!
but I would love to learn to sew, I have a handheald one that can sew small cloth purses (enough to have a wallet checkbooks and all of that stuff) that type of cloth, on top of my mom has a heavy duty one she sewed costumes with she only sewed one thing and forgot how, my grandmother never taught her stuff so she cant teach me, so I am taking the initiative to learn all the different needs in life! ;D

Thanks for your time!!

[leera]

Sewing with a sewing machine is a piece of cake.........get yourself a machine with an owners manual and play.........that's how I learned.

As long as you have it threaded right,and use the same thread for the top and the bobbin,you're good to go.

I won't go into details about how many machines I have,but I can tell you,sewing,especially quilt making,is just as addictive as knitting......... :D

[Coti]

yeah! I adore knitting, I will have to save some money and start using my mom's old one.
I made my first project today a pencil pouch! ;D
thanks for the info!

[CarolAnn]

I learned to sew in Home Ec. She gave us each a paper with a spiral drawn on it and we "sewed" around the spiral with no thread before we were allowed to try anything with fabric. It's a great way to get the feel of a machine you haven't used before, and also a good way to learn to keep your fingers out from under the needle!

If you want a link, there's few better than

www.sewing.org

It has all sorts of free projects and tips for both beginners and experienced people!

http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/enthusiast.html

If you don't have a machine yet, you may be able to rent one or take one home on approval from a sewing machine shop. There's a huge difference in the "feel" of sewing machines - and the better ones have less plastic and weigh more so they don't jump around on the table.

I got my present machine and cabinet at Goodwill for $5. It's a hearty old Sears electric with only one zig zag stitch, but since I also have a serger (overlock) machine, I get by just fine. I also have a treadle, but am still working on getting it to sew smoothly. It's more for sewing when the power is off, but you'd be amazed at what you can do with a treadle machine! They were engineered to perfection and most still work like new!

[nancy1340]

Coti, all most all Jr. Collages offer sewing classes also.

[EarthMama]

I'd love to know some good links to learn how to knit. I know the very basic stitches like knit and purl... and I do know how to cast-on and all of that. But I don't know how to make anything. Would love to learn how to make a granny square afghan.

Or is that crocheting??!! ???

See what I mean? I'm lost.. but have a willing spirit! ::)

~EarthMama

[cinelu]

CarolAnn - that sewing.org site looks like a goldmine. I have bookmarked it for future reference. Thanks for the link.

[sonshine]

Just do a web search for beginning sewing, knitting or crocheting. Lots of good info out there.

I learned to sew in Home Ec too, do high schools offer that anymore?

Judy

[Dayzee]

Years and years ago I took a "Stretch & Sew" class at a fabric store. We had a good teacher who showed us how to alter patterns for pants that would really fit.
That was in the days when polyester double knit fabric first became available.

Do fabric stores still hold classes? I also took a class at an adult school at night. I have no idea what is available nowadays. My classes were long before the computer days! Good luck!