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I have done some searching on the forum and came up with just a few threads (no pun intended) on hand sewing techniques. But mainly what is posted is by those with experience, talking to those who already have experience, about hand sewing uniform or other garments from kits or from scratch. For those of us with limited experience, it is kind of like walking in on a nuclear engineer discussion.
Would it be possible for someone(s) to post something like a basic crash course in hand sewing to get us newbies started? The types of stitches, what they look like, where they go, how the seams work, how the pieces go together, how to add a liner, etc?
I realize of course all this can be found by exhaustive searches on the internet, but I think it would be useful to have specialized resources available here on the forum for those of us who are looking to begin (or improve) our skills in this art. I have always wanted to learn how to do this, but the information on the net is jumbled and not very useful - at least what I've seen.
As an example, I would like to put together a jacket from a kit. The kit comes already cut up with lining and exterior, buttons, thread, wax, etc. and with several pages of instructions. There are great photos of how things go together, but it gets confusing with the terminology of stitches, seams, etc. My experience comes mainly from repair work on already assembled items. I can take them apart to see how it works, but would prefer not to have to double my work!
Anyway, just a suggestion to see if anyone is interested.
Thanks in advance for any response.
Rich
Would it be possible for someone(s) to post something like a basic crash course in hand sewing to get us newbies started? The types of stitches, what they look like, where they go, how the seams work, how the pieces go together, how to add a liner, etc?
I realize of course all this can be found by exhaustive searches on the internet, but I think it would be useful to have specialized resources available here on the forum for those of us who are looking to begin (or improve) our skills in this art. I have always wanted to learn how to do this, but the information on the net is jumbled and not very useful - at least what I've seen.
As an example, I would like to put together a jacket from a kit. The kit comes already cut up with lining and exterior, buttons, thread, wax, etc. and with several pages of instructions. There are great photos of how things go together, but it gets confusing with the terminology of stitches, seams, etc. My experience comes mainly from repair work on already assembled items. I can take them apart to see how it works, but would prefer not to have to double my work!
Anyway, just a suggestion to see if anyone is interested.
Thanks in advance for any response.
Rich
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