How to Sew

Ruth runs through some sewing basics, such as how to sew on a button, take up a pair of trousers and fix that unsightly hole! As well as explaining how sewing machines aren't anything to be scared of.

1. HOW TO SEW @rumyra Unicorn Trainer for The Lab Avid Crafter
2. WHAT IS SEWING? “Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread.”
3. SEWING & NEEDLECRAFT Images: batigolix & ninniane
4. HAND VS MACHINE Images: Mikebert4 & Janome
5. HEMS & SEAMS HEM: Folding and sewing the edge of a piece of fabric so it doesn’t fray and looks neat SEAM: Where two or more pieces of fabric join and are sewn together
6. BUTTONS & FASTENINGS Images: vilein kaasje
7. HOLES & PATCHES Images: Rigers Rukaj & fczuardi
8. AMENDING & CUSTOMISING v  Think about construct. v  Making smaller is easier than making bigger v  Lots of inspiration online
9. PATTERNS Images: miss_flynn
10. FURTHER READING v  How to Sew http://howtosew.com/ v  Cut out and keep: http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/ v  Craftsy http://www.craftsy.com/ v  Etsy http://www.etsy.com/ v  All About You http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/ v  SPRITES!! http://www.spritestitch.com/ v  Loads of patterns – Vogue, Simplicity…