Very fun video, Noémi! But have no fear. Your machine will last forever if you take care of it -- clean it, oil it, have it professionally serviced every once in a while. Mine is a 1974 Necchi, it does everything I've ever needed (although I don't sew jeans!), and it's not smarter than I am. All those fancy stitches on electronic machines? I can do them by hand if I really want them. Also, there are lots of used machines out there in thrift stores or FB marketplace, the "old-fashioned" simple kind that will never let you down.
When I first commented about being scared of ruining my expensive fabric, you recommended making a toile. Well, I took your advice and made a toile -and it came out so good that I wish I had just used my actual fabric for it. 😆 Thanks for the entertaining video, Noémie! I hope you have a fantastic Halloween. ^_^
LOVE THIS! Who has the best looking toile in town? 😎 Well, at least, now you can go confidently for your real project. (The advice I'd add for myself at this point is: be careful, once you did a good job, you might get cocky and then make mistakes you haven't done in the first project when you were still very focused.)
Super fun video!! 😁 One possible remedy for the fear of sewing through a finger is using an awl (instead of fingers) when you need to get close to the needle 😊
Oh a video comparing the 2 machines is a great idea. I have a very basic one and always wonder if i should upgrade. Mine works fine and i feel like it does what i need it to do bit theres always the thought would a newer/'better' machine do it better
I sold my coverstitch machine because I couldn’t get it to work properly and it’s a lot of work because you need to thread it with exactly the right colour thread for each project. I bought a Bernina 1130 35 years ago and it still works great. It’s somewhat electronic but still has buttons and making jeans on it is no problem. A lot of people that make jeans or thick quilts use older mechanical sewing machines. These machines were far better built than modern fancy machines (with 500 decorative stitches you’ll never use). I hope your precious machine will last you as long as mine. Have it serviced every once in a while.
I realised (actually, my wife made me realise), I say manual, but I mean mechanical 🙈 Would be very hard core to actually use a manual machine, oops. Looking at your machine, it looks like the type I like, no computer screen on the machine 😌 But yeah, praying so that it lasts as long as yours (even if they're just not built the same nowadays) and getting it serviced 🩷
I have a manual machine and they're great, the only reason I don't use it now is the lack of use in my right arm, but if I could I would, I have even considered a treadle machine but they are harder to get in my area and hubby is not keen to get a 4th machine, ❤
😂 The first garment I made was a medieval dress 🙌 Without pattern but with my mom helping me. A classic high medieval surcot actually nothing but straight lines, quite easy to make, like a t-shirt with gores.
I've just created a Discord to chat about sewing and show our makes, as everyone isn't on Instagram. Just in case your interested discord.gg/brgWgn5PnJ
On zippers and other techniques: do you guys own a sewing book? Yes, there are usually TH-cam videos on everything and videos can be much easier to follow. But I still turn to my Burda sewing book because it has all the information well structured and all the variations next to each other. So, just in case you get all your sewing information from TH-cam (as, basically, do I), yes, there is such a thing as sewing books and they are still helpful.
Great point, that's also how I started. I think that blogs also have their place in that ecosystem (similar to books, you see the info broken down differently)
Re jeans and cutting into fabric: Evely Woods has a great video on thinking in skills. Which skills will be needed for a project, how many of them do I already know? Skills like seam finishes, zippers, waistband etc. I always try to add one skill at a time, like I'm now doing pin tucks for the first time. I always add one style detail at a time to a pattern that I already know to fit me, like doing the same item but in a different fabric (like denim). That way I always know that the garment will be roughly fine to wear and I only have this one new skill or pattern variation to focus on. I don't do toiles but I definitely do prototypes 😊
Hehe, you read my fear in the video! I actually bought a bestie bag kit to eventually get over my fear of zippers... Maybe I'll play your pep talk before I start soon! 🩷
Oh Noémie, you've really got me feeling that I can do the jeans sewing/fitting thing! I love the tip of sticking with a brand that generally fits (rather than a random pair that looks good). I also recently did my first zip fly on a toile pair of shorts and that's definitely boosted my confidence that I could do the same thing on pants! So I have a recipe for success... maybe if a few people are keen, we can have a morale support sewalong club 😅
@LaFraiseSews oohh whoops hope I'm not responsible for any decreased productivity at work! 😅 Discord could be super fun! I'm in one for crafters and we have channels for different crafts, stitch-alongs and 24 hours of cross stitch (literally a weekend 4 times a year where everyone tries to do 24 hours of cross stich) and it's a good little community. I don't have FB or IG so it's nice to share some of my things 😊 In any case I was thinking maybe jeans can be my new year resolution as Aussie summers + jeans isn't exactly a match made in heaven. Plus if it's going to take 6 months I'll be ready for winter 😂
Okaaay, I will stop resorting to only sewing pullover tops and elastic waist bottoms, lmao! Although they are very comfy. I will start sewing more zippered and button up outfits. So the cover stitch machine issue, this was my solution…I bought an extra serger and have it set up only for cover stitch. That way I don’t have to rethread and set up my serger. It cost me about $100 u.s. but it saved me so many frustrating hours. The added bonus was I learned all about a new brand.
Great tip for the coverstitch! Ha ha, sorry you felt seen with your elastic waist bottoms 😄 (at the same time, if you really love them, you do you of course! I'm saying this only if you secretly dream of making hard pants or add closures to your tops 🩷)
How about testing the limits of your machine layer by layer? Start with two, then three, ... up to the bullies bit. Also: use a fresh jeans needle and if it makes you feel better, switch to another fresh one before doing the waistband. And don't forget: you can always hand sew what your machine can't. Often it's crossing a bulky seam where the machine goes on strike, that would mean maybe a centimetre of hand stitching. Having a backup plan like that takes the pressure off for me, maybe that helps you as well.
Love all Sandra said for the thick seams! For silk, maybe starting with Wondertape (a tape that sticks your fabrics together and then dissolves in water) could take the stress out of it for your first few projects. Cheaper option: a water soluble glue stick, but test on a fabric scrap before putting it on your precious silk!
@@LaFraiseSews I'm working my way up to silk by sewing with fabric less slippery than silk but more flowy than basic cotton, than thin jersey, than lycra, than... Step by step, because I assume it's about dexterity and training your hands/patience. Am I right in that or is that just another avoidance strategy...?
I can't tell, being terrified of those too, I think you're strategy is fair... but I'm maybe agreeing with avoidance 😅 I just worked with faux fur and the level of slipping scarred me a bit (had to unpick bits that had moved over 1,5cm by the end of the seam).
All fears officially busted! 🎉 Why do I see you coming at all the fears with a steaming iron? POW!💨 Funnily enough I relistened to an old episode of the „love to sew“ podcast today and who called in? YOU! What a pleasant surprise! Do you listen to the „sewing club“ podcast as well? Love Kathi (in Germany we would say KA-TI)
Oh no, I really hesitated on how to say it 🥲 I’ll know for next time 🩷 Ha ha yes I called in! (Bias rebel 😄 actually had to cut 3 meters of bias for school yesterday… and the proper way of course!)
Yes! It’s hosted by Kylie and Gemma - who you are familiar with, I think.They are talking about a different pattern every time and discuss it with the pattern-maker. I am pretty certain you already tried some of the patterns they did. And there are only about 10 episodes to catch up.
I hate invisible zippers so much that I have removed dozens of them from ready to wear. I will never sew one in when I have put in so much time taking them out.
Ha ha, not forcing you to sew invisible zippers. The encouragements are only for one wishes to sew them but is too scared. If you don't like them, don't sew them! That's the beauty of sewing your own clothes 🌟
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Very fun video, Noémi! But have no fear. Your machine will last forever if you take care of it -- clean it, oil it, have it professionally serviced every once in a while. Mine is a 1974 Necchi, it does everything I've ever needed (although I don't sew jeans!), and it's not smarter than I am. All those fancy stitches on electronic machines? I can do them by hand if I really want them. Also, there are lots of used machines out there in thrift stores or FB marketplace, the "old-fashioned" simple kind that will never let you down.
Thank you 🩷 Taking all the good vibes for my machine
When I first commented about being scared of ruining my expensive fabric, you recommended making a toile. Well, I took your advice and made a toile -and it came out so good that I wish I had just used my actual fabric for it. 😆
Thanks for the entertaining video, Noémie! I hope you have a fantastic Halloween. ^_^
LOVE THIS! Who has the best looking toile in town? 😎 Well, at least, now you can go confidently for your real project. (The advice I'd add for myself at this point is: be careful, once you did a good job, you might get cocky and then make mistakes you haven't done in the first project when you were still very focused.)
The best suggestion I had about sewing jeans is to use a really large needle (100/16).
That’s a very good tip, thanks!
Super fun video!! 😁 One possible remedy for the fear of sewing through a finger is using an awl (instead of fingers) when you need to get close to the needle 😊
Great tip!
Oh a video comparing the 2 machines is a great idea. I have a very basic one and always wonder if i should upgrade. Mine works fine and i feel like it does what i need it to do bit theres always the thought would a newer/'better' machine do it better
Definitely will do this, but probably in a little while once I’ve tested the school machines thoroughly
I sold my coverstitch machine because I couldn’t get it to work properly and it’s a lot of work because you need to thread it with exactly the right colour thread for each project. I bought a Bernina 1130 35 years ago and it still works great. It’s somewhat electronic but still has buttons and making jeans on it is no problem. A lot of people that make jeans or thick quilts use older mechanical sewing machines. These machines were far better built than modern fancy machines (with 500 decorative stitches you’ll never use). I hope your precious machine will last you as long as mine. Have it serviced every once in a while.
I realised (actually, my wife made me realise), I say manual, but I mean mechanical 🙈 Would be very hard core to actually use a manual machine, oops.
Looking at your machine, it looks like the type I like, no computer screen on the machine 😌 But yeah, praying so that it lasts as long as yours (even if they're just not built the same nowadays) and getting it serviced 🩷
I have a manual machine and they're great, the only reason I don't use it now is the lack of use in my right arm, but if I could I would, I have even considered a treadle machine but they are harder to get in my area and hubby is not keen to get a 4th machine, ❤
@@lesleyharris525 Not a 4th machine? So unfair ha ha
lol this was such a fun video idea!! Can't wait to watch
😂
The first garment I made was a medieval dress
🙌
Without pattern but with my mom helping me. A classic high medieval surcot actually nothing but straight lines, quite easy to make, like a t-shirt with gores.
Giiiiiiirl, I love that energy! I'd love to see the dress if you want to send it over on Insta 👗
I've just created a Discord to chat about sewing and show our makes, as everyone isn't on Instagram. Just in case your interested discord.gg/brgWgn5PnJ
On zippers and other techniques: do you guys own a sewing book? Yes, there are usually TH-cam videos on everything and videos can be much easier to follow. But I still turn to my Burda sewing book because it has all the information well structured and all the variations next to each other. So, just in case you get all your sewing information from TH-cam (as, basically, do I), yes, there is such a thing as sewing books and they are still helpful.
Great point, that's also how I started. I think that blogs also have their place in that ecosystem (similar to books, you see the info broken down differently)
Re jeans and cutting into fabric: Evely Woods has a great video on thinking in skills. Which skills will be needed for a project, how many of them do I already know? Skills like seam finishes, zippers, waistband etc. I always try to add one skill at a time, like I'm now doing pin tucks for the first time. I always add one style detail at a time to a pattern that I already know to fit me, like doing the same item but in a different fabric (like denim). That way I always know that the garment will be roughly fine to wear and I only have this one new skill or pattern variation to focus on. I don't do toiles but I definitely do prototypes 😊
That's a very good tip! Love Evelyn Wood 🩷
Hehe, you read my fear in the video! I actually bought a bestie bag kit to eventually get over my fear of zippers... Maybe I'll play your pep talk before I start soon! 🩷
You can make anything! Including a bestie bag!! 👜 It's going to be so cute ☺️
Thankyou for your endorsement of my cover stitch fear! 🎃
Ha ha sorry I was so unhelpful. Your fear is too scary for me 😱
Oh Noémie, you've really got me feeling that I can do the jeans sewing/fitting thing! I love the tip of sticking with a brand that generally fits (rather than a random pair that looks good). I also recently did my first zip fly on a toile pair of shorts and that's definitely boosted my confidence that I could do the same thing on pants!
So I have a recipe for success... maybe if a few people are keen, we can have a morale support sewalong club 😅
OMG, I read this at work and couldn’t get my brain off it the whole day 😅 should I start a Discord channel for pants making/cheering on each other?
@LaFraiseSews oohh whoops hope I'm not responsible for any decreased productivity at work! 😅
Discord could be super fun! I'm in one for crafters and we have channels for different crafts, stitch-alongs and 24 hours of cross stitch (literally a weekend 4 times a year where everyone tries to do 24 hours of cross stich) and it's a good little community. I don't have FB or IG so it's nice to share some of my things 😊
In any case I was thinking maybe jeans can be my new year resolution as Aussie summers + jeans isn't exactly a match made in heaven. Plus if it's going to take 6 months I'll be ready for winter 😂
I'll send my boss to you for chats about my decreased productivity 😉
Welcome to the Strawberry Field discord.gg/brgWgn5PnJ
@@LaFraiseSews ooohhhh exciting! What a fabulous name 😍 I'll jump right on in there
Okaaay, I will stop resorting to only sewing pullover tops and elastic waist bottoms, lmao! Although they are very comfy. I will start sewing more zippered and button up outfits. So the cover stitch machine issue, this was my solution…I bought an extra serger and have it set up only for cover stitch. That way I don’t have to rethread and set up my serger. It cost me about $100 u.s. but it saved me so many frustrating hours. The added bonus was I learned all about a new brand.
Great tip for the coverstitch!
Ha ha, sorry you felt seen with your elastic waist bottoms 😄 (at the same time, if you really love them, you do you of course! I'm saying this only if you secretly dream of making hard pants or add closures to your tops 🩷)
Just created a discord to chat and support each others while making pants. In case that's something you'd be interested in discord.gg/brgWgn5PnJ
I agree with you! I'm also afraid of my sewing machine leaving me :( it seems like such a pain to get a new one
My biggest fear is sewing a pair of denim pants or jacket (bulky) and sewing with silk (too slippery)!
How about testing the limits of your machine layer by layer? Start with two, then three, ... up to the bullies bit. Also: use a fresh jeans needle and if it makes you feel better, switch to another fresh one before doing the waistband.
And don't forget: you can always hand sew what your machine can't. Often it's crossing a bulky seam where the machine goes on strike, that would mean maybe a centimetre of hand stitching. Having a backup plan like that takes the pressure off for me, maybe that helps you as well.
Love all Sandra said for the thick seams!
For silk, maybe starting with Wondertape (a tape that sticks your fabrics together and then dissolves in water) could take the stress out of it for your first few projects. Cheaper option: a water soluble glue stick, but test on a fabric scrap before putting it on your precious silk!
@@LaFraiseSews I'm working my way up to silk by sewing with fabric less slippery than silk but more flowy than basic cotton, than thin jersey, than lycra, than... Step by step, because I assume it's about dexterity and training your hands/patience. Am I right in that or is that just another avoidance strategy...?
I can't tell, being terrified of those too, I think you're strategy is fair... but I'm maybe agreeing with avoidance 😅 I just worked with faux fur and the level of slipping scarred me a bit (had to unpick bits that had moved over 1,5cm by the end of the seam).
@@LaFraiseSews ouch!
All fears officially busted! 🎉 Why do I see you coming at all the fears with a steaming iron? POW!💨 Funnily enough I relistened to an old episode of the „love to sew“ podcast today and who called in? YOU! What a pleasant surprise! Do you listen to the „sewing club“ podcast as well? Love Kathi (in Germany we would say KA-TI)
Oh no, I really hesitated on how to say it 🥲 I’ll know for next time 🩷
Ha ha yes I called in! (Bias rebel 😄 actually had to cut 3 meters of bias for school yesterday… and the proper way of course!)
I don’t listen to the sewing club! Do you recommend it?
Yes! It’s hosted by Kylie and Gemma - who you are familiar with, I think.They are talking about a different pattern every time and discuss it with the pattern-maker. I am pretty certain you already tried some of the patterns they did. And there are only about 10 episodes to catch up.
A video about your recommendations (fellow TH-camrs, bloggers, podcasts) would be highly appreciated! 😊
You looked at my content calendar, didn’t you? 😏 it’s planned ☺️
I hate invisible zippers so much that I have removed dozens of them from ready to wear. I will never sew one in when I have put in so much time taking them out.
Ha ha, not forcing you to sew invisible zippers. The encouragements are only for one wishes to sew them but is too scared. If you don't like them, don't sew them! That's the beauty of sewing your own clothes 🌟