I have been sewing since I could reach the pedal and see the needle at the same time (sometime around age 5 or 6, aided by a low table and patience.) My mother and grandmother sewed before me, each in their own style (my mother did things RIGHT, my grandmother got things DONE) and I slowly followed, picking up techniques along the way until I could formalize some of my education. I chose sewing over science, and never really looked back. My Best friend became my seam ripper and my laptop, looking up new styles and videos to imitate in any fabric I could get my hands on.
But after bouncing around through internet tutorials and library books for awhile, I have come to notice something: Although there are a lot of "simple" or "easy" sewing projects out and about for the beginning sewer, there is a serious void of free resources that actually teach you how to sew with a machine. Lots of hand sewing (Beautiful and painstaking but time-consuming hand sewing) techniques are out and about online, but very little machine sewing basics.
Many a ambitious craftsy person has found or bought or been gifted a machine, only to not know what to do with it.
Many a paid class exists online, but often times they're techniques are specific to a project and the reason why they are used are never explained.
Many a lonely stitcher has dreamed of the speed of a machine, only to be stunned by the masses of technical jargon that come with a sewing pattern or project.
And many people give up, because there is no organized database to explain the WHY of sewing. WHY is pressing important? WHY would I use a seam finish? WHY do I choose this fabric over that one? WHY do I do certain steps by hand but others by a machine? WHY do I choose a pattern over another one?
It is time to ask questions, make mistakes, and buy yourself a seam ripper.
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