Beginner Sewing Course
Hello and welcome to our Beginner Sewing Course! In this course I take you through the very basics of machine sewing. We start with learning about machines, tools and materials, the fundamental stitches and techniques and then we finish we three fun projects to practice all the things we’ve learnt!
This course is perfect for a super beginner sewer who is overwhelmed on where to start. I guide you through everything with so many tips and tricks along the way - you’ll be sewing up a storm in no time.
So, without further ado, let’s get into it!
I can’t wait to sew with you xx Olivia
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Brother Machine Walkover
In this lesson I walk you through our course sewing machine, the Brother GS2700!
In this lesson I walk you through our course sewing machine, the Brother GS2700!
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Alfa Machine Walkover
In this lesson I walk you through another beginner friendly machine - the Alfa Practik 9!
In this lesson I walk you through another beginner friendly machine - the Alfa Practik 9!
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Learn how to change your needle on the Alfa machine
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Learn how to thread a front loading bobbin machine!
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Learn how to change your needle on the Brother machine!
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Learn how to thread a top loading bobbin machine!
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Learn how to load a bobbin on the Brother machine!
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Learn how to load a bobbin on the Alfa machine!
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Learn how to prep your pieces of scrap fabric
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Learn how to sew a basic straight stitch!
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Learn how what a backstitch is and how to do it!
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Pivoting & changing stitch length
Learn an easy way to change directions whilst sewing and what different stitch lengths look like!
Learn an easy way to change directions whilst sewing and what different stitch lengths look like!
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Learn how to sew a basic zigzag stitch!
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Learn how to sew a topstitch.
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Learn how to sew an understitch.
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Learn how to sew a basting stitch.
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Learn how to sew a gathering stitch.
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Learn how to sew a button hole manually on your machine.
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Learn how to sew a one step buttonhole on your machine!
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Learn how to sew on a button with your machine!
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Learn how to sew on a basic zipper with a regular presser foot.
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Learn how to sew on a basic zipper with a zipper presser foot.
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Tools, Materials & Cutting
Let’s sew our tote bag! First step, gather your tools & materials and let’s start cutting.
Let’s sew our tote bag! First step, gather your tools & materials and let’s start cutting.
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Next step, preparing and attaching our pocket.
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Next step, let’s sew the body of our bag together.
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Next step, let’s iron and sew our straps ready to put on our bag.
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Insert the Straps & Sew the Top
Next step, let’s insert the straps and sew the top, then we are done!
Next step, let’s insert the straps and sew the top, then we are done!
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Tools, Materials & Cutting
Let’s sew our zipper pouch! First step is to gather our tools & materials and start cutting.
Let’s sew our zipper pouch! First step is to gather our tools & materials and start cutting.
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Next step, finish the edges of the body pieces and insert our zipper.
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Next step, we are almost there! We just need to sew the body of the pouch together.
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Tools, Materials & Cutting
Let’s sew our quilted pouch! First step is to gather our tools & materials and start cutting.
Let’s sew our quilted pouch! First step is to gather our tools & materials and start cutting.
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Next step, I show you how to mark and sew the quilting lines.
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Next step, I show you how to insert your zipper!
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Next step, let’s sew the body - then we are done!
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