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Basic Steps To Make Your Own Clothes

Are you a teenager that wants to find a healthy hobby for your free time? Are you an adult that doesn’t know what to do in your limited leisure time? Or are you an elder that has plenty of free time and is finding pleasure to get out of bore? So, why don’t you try sewing? DIY (Do it yourself), which means you make your own stuff, is a worldwide trend; and sewing is included in that term. Making clothes for yourself and your family sounds great, right? In this article, I will make you feel interested in sewing by showing you 5 basic steps of utilizing the  best beginner sewing machine to sew clothes.

Step 1: Buy A Sewing Machine

As a newbie in sewing, of course, you must purchase a sewing machine to actualize your design. Thanks to the dramatic development of technology, you have a variety of choices for yourself. However, having too many alternatives may make you feel confused. Thus, you should carefully consider before buying a sewing machine. Some criteria that should be involved in your choice are your purpose, the machine function, brands, prices, warranty policy, after-sales services and so on. Brother (Japan), Juki (Japan) or Singer (USA) are well-known brands that you may be interested in.

Step 2: Determine What You Want To Make

Owning the best beginner sewing machine, you have to clarify what you willing to sew in the second step. Will you make a dress or a t-shirt? Will you make it for yourself or for someone else? What do you want your product to look like? After identifying your demand, you will know how your design is and this step is really important to estimate your fabric and accessories for your clothes later.

Step 3: Buy Materials

After determining what you willing to make, let’s buy some stuff to produce it! Choosing the right material is quite essential to the quality of your product. There are a lot of kinds of fabric available now, in the market and it may make you hesitated. I strongly suggest that if you are a beginner, you should do some research or ask experienced people in this field to correct your choice.

Step 4: Estimate The Body Measurement And Draw Your Pattern On Paper

After buying the necessary material, you are ready to make your cloth. The first thing you need is the body measurement from a person that will wear your product. Different types of clothes require different measurements but shoulders, bust, waist and hips are the common proportions that decide whether you fit the clothes or not. Each type of clothes requires different pieces to sew; therefore, in the next step, you need to draw appropriate pieces of your product on paper, using these actual measurements. This process ensures you will use an accurate amount of fabric.

Step 5: Transfer Your Paper Pattern To The Fabric, Cut Fabric And Sewing Clothes
In this step, you will apply what you drew and marked on the paper pattern into fabric. This step is quite important because it will make sewing cloth much easier. After marking the fabric, based on the paper pattern, you will cut the fabric into the actual pieces that you need. Lastly, let’s use your best beginner sewing machine to sew those pieces together.

I’m looking forward to your first achievement. Good luck and have a good day!