Sew Simple: Alterations for absolute Beginners

Welcome & Sewing Foundations
4 Lessons
- Welcome to the Course! + Who this course is for
  Preview
- What You’ll Learn + How to Use This Course
  Start
- Your Sewing Toolkit
  Start
- Types of Alterations You’ll Learn
  Start
Basic Hand Sewing Skills
7 Lessons
- Threading a Needle & Tying a Knot
  Start
- Prep for your Hand Sewing Practice
  Start
- The Running Stitch
  Start
- The Backstitch
  Start
- The Ladder Stitch
  Start
- The Hemming Stitch
  Start
- Using Your Seam Ripper
  Start
Basic Alterations Using Hand Sewing Stitches
9 Lessons
- Congratulations on your Hand Sewing now let's pactice
  Start
- Measuring Pants in Prep to Hand Hem
  Start
- Pinning your pants
  Start
- Hand Sewing Your Hem
  Start
- Measuring to take in a top
  Start
- Marking and Pinning your top
  Start
- Hand Sewing and taking in your top
  Start
- Final Look of Alterations on the top and pants
  Start
- Congratulations on your final look
  Start
Using a Sewing Machine
7 Lessons
- Take your sewing machine out of the box
  Preview
- Introduction to Sewing Machines
  Start
- Getting a feel of sewing on the machine
  Start
- How to Thread the Machine
  Start
- How to Wind the Bobbin
  Start
- Sewing a straight Stitch and a Zig Zag Stitch
  Start
- Practicing Machine sewing to take in a top
  Start
Sewing Machine Needles and what you should know
1 Lesson
- Types of Sewing Machine Needles
  Start
Let's do Alterations on some clothing pieces
3 Lessons
- Common Pieces you might do alterations on
  Start
- Taking in a Boxy Top
  Start
- Final Look Boxy Top
  Start
Hemming Techniques
8 Lessons
- Taking Pants Measurements for a New Hem Line
  Start
- Marking out the new hem
  Start
- Sewing down your new pants hemline
  Start
- New Hemline Final Look
  Start
- Fixing a raw edge Hemline
  Start
- Even out, cutting and pinning raw edge
  Start
- Sewing the raw edge hem
  Start
- Final Look Raw Edge Fixed Hemline
  Start
Taking In Clothes
8 Lessons
- Taking in pant waist
  Start
- Measuring and pinning to take in pants waist
  Start
- Sewing Your Darts
  Start
- Final Look After Pants Waist Take In
  Start
- Taking in Mumu
  Start
- Pinning Mumu
  Start
- Sewing down the Mumu
  Start
- Final Look Mumu Take in
  Start
Adding Darts to a Dress for better fit
3 Lessons
- Adding darts to bust Area
  Start
- Pinning and Sewing Our darts down
  Start
- Final Look of Dart Alterations on dress
  Start
Fixing Common Clothing Issues
4 Lessons
- Fixing a ripped seam by Hand
  Start
- Repairing a Seam by Machine
  Start
- Replacing a Button
  Start
- Sewing on a hook and eye
  Start
Final Project & What's Next
3 Lessons
- When to Take It to an alterations specialist
  Start
- Final Alteration Project
  Start
- Celebrate Your Success! Next Steps
  Start

SEW SIMPLE: ALTERATIONS FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

Learn to confidently alter your clothes by hand or machine - no experience needed

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COURSE SUMMARY

What You’ll Learn

COURSE CURRICULUM

Welcome & Sewing Foundations

Basic Hand Sewing Skills

Basic Alterations Using Hand Sewing Stitches

Using a Sewing Machine

Sewing Machine Needles and what you should know

Let's do Alterations on some clothing pieces

Hemming Techniques

Taking In Clothes

Adding Darts to a Dress for better fit

Fixing Common Clothing Issues

Final Project & What's Next

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