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Summary: An expert seamstress gives tips on using patterns, adding buttons, how to thread a sewing machine, and other sewing instructions in this free sewing video.

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Stephany Jess Stephany Jess has been sewing since the age of ten. She creates custom wedding veils and does special occasion sewing, such as bridesmaids dresses. She is a... read more

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Making a Men's Shirt: Basic Sewing Tools

Hi! I’m Stephany from Stephany’s Simply Sewing on behalf of expertvillage.com. Today, I’d like to show you a few simple tools that you will need to begin sewing. First, you would like to have 3 pairs of sheers. You will have a set of scissors to do your cutting out of your pattern, a set of smaller sheers for trimming seams and cutting into seam allowances, and a pair thread snips. The other thing that you would like to have is a seam ripper--mistakes do happen to the best of us--a tape measure; please be sure that your tape measure is vinyl not cloth, because they will stretch. This is seam gage, which will enable you to measure hems and buttons holes; a ruler; you will also want to have some pins and a pincushion. I like to have a longer glass head pin because they don’t get lost in the fabric. You’ll want some hand sewing needles and a needle threader for your aged eyes; something to mark your fabrics with, this is chalk and this is a marker that erases with water. You’ll want to have a pen and a set of scratch paper to keep notes on, a good iron, a spray bottle. You’ll also want to have a press cloth, this one is a cotton dish cloth that is used only for pressing; a couple of towels that you can use for in place of a pressing ham. Another thing that will be handy to have is your sewing machine manual, as well as a basic sewing book. These are the items that you’ll want to have to begin sewing a simple garment.

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