/fa/ - Fashion

Some folks here are attempting to update the wiki. >>11497631

Because the current wiki lacks one and some users are asking basic questions, we should make an entry for a /diy/ section for the wiki.

My best advice I can give is take up sewing classes. Through practice and being tutored you'll understand how the machines work, how your garments fit together, the sewing techniques.

I guess I should start with the supplies that I use and you need, though I may forget some:
- Dressmaking shears for cutting the fabric
- Scissor
- Seam Ripper
- A little box with needles
- Ruler
- Tape measure
- Tailors tack
- Hand sewing needles
+ pocket knife, the little scissor and the pincer have helped me out some times
+ You need an ironer to press your clothing

>>11496791
I don't know if you're here, but I asked my teacher about it and she said that you can sew a piece of clothing, like trousers, only by hand, but she wouldn't recommend it. Sewing by hand was used by tailors in the past. It wouldn't be sewing, but 'sculpting'. For a beginner that's far too advanced.

>>11511892
It depends on the thing you're working. When you need to sew a button on a shirt you need both. You need your sewing machine to create the buttonhole and your hand and a swab to sew on the button. With a blind hem stitch I use my hands. When I sew the front and the back of a t-shirt together I use an overlock machine.

Some books:
http://www83.zippyshare.com/v/12iERp2m/file.html
http://www83.zippyshare.com/v/5yClsl5u/file.html
Search on the archive on the username 'intern'.
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