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Great advice from everyone! I don't think I can afford a class...I'm still in college and working...so yah. I do have a sewing machine and its called a "brother vx 1120". I have never heard of it before, but I figure it's been than nothing to start. Maybe I'll be able to get one for cheap ...

MuddyWitch wrote:The following is a UK site so you might need to 'translate' some of the words, (for example we say 'tack' but in the USA I believe you use 'baste') but several friends like it.

http://www.startsewing.co.uk/

MW

That website didn't open up...?

Yah I have a free sewing machine from a kind of thrift store place (same thing as a charity store?) that I have. It's no name I have ever heard of, but I figure for a beginner it will do. I have patched a pair of pants before...if that counts for anything haha. And my grandmother did teach me about ...

Hello to all of the wonderful people that welcomed me! And @Scotland...it is warm...I'm sending some sunshine your way! Still, I think I would rather be in Scotland..not gonna lie.

Ahhh yah I can see why you would be so absorbed! The Self-Sufficientish Bible has been a member of our household for quite some time now...

It is a great starting place!

Mel

But maybe not always? Hello! My name is Melissa (go by Mel) and my other half is Austin. We're currently living in Texas but we're planning and saving to move somewhere more efficient for starting a homestead. We're not only newbies to the site, but we're both young and still learning a lot. Our int...

So, it seems to me that if I learned to make my own clothes that it would not only save me money but would also put me on my way to being more of an "Ish"er...Unfortunately, girls are not taught sewing much any more when they grow up, and I do not know the least bit about making my own clo...