Help!!! where can i learn to use a sewing machine properly...plannin on becoming a partime seamstress?

If you are going to be a seamstress you need to take classes. Check out your local community college. I only get my sewing machines at sewing stores. They give free lessons on the machine you buy. I have also have gone to sewing conventions and taking classes there.

You have several options: 1. Buy a machine and try to teach yourself. This can be frustrating though. 2. Contact the local community college and see if they offer any evening classes. 3. Post an ad on Craigs List asking for sewing lessons. 4. If you buy an expensive machine, a lot of times the shops offer free lessons. 5. Ask around. Friends? Family? Family of friends? Friends of family? Do any of them know how to sew. I applaud you for wanting to learn! Good for you! Just remember, like anything else. Practice makes perfect. Don't be hard on yourself while you're learning. I've been sewing for WELL over 20 years professionally and I still make mistakes. Have fun with it! Good luck!

Hi, I dont meen to sound rude, but knowing how to sew and to use your machine is vital if you wanna be a dressmaker! I work as a dressmaker, have many years of experience and still find that people bring me items I am not sure what to do with. And not to talk about the machine, I had problems the other day, and I have used the same machine for years. If you really want to do this, find a course, like an adults learner group or something similar. Once you've mastered the basics there are specialist courses doing corsetry etc. Michelle Pye for example. Good luck, and I hope I dint discourage you too much! we need more dressmakers!

Look in the phone book under whatever make of sewing machine that you have..like if it's a Singer, look under Sewing machines and then Singer Distributors. Give that store a call and see if they have classes on their sewing machine. Several of the craft stores like Jo Ann's, Hobby Lobby etc offer all sorts of classes throughout the month...see if any will help you or call the stores and see if they'll set up a class. Check the town you live in. Call the village hall, the library and see if there are any classes offered by any groups in the area.. Check the Internet for sewing guilds and join some groups. Check the local paper for seamstresses and call them and ask them for ideas. They might even offer some sort of apprenticeship for you. Good luck

if there isn't any kind of instruction booklet in the box of a sewing machine that you have, then you would probably need to go to the library, and ask for books on that sort of thing.

well the way i learned was to just teach myself throug trial and error. i dont really understand why you would plan to get a job doing something you have no clue how to do, though.

This site may help you out. http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/sewing.htm Have fun learning.

wel if ya get a really get a good sewing machine it will tel ya everything lyk mine did ..x but if ya need any help add me on [email protected] cz i wil help ya on anything to do with sewing and dressmaking ..x

Deb is right about taking a course. You learn tricks of the trade and tailoring for a professional look rather than "homemade".