{"id":12634,"date":"2020-05-14T16:46:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/sewing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:45:24","slug":"sewing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/sewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;115deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.6) 18%|rgba(255,255,255,0.1) 48%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 98%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_2011-scaled.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;150px||150px||true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px||20px||true|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;150px||150px||true|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;23px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-b44c266b-c1ac-4a19-a13e-ceee53cd3d30&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.2)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-b44c266b-c1ac-4a19-a13e-ceee53cd3d30%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;gcid-heading-color&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;75px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||11px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;75px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Sewing<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Have you decided to take up sewing? Are you getting started and not sure how to go about it? This article is for you! In the lines below, I\u2019m going to share 5 step-by-step tips to help you get off to a great start in this wonderful adventure.   <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; parallax_2=&#8221;on&#8221; bg_img_2=&#8221;https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angeluan_cocktails_plateau_2.jpg&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-b44c266b-c1ac-4a19-a13e-ceee53cd3d30&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-b44c266b-c1ac-4a19-a13e-ceee53cd3d30%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Best Beans Row&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|5%|5%|5%|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|10%||10%|true|true&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;5%|5%|5%|5%|true|true&#8221;][et_pb_text quote_border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font|600|||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.65em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>1. Your mindset: because it all starts in your head<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text quote_border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-heading-color&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Most girls who start a blog and make designer-worthy outfits taught themselves by learning on the job, project after project. In other words, super seamstresses weren\u2019t made in a day\u2014and that\u2019s the idea you need to keep in mind when you\u2019re starting out. You\u2019ll begin by sewing very simple clothes or accessories, and even with these simple projects you\u2019ll make mistakes. 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Find your sewing machine! <\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text quote_border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-heading-color&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]One fun step in this adventure is getting your first sewing machine. The advice I always give is not to go straight for a top-of-the-line machine when you\u2019re just starting out. After all, you don\u2019t yet know whether sewing is something you\u2019ll like a little, a lot, or madly. That\u2019s why I recommend choosing, if possible, an entry-level electronic machine that does a straight stitch, a zigzag stitch, and buttonholes (and ideally an overcast stitch for finishing). These are the stitches you\u2019ll use most. Go for a second-hand sewing machine only if you\u2019re sure it\u2019s been properly maintained. The machines I\u2019ve bought for myself or for friends were purchased on Cdiscount, which has the advantage of listing models from several sellers. You can also go to Darty or a specialist shop to see the models they have on display.        <\/p>\n<p>The arrival of your sewing machine will be a big moment. Don\u2019t worry if you suddenly feel overwhelmed by fear or stressed out. 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The gear<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text quote_border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-heading-color&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re waiting for your sewing machine to arrive, let\u2019s take a trip to a specialist haberdashery to pick up some sewing supplies. 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Choosing fabrics<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text quote_border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-heading-color&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]In general, it\u2019s recommended not to start out with fabrics that cost an arm and a leg. 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