Learn to Sew - 113 patterns

Everyone has to start somewhere and if you're a complete newbie to sewing, you could do no better than to have a browse through this section where we share links to some of the best beginner sewing pages online.

You'll find pages that offer free information covering all aspects of sewing for beginners. There's advice on different types of stitches, what are the essential sewing tools that you should have to hand and how to achieve specific techniques.

We've also find some pages that are aimed at getting children started at sewing - it's never too early to get started with needle and thread.

Embroidering Letters

This page shares some handy tips on how to embroider letters and give the text a textural raised effect. Using fine ribbon and wrapping each stitch appears…
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Sewing with Biad Tape

This is useful read that focuses solely on demonstrating how to sew with bias tape. This shows three different techniques for finishing edges with bias…
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A Year in Scraps Bias Tape

Here's stash buster for you that will give you an unusual roll of bias tape that will bring a bit of fun to your sewing projects. The tutorial here uses…
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How to Shorten Sleeves With Cuffs

If you ever receive a shirt with too long sleeves with cuffs, this tutorial will help you to alter the sleeves to fit. The process is broken into steps…
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Perfect Invisible Hem

Here's a look at how to achieve a perfect invisible hem, which is a particularly useful technique when adjusting clothes, such as pants. There are plenty…
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Sew a T-Shirt Neck Binding

The details are so often the things that make the difference and this article explains the techniques for sewing a neck and/or sleeve binding on a t-shirt…
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How to Add Piping to a Dress

Here's a very short and sweet sewing tutorial that explains how to add piping to a dress. This can be a great way to add some contrast to a design and…
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In Seam Pocket

This is short and sweet tutorial that shows you just how easy it can be to add in seam pockets to pants, skirts and shorts. The step by step clearly shows…
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Sewing Seams

This is a great page that shares helpful information on a range of different types of seams. With plenty of photos to help illustrate the different types…
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Learn to Sew 101

Here's everything you need to know to get started sewing, wrapped up in one easy to read and well illustrated tutorial.
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