Video: Making a Men's Shirt: Basic Sewing Tools

An expert seamstress gives tips on using patterns, adding buttons, how to thread a sewing machine, and other sewing instructions in this free sewing video.

Video Transcript

Hi! I’m Stephany from Stephany’s Simply Sewing. Today, I’d like to show you a few simple tools that you will need to begin sewing. First, you would like to have 3 pairs of sheers. You will have a set of scissors to do your cutting out of your pattern, a set of smaller sheers for trimming seams and cutting into seam allowances, and a pair thread snips. The other thing that you would like to have is a seam ripper--mistakes do happen to the best of us--a tape measure; please be sure that your tape measure is vinyl not cloth, because they will stretch. This is seam gage, which will enable you to measure hems and buttons holes; a ruler; you will also want to have some pins and a pincushion. I like to have a longer glass head pin because they don’t get lost in the fabric. You’ll want some hand sewing needles and a needle threader for your aged eyes; something to mark your fabrics with, this is chalk and this is a marker that erases with water. You’ll want to have a pen and a set of scratch paper to keep notes on, a good iron, a spray bottle. You’ll also want to have a press cloth, this one is a cotton dish cloth that is used only for pressing; a couple of towels that you can use for in place of a pressing ham. Another thing that will be handy to have is your sewing machine manual, as well as a basic sewing book. These are the items that you’ll want to have to begin sewing a simple garment.

Making a Men's Shirt: Basic Sewing Tools

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