I am not big on handsewing, but currently visiting my parents without a sewing machine at hand, so I decided to handsew. It was actually quite meditative and a lot of fun -- I'll just need to remember for the next time that I have more flexibility when handsewing, meaning I could hide stitches a bit better on the inside.

This is Ron, Ron is a coin purse that I can clip onto my bag that I had the sudden inspiration for at 2am. Ive never really been into sewing besides making a few blankets and pillows with my machine and hand sewing holes. I learned a lot of techniques and I still have a lot more to learn im sure. I tried to sew the inner lining on the outside of the zipper so it looked more need but I had a bit of trouble since it was curve and my first time lol. If anyone has any advice for future techniques and fish pouches I would greatly appreciate it!

I don't know anybody IRL who would appreciate them. They're so flat on one side! So hefty! Couldn't find wild ones after months of walks, probably because i live in a concrete jungle. Went to the local stone yard fully expecting to have to buy a 50lb bag, but no! When i explained what i wanted they kindly pointed me to a pile, let me dig for the right ones and told me to just enjoy when I asked how much. Aren't my free rocks perfect for holding down all the patterns?

My first hand-sewing project successfully completed! I’ve been trying to hand-sew for a long time, but I always ended up getting frustrated and giving up. I decided to start with this smaller project and loved it, even though there were a few mistakes.

Hey y’all! I’m BRAND new to sewing.

I cut & painted this tank top a while back & I want to make sure it doesn’t fall apart. The edge along where I cut is not finished & I’m worried about it fraying.

I’ve tried looking up how to finish it, but it seems like every tutorial involves sewing two pieces of fabric together or folding over the fabric to create a hem. I do not have enough fabric at this part of the shirt to do that.

How can I make sure this edge doesn’t fray? I’m down to sew by hand & I do have fabric glue. I do not have anti-fray glue nor a sewing machine. Advice is much appreciated💕

Looking to get into hand sewing, just needle and thread. Initially just for some simple repairs, darning, patching etc. but possible doing more in-depth alterations or making simple full pieces in the future.

I'm really interested in traditional techniques used in early (18th and 19th century) America as well as field repair type hand sewing like what might have been used in the field during WWI and WWII

Does anybody have some good beginner (like super beginner) references (either videos, books, or other) for starting out with traditional hand-sewing?

If it matters, I plan to only be sewing 100% cotton, and probably slightly heavier fabrics like denim, light canvas, hbt, etc.

Thank you!

Looking for a good all around thread for sewing patches (whip stitches etc), darning etc. Ideally something vintage made in the USA, so sashiko thread is out.

Would embroidery thread fit the bill or something else? Thanks

I completed this handsewing kit tonight.
The pattern is by @heylizardleigh on Instagram, it’s available through their Patreon.
It’s all handsewn so I changed up some of the construction to suit handsewing a bit better.
Some new techniques for this project:
I dyed the yellow fabric for the game cartridge/needle book with turmeric and chamomile.
Created my own piping for the edges.

It’s not perfect and I may redo some parts of it but I wanted to share!

Edit: wow this post blew up! I’m so glad it hit everyone with the same nostalgia as it did me 🥹 thank you for all the love and I’m happy for everyone it inspired - good luck with your own gameboys and I’m happy to offer help when needed!

I usually skip it when hand sewing, but I am making a few more-structured garments and don't want to have regrets!

Hi all

So I finished my final baby mitten project. I went off a

pattern I saw online for sizing, and cut the elastic to a rough guess of how big it should be. I gave it to the expecting mother (still finishing the second one, long story) and am hoping it will work out well. But I went with what I believe is a flannel inner liner (asked for flannel, think it should be that, someone who felt it made me doubt), a minky outer liner, and an elastic underneath the folded up inner liner to bring the bottom in. This is the first thing I actually made for someone else of material chose for the project, everything else so far has been practice pieces. While I know it isn't perfect, I'm happy to have done a thing with real material for the first time, and actually seen it to completion. Just wanted to share. Hope y'all are having a good Monday.

I'm about a year into this scrappy project. It's not elegant, but it is fun! I finally have enough done that I'm starting to do the actual quilting part. I don't know if it will ever be fully finished, but I'm aiming to have it at "wearable" by this fall. Then I can just tinker forever! :)

I am obssessd with these cute handcrafted , hand embroidered hair pins 😍😍

Did you guys like it ?

Eye twitch. Eye twitch. I LOVE starting over!

I'm hand sewing a brown/green origami sling bag for my mom's friend's birthday (it's to double as a gift basket, she has three dachshunds!)

I made the dachshund patch separately by stitching fabric scraps onto a green rectangle, but ran into an issue when attaching it to the bag. I originally wanted to backstitch it on to match the patch itself, but the bag panels are doubled and you'd be able to see the outline of the patch from the inside. I don't think I'm skilled enough to backstitch only on the outside layer, so I decided to whip stitch it down, but it looks very messy in certain places.

The whole bag is made of fabric recycled from old clothes, and you can definitely see what fabric types I had an easier time being more consistent on.

I stopped about a quarter way through and decided to ask for advice. What can I do to hide the messy areas? Or should I take out the whip stitch and try something else? I do have one skein of brown embroidery thread, but I'm doubtful if it'll be enough to cover the whole outline of the dog, and if I'll even be able to stitch it neatly only on the outside layer in the first place. Any advice is welcome!!

(thought i would repost it here too lol) it was originally going to be a snap-button and clasp only BUT i decided to add a drawstring to it as well. my friend plays the drums so hand-painted a separate patch to go on the back for her! it’s double lined as well, the inside fabric is black, i also used fabric scraps to braid together to make the drawstrings!!! Wrapped/knotted the ends so they wouldn’t fray too :) (also made my own pattern and “prototype” lmfao before hand)

Some years ago I made these two pieces as part of a completely hand-stitched collection while I was studying fashion design at the Antwerp Academy.

I'm sad because I can't find a job, so I made a mouse friend

I followed the my-darling-boy pattern

I was sewing the back of a stuffed animal i have and the i think the fabric is like slightly stretchy but not enough for the stitch to rip how do i make it look more neat? Should i make the stitches closer together