INTRODUCTION TO SEWING

 

• What Is Sewing?

• What is Tailoring?

• The Difference Between Sewing and Tailoring? 

• Sewing Techniques

• Tailoring Techniques

 

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TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS FOR SEWING

 

• Hand Sewing Needles

• Machine Sewing Needles

• Basic Stitching Equipment

• Cutting Tools

• Drafting Tools

• Fitting Tools

• Hand Stitching Tools

• Marking Tools

• Measuring tools

• Fastening and Pinning Tools

• Pressing and Ironing Tools

• Pressing Equipment

• Sewing Accessories

• Types of Sewing machine Needles

• Types of Hand Sewing Needles

• Types of Pins

• Types of Needles Points

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BASICS OF HAND STITCHES

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• What is Hand Stitching

• Types of Hand Stitches

• How to Wax a Thread

• How to tie a thread knot

• How to Thread a Hand Sewing Needle

• How to use a needle Threader

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TYPES OF HAND STITCHES

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• Tacking or Basting Stitch

• Running Stitch

• Tailor’s tack Stitch

• Pick Stitch

• Whip Stitch

• Lock Stitch

• Gathering Stitch

• Blanket Stitch

• Hem Stitch

• Blind Hem Stitch

• Invisible Stitch

• Herringbone Stitch

• Overcast Stitch

• Chain Stitch

• Chain Bar tack Stitch

• Diagonal Stitch

• Catch Stitch

• Buttonhole Stitch

• Cross Stitch

• Flat Bar tack Stitch

• Pad Stitch

• Baseball Stitch

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THE BASICS OF MACHINE SEWING

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• How to Insert the Machine Needle

• How to Thread a Sewing Machine with a Horizontal Spool Holder

• How to Use the Machine Needle Threader

• How to Wind Thread On to the Bobbin

• How to Wind Thread Using the Bobbin Hole

• How to Insert the Bobbin into the Machine

• How to Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case (Shuttle)

• How to Bring Out the Bobbin Thread

• How to change machine Stitches

• How to adjust machine Stitch Tension

• How to Reverse the Machine Stitch

• How to insert Machine Foot

• How to remove a machine foot

• How to convert a Machine to Free Arm

• How to Clean the Machine Feed Dogs

• How to Sew Your First Stitch

• How to care for the Sewing Machine

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THE BASICS OF IRONING

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• How to Steam Fabrics

• How to Iron Fabrics

• How to press Fabrics

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BUTTONS AND CLOSURE

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• Automatic Machine Buttonhole

• Creating Buttonhole with shank

• Hand Sewn Button

• Hook and Eye

• Machine Sewn Buttonhole

• Popper and Shank

• Sewing Button with Machine

 

FABRIC CUTTING TECHNIQUES

 

• Instructions on a Bodice Pattern

• How to Place Patterns on a Fabric

• How to Pin Patterns on a Fabric

• How to Cut Patterns on a Fabric

• How to Cut Fabrics with Rotary Cutter

• How to Cut Fabrics with Scissors

 

 

 

BASIC FABRIC DECORATION TECHNIQUES

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• Sequinning

• Continuous Beading

• Single Line Beading

• Single Sequin

• Single Sequin with Beads

 

 

FABRIC EDGE FINISHING

 

• Bias Binding Edge 

• Exposed Edge

• Hong Kong Edge

• Overcast Edge

• Overlock Edge

• Pinking Edge

• Straight Stitch Edge 

• Top Stitch Edge

• Zig Zag Edge

 

 

FABRIC MANIPULATION

 

• Gathering

• Shirring

• Tucks

• Box Pleat

• Knife Pleat 

• Inverted Pleat

 

 

HEMS

 

• Bound Hem

• Double Hem

• Faced Hem

• Ditch Stich Hem

• Fused Hem

• Herringbone Hem

• Slip Stitch Hem

• Mitered Corner Hem

• Rolled Hem

• Single Hem

 

MACHINE SEWING TECHNIQUES

 

• Clipping Curves

• Ditch Stitch

• Insert Corner

• Intersecting Seam

• Sewing and Clipping Curves

• Sewing and Clipping Inward Curves

• Sewing and Clipping Outward Curves

• Sewing Outward Square Corner

• Sewing a Reverse Stitch

 

SEAMS

 

• Bone Seam 

• Exposed Seam

• Flat Felt Seam

• French Seam

• Intersecting Seam

• Plain Seam

• Tape Seam

• Welt Seam

 

SEWING CURVES AND CORNERS

 

 

• Sewing a Round Curve Edge

• Sewing a Square Corner Edge

 

WORKING WITH BIAS FABRICS

 

• Creating Bias Strips

• Marking Bias Strips

• Joining Bias Strips

• How to Fold Bias Strips

• Folded Bias Strip

• Bias Binding Edge

• Bias Binding on a Straight Edge

• Bias Binding on a Curved Edge

• Bias Binding on a Square Edge

• Flat Piping

• Corded Piping

 

ZIPS

 

• How to Shorten Zips

• Center Zip

• Exposed Zip

• Fly Front Zip

• Lapped Zip

• Insert Zip

• Invisible Zip

 

POCKETS

 

• Patch Pocket

• Lined Pocket

• Welt Pocket

• Lined Pocket

• Round Corner Pocket

• Square Corner Pocket

 

PLACKETS

 

• Single Piece Placket

• Partial Placket

• Shirt Placket

• Blouse Placket

• Conceal Placket

• False Placket

• Mitered Placket

• Zipper Placket

• Faced Placket

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SEWING PROJECT

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• Drape Dress

• Jump Suit

• Shirt, Tail Waist Coat and Jeans

• Jacket and Pant

• Couture Dress

• Wedding Dress

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