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Best resources for learning sewing?

wild-sparrow-37

The community around sewing has changed a lot in the last few years.

Curious how others approach sewing.

Not looking for the perfect answer, just what you'd do.

dusky-pine-58

Small correction, but the point stands.

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slow-birch-79

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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pale-clover-47

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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still-reed-3

The cheap option was fine for years.

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hollow-heron-71

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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sunlit-thistle-65

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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wry-thistle-941 more

Good question, following.

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woven-thistle-59

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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wild-hazel-46

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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hollow-thistle-5818 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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slow-willow-66

Small correction, but the point stands.

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bright-fern-26

hollow-thistle-58 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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silver-thistle-9712 more

hollow-thistle-58 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Second this.

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hollow-beech-436 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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gentle-alder-905 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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hollow-moth-97

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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slow-birch-79

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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gentle-yarrow-55

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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late-otter-5

gentle-alder-90 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Saving this for later.

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silver-otter-68

The official docs are better than they look.

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misty-wren-33

Saving this for later.

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bright-heron-32 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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amber-pine-431 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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tidal-birch-26

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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sunlit-wren-26

Same experience here.

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rustling-fern-992 more

hollow-thistle-58 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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copper-rowan-371 more

rustling-fern-99 wrote:

hollow-thistle-58 wrote:

Good question, following.

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silver-thistle-1

Same experience here.

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