Is sewing clothes with hardly any prior experience a bad idea?
You already have experience in applying thread to fabric. A few lessons and you are going find this is the most rewarding hobby/craft there is. No one is going to have any garments or home dec like yours …. and they will be so green-eyed envious! This is on my list of favorite sites and is absolutely the best site I have ever used and I have been sewing for a long time. Hands down, the coolest for a beginner! http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm Click on My Account and fill out the membership and then sign up for sewing 101 – no fees or membership expense. Free patterns selected to help you learn to sew. No need to shop for patterns, just fabric and notions and they give that information too. The next best thing to a personal shopper! This is a great book for learning different techniques, like pin tucking and much more –
