Gertie's Top 10 Sewing Tips for Beginners and Self-Taught Sewists

Sewing Tips
Sewing Tips
3 Video Views·Oct 4, 2026

All the things I wish I'd known when I started to sew!

00:00 Introduction
00:37 Pull The Thread Down Through the Needle
01:09 Pay Attention to the Take-Up Lever
02:29 Start with Your Threads to the Back
02:50 Start and Finish Your Seams the Right Way
03:55 End with The Take-Up Lever at the Top
04:14 Only Turn the Hand Wheel Toward You
04:38 Trim Your Threads After Each Seam
05:53 Change Your Needle!
06:41 Find a Good Basic Machine