There are many reasons why you want to make cloths. If you interested in fashion design have some garments in mind that you would like to make for yourself or simply need to make some alteration to the cloths you already know how to sew a garment.
first I want tell you about the basic which will help you in learning stitching.
1. learn the different tools which you’ll need:- For making cloths first you should know about the sewing machine. & its all and how to use it. In beginning you may be face any problem regarding parts of sewing machine. But after some or more practice you will comfortable sewing machine.
Now here are some points which will guide you.
- Chalk for making the fabric so you know where to sew & where to cut
- You’ll need a really nice, sharp pairs of seissor that you help for cutting cloths easily but be careful because the sessor will dull more quickly & can damage your fabric.
- Tape measuring especially a flexible tape measure you will use this to take measurements and make fit adjustments of you need them.
- Pins for holding the fabrics in position before you start sewing.
2. Acquire a sewing machine:-
There are basically too types of sewing machine.
a) Manual sewing machine
b) Electrical sewing machine
a) Manual sewing machine:-
Manual sewing machine is used by 60% population of Pakistan. It consume more time & energy but it this the chance of error is less as well as injures are also presented.
b) Electrical sewing machine:-
When you will got perfection in stitching so you can use electrical machine to save your time & energy because electrical sewing machines are much more powerful & much faster.
- The spool holder holds the spool of thread and controls the direction of the thread while it goes through the types of machine you have your spool holder might be horizontal or it might be vertical.
- Bobbin is basically a spindle that is wound with thread. You have to wind the bobbin with thread and fit it into the bobbin case which is present under the needle plate).
- The amount of tension needed to make sure the stitches come through properly.
- The take up lever to control the thread tension. If the thread tension isn’t at it proper level the thread will knot up jamming sewing machine.
4. Start simple:- When you were just begining with making cloths should start with aimple desine like skirts simple kurti, tousers because these are easier to make. When you were first starting please try to a wide making cloths with buttons or zippers. Do aprona or pajamas with elastic bands. Once you have gotten the hange of your tools and your sewing machine then you can start adrancing.
5. Take the appropriate measurments exceded to make pattern:- if you making cloths you should to take measurments because measurment is the most important if we take correct measurement the cloths will fit when we finish that's why.
For example:-
For Measurement of Trousers:-we have to measure waist, hip, crotch depth & full leg length from waist to floor for the measureing trousers.
For Measurement of skirts:- In simple way, we need to measure waist, hip & the length of skirt is depened on what type of skirt you want to make.
For Measurement of shirts:- we have to measure the neck, chest, shoulder, width, armlength, shirt length.
