My first experience with a sewing machine.

in NeedleWorkMonday3 months ago

Hello Needle Work Community members. The tailors, seamstresses, knitters, crotcheters and whoever is in this community that didn't fall into the categories I mentioned above, I greet you all. I have come to narrate my first experience with a sewing machine.
This afternoon, I was scroling aimlessly through tiktok and I came across a video of a lady teaching how to handle a manual sewing machine. I actually scrolled past the video and when I got tired of tiktok, I didn't have anything to do with my time anymore. I decided to go and cook something to eat. Idleness makes me eat a lot actually (hehe😂). On my way to the kitchen, I saw this manual sewing machine that has been in the house for over two year. Actually, it was gift to my mom. She doesn't know how to use it too but the machine had been set up for a while. Thanks to my cousin who has an idea of sewing. So whenever she comes, she uses it.

So, I thought to myself, why don't Ilearn how to use the machine? Even if I don't know how to cut clothes and sew from scratch, I should be able to do things such as slimfitting dresses, adjusting the waist of trousers and the likes. Instead of always having to resort to professional tailors and they end up charging me without even fitting the cloth to my satisfaction, I made a resolve to learn sewing. And I assure you, I forgot about my quest for food.

Hola miembros de la comunidad de Needle Work. Los tailores, costureras, tejer, crotcheters y quien esté en esta comunidad que no cayó en las categorías que mencioné anteriormente, los saludo a todos. He llegado a narrar mi primera experiencia con una máquina de coser.
Esta tarde, estaba desplazándome sin rumbo fijo a través de tiktok y me encontré con un video de una dama enseñando a manejar una máquina de coser manual. De hecho, pasé el video y cuando me cansé de tiktok, 1 ya no tenía nada que ver con mi tiempo. Decidí ir a cocinar algo para comer. La inactividad me hace comer mucho en realidad (😂). De camino a la cocina, vi esta máquina de coser manual que lleva más de dos años en la casa. En realidad, fue un regalo para mi mamá. Ella no sabe cómo usarlo también, pero la máquina había sido configurada por un tiempo. Gracias a mi prima que tiene una idea de coser. Así que cada vez que viene, lo usa.
Entonces, pensé para mí mismo, ¿por qué no aprendo a usar la máquina? Incluso si no sé cómo cortar la ropa y coser de cero, 1 debería ser capaz de hacer cosas como vestidos endebles, ajustando la cintura de los pantalones y los gustos. En lugar de tener que recurrir siempre a tailores profesionales y terminan cobrándome sin siquiera encajar la tela a mi satisfacción, hice la determinación de aprender a coser. Y te aseguro que me olvidé de mi búsqueda de comida.

I've heard countless testimonies of people who have learnt skills on youtube and mastered arts from from youtube videos, I opened the app and searched "how to use a manual sewing machine". I came across various videos and selected one and started following the steps.

First, I got a black and white thread.

I put my white thread on the spool pin, passed it through the thread guide and through the tension regulator. Then, I passed it through the thread pickup and through the needle from left to right.

Then, I opened the bobbing case, reeled the black thread through the reeler, fit it into the shuttle and inserted it back into the bobbing case.


He escuchado innumerables testimonios de personas que han aprendido habilidades en youtube y dominado artes de youtube video0s, abrí la aplicación y busqué "cómo usar una máquina de coser manual". Me encontré con varios videos y seleccioné uno y comencé a seguir los pasos.
Primero, tengo un hilo blanco y negro.
Puse mi hilo en el alfiler spool, lo pasé a través de la guía de hilo y a través del regulador de la tensión. Luego, lo pasé a través de la camioneta de hilo y a través de la aguja de izquierda a derecha.
Luego, abrí el estuche de balanceo, realicé el hilo negro a través del carrete, lo encajo en el transbordador y lo inserté de nuevo en el estuche de balanceo.

After that, I rolled the balance wheel forward so it drags out the thread from underneath and it formed a loop.

I was really happy because yes i was already getting everything just the way it was done in the tutorial. I felt like a pro.

I then, cut a little material out of this piece of cloth we had lying around. Since I was just practicing, it wouldn't be wise to use a useful material.

I folded the material into two places and placed it under the presser foot then I lowered my presser bar lifter.

I continued to pedal the wheel forward. I was even very careful and did not use my leg to pedal just so I didn't do it wrongly but it refused to stitch.

It kept on getting stuck and tangling both threads. I tried it twice but it kept on doing the same thing. l even went as far as watching other videos in case someone had experienced the same issue but didn't get anything.

I was a bit frustrated as I really wanted to learn sewing. But I haven't lost interest. I am still
determined.

Después de eso, rodé la rueda de equilibrio hacia adelante para que arrastra el hilo desde abajo y formó un bucle.
Estaba muy feliz porque sí, ya estaba recibiendo todo tal como se hizo en el tutorial. Me sentí como un profesional.
Luego, corté un poco de material de este trozo de tela que teníamos acostado. Como solo estaba practicando, no sería prudente usar un material útil.

Doblé el material en dos lugares y lo coloqué debajo del pie del presser y luego bajé el lifter de mi barra de presser.
Seguí pegando la rueda hacia adelante. Incluso tuve mucho cuidado y no usé mi pierna para pedalear, así que no lo hice mal, pero todavía se negó a coser.
Siguió atascado y enredando ambos hilos. Lo probé dos veces, pero siguió haciendo lo mismo. Incluso fui tan lejos como ver otros videos en caso de que alguien hubiera experimentado el mismo problema, pero no obtuve nada.



Estaba un poco frustrado porque realmente quería aprender a coser. Pero no he perdido el interés. Todavía estoy
determinado.

So please, designers in the house, if you know what's causing this or why my material is getting stuck, please tell me in the comments.

Thank you very much. Have a good day.

All images were taken by me using my Infinix hot 12i phone during the process of sewing.

Así que por favor, diseñadores en la casa, si sabes lo que está causando esto o por qué mi material se está atascando, por favor dímelo en los comentarios.
Muchas gracias. Que tengas un buen día.
Todas las imágenes fueron tomadas por mí usando mi teléfono Infinix hot 12i durante el proceso de costura.u

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it seems like you are a person who is very expert in sewing

If you mean an expert in tacking fabric by hand, I'm an expert in that. Lol. This was actually my first time handling a sewing machine. Thank you for the curation

 3 months ago  

Well this is often common for beginners. Your bobbing and the case may not be of matching size and the thread may not have been properly fixed. keep trying.

Ohh. It could be an issue from the bobbing?
Thank you very much. I'll definitely keep on trying.

You did great dear, sometimes the sewing machine might fail our expectations because some of those who know how to sew don't know how to service their sewing mechiñe, you did great work because when once a sewing machine works very well you can see well too, learning from YouTube really helps a lot of people, I can testify that it makes me who I am today, I learned how to cut and sew from YouTube most time I face some difficulties and challenges, you did nice, keep learning more.

Another testimony on how YouTube came around for you. Thank you very much for reading through. Your comment really encouraged me. Thank you so much💙 I'll still continue to try

You really did great my dear, I'm glad you were be able to fixed it out, keep moving dear.

Thank you so so much💙

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Thank you very much. I'm happy to be here.
About sharing the steps of my work, I'm just learning the basics on how to pedal and I tried to share the steps the way I understood them. I'll be sure to do better next time.

Well done. !BBH

@oluchi31! @fiberfrau likes your content! so I just sent 1 BBH to your account on behalf of @fiberfrau. (4/20)

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