In this video, vintage fashion enthusiast and seamstress Evelyn Wood, offers her hard-won wisdom to those entering the wondrous world of sewing machines and dressmaking for the first time.

Her pearls of wisdom include:

  • Change your sewing machine needles as they blunt
  • Don’t forget to clean your sewing machine regularly
  • Don’t be afraid of cutting (and potentially spoiling) fabrics
  • Sewing slowly is perfectly acceptable
  • All patterns have to be adjusted to fit a garment’s wearer

And many more… Enjoy!

View the original video here.

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