Thank you for your program! You are such a lovely hostess! I learned to sew when I was 12 from my mother who used to work in a clothing factory, so learned some shortcuts from her. In school I took sewing classes and learned more about pattern making, alterations and fabrics. Between the two methods I truly learned a lot. I've chose to keep some of both methods and when I was a young stay at home mom I took great pride in making all my children's clothes and my own dresses. I also sewed formals for proms and earned extra money by sewing. I'm 76 and people still come to me to sew things. I have been encouraging them to let me teach them because I want them to also pass it on. Peace and blessings to all!

I’m very much self taught ( the school of trial 😬and error ☹️ ) It never occurred to me to go to classes - now listening to you I feel encouraged to seek out a class 😊

I love your videos. I have been sewing for approximately 60 years. We never stop learning and improving. You are an inspiration, thank you

I had sewing, cooking, meal planning and grocery shopping in home Mack. I have used these tools my entire life and I’m so grateful I had this training. We are really letting our children down that they no longer have this in our school systems.

"Divide it into smaller pieces" Heh, just last night I was confused by the directions for a sewing pattern, and lo and behold my Vogue Sewing Book had a whole article on various methods for sewing hems for jackets and coats. :D

Hunny, i know that is right. i first learned sewing in high school (i'm 63 years old) and i swear, i don't remember the name of my teacher, i knew we learned on a Singer (don't remember the model) and i learned a little bit about it (i made a skirt, and a bag, i think i put in a zipper on the side of the skirt) but all that went out of the window and i wished i did better in learning it, but deep down i knew i wanted to get back into sewing one day. fast forward to now, i am a creative designer of canvas tote bags and acessories (CHASSIEDOT CREATIONS) where i have now incorporated designing and sewing pouches on to the tote bags. i started doing this back in January of this year (my boyfriend brought me a sewing machine for Christmas) it was always a dream for me to get back into sewing and i just love it. it's a wonderful learning experience journey for me and i want to take my sewing to a higher level.

I invested in the rise up large table from IKEA, which I am using for cutting. It's not as large as you mentioned those at sewing school, but my back doesn't suffer 👍😊

Hello Julija I recently tripped onto a video of yours and was extremely interested; so I decided to surf through ALL your videos. Thank you for very informative content that I'm "gobbling" up. Yes I do go to a private school with 5 of us in a class. I've been here for 8 years and some even longer than I! It's now become a social Wednesday morning. Yes we work at our sewing but also catch up with each one's news. Love it!😊. None of us sew for, or as, a business. Our aim is to produce our best for ourselves. I'm very fortunate in having a dedicated Sewing Room measuring 3.5x3m and until last year I was using my mother's 50- year old Elna machine. Also last year I thought it was time for me to be treated to a JUKI DX7 domestic machine with all the bells and whistles. Was I elated! As a retired couple, my husband and I travel a fair bit. We're currently in Malaysia, minus my machine which I miss very much: sewing MUST be in my blood! Well Julija, thank you for being there. Thank you for all your advice and encouragement which has been a God-send on some days. I look forward to tuning into your videos more regularly. Be blessed.

I would love to see some more hands-on instruction from you, because you’re such a good talker. 😊

At 66, I'm fortunate to have taken Home Economics in junior high school and sewing was a big part of the class. There was nothing advanced, and I don't do advanced anyway...just casual...but I learned a lot of the basics that still informs me many years later. For those just beginning to sew, you can often find, for just a few dollars at thrift stores... older "how to sew" books. The ones by Singer are very good. Sometimes you can find a certain topic, like sewing tailored clothing (jackets and such) or putting in zippers and buttonholes, etc. I like these books because they have excellent photos or drawings and you can go over and over the instructions as much as you need.

now you are SO RIGHT about a cutting table. i live in a two bedroom apartment and i use my second bedroom as a sewing room/den/office. i would LOVE to get me a nice large wood table top to put on top of my little roll a way computer table that i also use as an ironing table/cutting table. it's too small for large cutting fabric. i have to adjust the fabric to cut the long length i want. it's a pain to constantly do this. i need a good sturdy, not too heavy table top i can move around and take off when i am finished using it.

that is right! there are a LOT of great sewing tutorials on line here on KZfaq! i learned how to create an infinity scarf, a doggie bandanna, a fur vest, and create a tote bag, and to make a shirred sun dress. so much fun to learn and make! and once you learn, the possibilites are endless!!

I wish I had seen this video sooner in my sewing journey. Thank you!

Love your channel. Found you on TikTok. Thanks for sharing ❤❤

I am using your videos as my sewing school as I cannot afford to go to school.

your videos are very informative! thank you so much for the knowledge

I wanted so bad to go to sewing course this year, it takes 1.5 years here, but unfortunately there wasn't enough people to have a group. I've learnt sewing from my Grandma, she taught me when I was little, then when I was 26 I started handsewing garments. And while I think I'm achieving quite good results with handsewing, I still have issues with machine made clothes, however my machine broke like crazy, everytime I wanted to sew I had to spend at least half an hour fixing stuff. I bought new one and I hope everything will go smoothly. Julija, I watched your video on exercises for beginners, could you make some more of them? It was really useful. Especially something about sewing curves.

When you said "there is no magic sewing tool that will make your sewing better," my thought was "well, there is, it's an iron." 😅 (Because I do know of at least one young sewing person online attempting wonderful detailed garments and drafting her own vintage-inspired visions that still somehow always look terrible... because it seems she never ever presses her seams as she goes. And whenever I come across her I'm thinking "Is this a personal choice? Surely you can't be at this level of sewing knowledge without ever having come across someone stressing the advice to press seams?")

In the USA -- depending on your state -- you can find sewing classes (and classes in pattern making, design, and fashion illustration ) at community college. Community college costs a fraction of classes at university and "fashion school" and many of the instructors are as good or better than those at more expensive venues. I agree with Julija - a good teacher plus dedicated effort is key. 🪡♥

Way back when I started there were some tv shows about sewing with great teachers. I also was able to take a few weekend classes at our local college. Learning about fitting and specialty fabrics was much easier with a teacher. It's so much easier now to look up things with the internet. My two favourite sewing shows are even on KZfaq! Sewing With Nancy and The Sewing Connection with Shirley Adams. They are well worth the watch. Sewing school sounds very well worth it. Learning with someone that has years of experience is always good. I'm going to join you dreaming for one of the cutting tables you described. If course first I need room for a dream cutting table!

Thank you Julia. It waa so nice to hear your story. You had a great teacher and we appreciate your sharing with us. My mom said pressing is very important. I tried on a garment she was making for me. I thought it was awful. She said honey it isn't pressed yet. When it waa pressed and finished it was perfect.

You may not have the space for a dedicated sewing table, but if you could physically fit one into your sewing room (or any other room), then why not look at getting a board made that you can sit on top of a table or on top of 2 lots of drawers, to use as a cutting table. It could just lean up against a wall when not being used.

Juljia. If you have a table that is a good surface size but not high enough sometimes you can cut PVC ( plastic ) pipe into sections to raise the table to a good working height. When you finish with your work you just lift under each leg to remove the pieces of pipe.

You definitely gave a good list of things that help improve sewing. I did go to fashion school, and I did learn many useful things that made me better at sewing. Every class made me better in some way. I general, having a better understanding of fibers and fabrics, of garment construction really helped. Also, a few specific things stood out to help in making better garments: how to correctly press seams; testing seams and techniques in the specific fabric you are going to sew before you do it on the final garment; how to assess my own work and identify solutions for the problems; how to adjust my sewing machine, etc.

I use a dining table for cutting etc. I put 'elephant feet' on it which raises it up high. Brilliant!!

Thanks for sharing! The most important lesson is that you need to sew in order to get better. The sewing classes, the videos and good sewing books will enrich your knowledge and help you understand better the steps, methods, and techniques to construct a garment, all of which is useless if you do not implement what you have learned. I do agree that a bigger cutting table is a need and a challenge for small sewing spaces. Someone in the comments recommended using pvc to elevate your cutting table. Someone else in a different video suggested that on Amazon you can find extensions for the table legs too. Singer has a cardboard cutting mat, that is very useful if you cut on your bed, so you do not damage your bedding, and your bed is not too low. Lastly, I too enjoy watching videos from masters who display a prominent level of professional knowledge and skills accumulated over the so many years of sewing.

Thank you for your information. Now I need a big cutting table.

Excellent ‘pieces’ of advice👏👏👏. I had a privilege to learn from a teacher who opened a sewing school. This teacher became a great friend as well🥰🧵🪡 I agree to observation and learning is life long. Another choice is becoming a member of a chapter of the American Sewing Guild. I have enjoyed listening to your journey of your school learning days. Brings back very fond memories for me😎

Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊

Unfortunately there are no sewing schools around here. Also I haven't got as much time,as you had. I'll just have to plod on!😂😂

Wow. It's hard to believe you've only been sewing seven years. I was sure, you were 15-20 years vested, but then again, you don't look old enough for that 😁. I am dreaming to have skills half as good as the results you present. This video has given me Hope. Thanks 🤗

I have been sewing for a long time and I understand the back problem. I resolved this issue by making large cuts on individual pieces, and then later I used my ironing board to make the precise cuts.

I did a whole house declutter and also minimized all my sewing tools. You're right it only requires minimal tools. I also cut on my dining table, but it folds out to 8 ft x 5 ft although I only use it folded out for cutting fabric. Otherwise we leave it at the 6 ft x 5 ft size. If you can have a dining table that folds in and out if you have room, it's larger when you need it, but I agree it's not great for the back! I'm always sore after cutting fabric. 😢 I love your videos! So helpful.

I use a Dritz Kraft board 39 x 72 inches for cutting out clothes patterns on top of a table or bed. This saves your back. You cannot use a rotary blade on this as it’s made of cardboard. But, it beats the floor any day.

I would love to see a video on sewing machine feet. I bought a box that has about 20 feet and I only understand a few of them. I cant find a video that will explain them. Thank you! Love all that you do!

I wish ..i learn sewing with professional sewing teachers I love sewing. ..

Very useful advice. Thank you😊

Thank you for sharing.

Love you machine thanks for knowledge and info

Mind blown!!! never occurred to me that there are sewing schools. I would love to learn more. I live in the south. Does anyone know of one that I can attend?

Very good advice

Thanks for your advices I wonder who just now you didn't have a cutting table!!!! Masha Allah you work in sewing field since 20 years i think Right?

I would add one more tool. A seam ripper.

Very helpful 👌 thank you for sharing 😊

My husband who is retired now worked for a shipyard. He worked in place where they sewed giant tents & other things. You talk about some humongous cutting tables. I often wished I could take my patterns & fabric to them & cut things out. However it was U.S Government with lots of security so definitely a no no.

Hey, Julija, learning a lot from you....can you please share a pattern for you beautiful blue shirt that I've fallen in love with

❤🎉 If you don't mind me asking, which sewing school did you attend?

Do you think a masters in “sewing” will be worth it? That is the closest thing to a school I have around me.

What sewing school did you go to?

Fabulous advice, not just for sewing school but for life in general. Thank you!