🧵 Welcome + Sewing Foundations We're starting TODAY and I am so excited for you! 🎉 Over the next 10 days, you're going to sew your very first pair of shorts from scratch. Yes, really! Here's how it works: every other day I'll drop a new post guiding you through a lesson in the classroom. You practice in between and share your progress. Simple as that. Today we're starting with your sewing foundations. If you just shouted "BORING!" I want to be straight with you: Most sewing mess ups happen because you either don't *know* what the mistake is you've made or you don't *understand a basic sewing skill* so you skip it or do it poorly. 🚨 THERE ARE VERY FEW SEWING SKILLS YOU REALLY NEED TO GET STARTED🚨 This weekend, your task is to practice the *absolute essentials* so you're not making unnecessary mistakes when you start sewing. Here's what to do: - Get some scrap fabric. Sacrifice an old pillowcase if you must 😉 - Cut it into strips of about 5x10cm (2 x 4") - Use it to practice the skills and the stitches you'll actually use the most when sewing your own clothes You're going to work on: ✅ Straight, Zig zag and topstitching ✅ Sewing Straight ✅ Sewing around a curve ✅ Basting Stitch ✅ Stay Stitching ✅ Backstitch ✅ Understitching

Can you learn to sew in 3 days? 👀 YES! HOW?! I've taught 100s of sewing lessons...and you really just need 3 simple steps to sew your first project 😎 I've even used this method to teach my 7-year-old to sew her first project 🔥 So...If that sewing machine hiding in the box looks intimidating… And you don't even know WHAT to search for on YouTube to get started 🥴 you've found the right community 🙌 🌱Here's what to do next: 1. Say hi in the comments, tell us where you're from and 2. IMPORTANT: Respond to 2-3 comments. It's a community after all 👌 3. Head over to the classroom and start the Free 3-day sewing course 🙌 4. Actually make something and finally start sewing! Have fun - and show off your project once you're done! x Christine 🧵🪡👗👖🩳👝 P.S. Are you new to sewing or cheering us on? 💃