2007-01-13 01:41:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Learning to use the machine is not sewing. It takes maybe an hour to learn to use the machine, maybe even less. But sewing is mostly not a question of the machine, it is a question of knowing how fabrics are constructed and put together, and in the case of garment sewing, how the three-dimensional human form can be covered with a two-dimensional fabric. When I went to make my first pair of pants, it took all night (literally!) because I didn't know how to cut, fit, alter, attach, etc. Now, when I want to make a pair of pants from that pattern, it takes about 1 hour.
2007-01-13 04:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by Lifeboat H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have a good sewing machine that doesn't give you problems and someone who knows how to sew teaches you, it should take a couple of hours to learn how to use the sewing machine. On the other hand, if you want to learn how to use all the details on the machine (instead of just simple stiching) it might take a day or more. but overall, sewing machines are fairly easy to use; they just might look a little complicated initially.
2007-01-13 01:49:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your fine motor skills. I suggest you check out your local large book seller or thrift store and find a book with simple instructions.
I pretty much mastered all types of sewing in 1 year, and I do mean mastered. But I have lots of art experience, excellent fine motor skills and obsessive / compulsive tendencies.
As for stitching a basic line, with some instruction, you should have it down by the end of your first lesson but it will take a couple weeks to get comfortable with it.
2007-01-13 08:18:57 · answer #3 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took me an hour just to find the bobbin that is in the little hole under the needle.
And, on the advanced end, it took a couple of weeks for my grandmother to make me a stuffed Panda, working part time. And that was after a life time of sewing clothes from vogue patterns.
2007-01-13 01:47:05 · answer #4 · answered by J D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depense on alot of things. How quick of a learner you are? Do you have someone teaching or showing you? Other things you have done or that you do may have some similarities to skills needed for sewing, and those can make a big difference.
2007-01-13 01:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can learn in a half hour to run the machine. You will gain experience and skill once you learn to use the machine.
2007-01-13 01:45:01 · answer #6 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't take long at all. Knowing how to wind your bobbin and thread the machine is really all you need to have someone show you. Then get scraps and start experimenting.
2007-01-13 08:04:50 · answer #7 · answered by Kristi B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how detailed you are getting. If I were you, I would start with a straight stich, and make something that doesn't have curves in the cuts or darts. Try making a pillow case first. Once you are comfortable with the machine, introduce yourself to another stich, or something a bit more difficult. It can be alot of fun.
2007-01-13 01:45:03 · answer #8 · answered by MommaSchmitt 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not long. The machine is the easy part.
2007-01-13 02:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by ygstar61 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 minutes for the basics and a lifetime of learning for everything else.
Like any tool, get a book, practice with scraps and plan out what you'll use it for.
2007-01-13 01:44:29 · answer #10 · answered by Jason W-S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋