learning to sew

sadya · Jul 24th, 2003, 01:34 PM

I'm going to learn to sew clothes for the first time. I'm so hopeless, I'm even happy if I manage to get a thread through the eye of a needle!

What's easier to start with? Shalwaar-kameez or should I take western clothing course? My Aunty says it's two very different ways of sewing and it would mix me up to learn western style of sewing first. She thinks for now I should begin with shalwaar-kameez.

batameez · Jul 24th, 2003, 07:42 PM

go for shalwaar kameez .... i think it will be easier .. :-)

sadya · Jul 25th, 2003, 03:45 AM

Thanks. Then I'll go for that first. After I wear protecters against needles on my fingers, lol.

mehroo · Jul 25th, 2003, 03:48 AM

Good luck yaar

i also wanna learn to sew but i am too lazy

Shahreen · Jul 25th, 2003, 10:07 AM

I would love to learn how to sew too but find it hard to find the time to learn. Oh and I need to buy a sewing machine first.

sadya · Jul 25th, 2003, 10:37 AM

Yeah, I was lazy too, my Mom would always tell me I should learn it, but I wouldn't listen. Then later I couldn't find the time. Why are Moms always right? lol

samina mm · Jul 25th, 2003, 03:55 PM

I began learning to sew also (but I am no expert I have only sewed one outift) the shalwar is much easier than the kameez. I think you'll have a easier time learning Pakistani outfits first and its more beneficial if your living abroad.

Munni · Jul 25th, 2003, 08:54 PM

I learned to sew with amriki clothes, I still have yet to sew some pakistani clothes. Dunno when that will happen. I basically learned to sew then barely ever did it again.

I think you should learn to sew first whatever style you wear most often, or will be sewing most often.

sadya · Jul 26th, 2003, 04:36 AM

THat would be shalwaar-kameez then. I started yesterday. We cut the shalwaar. So far, it was easy. But then, to stick all the parts together. That was tough! It's practice, practice, practice.

little human · Jul 28th, 2003, 08:23 AM

^ teach me too

sadya · Jul 28th, 2003, 08:35 AM

Believe me, if I would teach you, you would have everything backwards and inside out..

*kashish* · Jul 31st, 2003, 11:37 AM

I learned to sew few years ago on my ammys insistance and while learning I stitched all sort of traditional clothes from shalwar qameez to sharara etc but later on i found it so boring ,i could not carry it on further. Darzi zindabad :-)

gooni_2000 · Aug 3rd, 2003, 07:08 AM

they all say it is easier to stich a shalwar than teh kameez... but interestingly , i know how to stitch a qameez ... and not a shalwar. because I learned teh former from my bhabhi who proved to be an incredibly good teacher... and teh other from ammi jan who always thinks that teh pupil knows half the things already.

But a tip is to learn on a doll's clothes. I didn't though but my sister did.

Xara · Aug 3rd, 2003, 11:19 AM

im taking an asian dressmaking course next year, if i like it im going for a diploma in fashion alongside my chem degree

but hey goodluk

dont worry it takes time but with practice ull be the best