Sewing Your First Stitches

In this lesson, I’ll guide you through making your very first stitches on the sewing machine.

This is about getting familiar with how your machine behaves, how the fabric moves under the presser foot, and how stitches form as you sew. We’ll take this slowly and deliberately, using fabric scraps so there’s no pressure and nothing at stake except learning what things feel and sound like.

As you work through this lesson, you’ll move from hesitation to familiarity. You’ll learn how to start and stop stitching calmly, how to hold your threads for a clean beginning, and how to look at your stitches to check that everything is working as it should.

By the end, the machine will feel less intimidating and more predictable — and you’ll have taken a very important step toward sewing with control, confidence, and ease.