A Beginner's Guide to Learning to Sew for Cosplay

Sewing machine repair shops typically know local sewing groups. Plus they can clean and service a second-hand machine that you picked up from the thrift store. Also local libraries will have connections to at least one sewing group that are open to beginners.

Using old bed sheets is actually pretty smart, never thought of that 🤔

i am an 13 years old girl whoes only expirence in sewing is school and i wanna sew an cosplay (its klee summer skin genshin impact 3.8) im gonna suffer but the design is soo pretty and i really wanna make it . i have already sketched some of the design. oh and thanks for the tips :D

You did such a wonderful job of making this beginner friendly in the sense that you broke down the simplest aspects without making it seem like I’m stupid for not knowing😂❤ I appreciate this video so much!

love that you tell the truth in a simple easy to understand manner. there is no magic pill, you must learn by doing, keep up the good work

I know it's been a long time since this was posted, but I have my grandmother's sewing machine and I don't think it's been used in more than a decade. How would I go about troubleshooting it and determining if it needs repair or just lubrication?

Who is here because of my dress up darling 👇

really luv the tree planting proverb and "future me" learning idea

My gram thought me how to sew when I was 5. I have used patterns. I made a lot of american doll clothes and flower pillows. I also have made a shirt and a quilt. (This is all from the top of my head) I have made my own pattern to making fingerless gloves. I have a tackle box sewing kit. I have not sewn with a pattern since high school. I have wanted to get into cosplay. Making a fingerless glove would for sure look better if I use my gram (grandma)'s sewing room.

Great video! I've been learning to sew for a year now with the intention of cosplay... eventually 😅

From experience I would highly recommend not using sheets bought at a thrift/op shop. The fabric is generally not straight and the results for me varied.

As you recommended just buying a cheap test fabric is really the best option. I found calico worked very well as it held it's a bit firmer and holds its shape well.

Just my 2 cents! Cheers

This is helping so much thank you😭🫶🏻

I feel like I just watched a college level presentation lol this was very neat

I do wanna learn just for cosplay I love anime and I wanna cosplay Erza Scarlet one day and that’s my goal lol 😂

This was so informative. Thank you for sharing what cheap alternative fabric to get in order to not waste the pricey one! Thank you so much!

i always loose my needles =]

Thank you. This was very helpful.

I'm so glad this is the first video I watched to start getting into sewing! I was really nervous going into this but you went through everything so calmy and made sure to emphazie it's okay to make mistakes.

Pov:you're trying to make a kokomi cosplay and you're watching this video(her clothes are even so hard to draw for my layout💀)

Oh no I’m a broke teenager who has parents that don’t understand cosplay….

Ur the most encouraging utuber I have ever seen......you actually say the truth with alot of encouraging so that nobody is hurt or get discouraged.....I hope u keep posting videos like this.....I'm your new subscriber 🥰😇😁😁

My mom and grandma both sewed and I always had an interest in it but never pursued it because I never saw the need for it. But now, I've been cosplaying for a while and I don't want to wear any more Amazon costumes. I want to make my own that fits my body perfectly and that I can be proud of wearing. I know I will probably fail 100 times before I feel good enough to wear anything out, but I know in the end I'll be able to create something beautiful.

What if you're deathly afraid of sewing machines

Johnny depp spotted

Sending this to my friends for this halloween!

the mindset of "the only way future you will know a skill is if you take the time to learn it" is honestly the most encouraging and liberating thing for any craft. there are so many projects I want to make but I'm intimidated by one or two parts of it, but then I'm like "well you want to be able to make clothing with invisible zippers (or whatever) at some point, might as well start now."

I love this video it's going to be my first time sewing thank you for these tips and for the things I need some of this I did not know anyway have a good day/night. :D

Everyone who has experience in sewing that I know personally are either dead, or dementia patients. 😭😭

My dress up darling has convinced me I need to know, I swear I will find a girl to sew for

My family is so big but literally all my mom side of the family worked atleast 6years at a sewing fabric job

Ah yes, be my sewing mommy, sorry mommy, sorry mommy, sorry mommy

I know this is 2 years old but I hope you see this, I'm out of a job and broke so I can't afford a sewing machine that's new or for that matter older, however! I do still have my moms old one, its a Brother LS1520, do you by chance know if its any good for cosplay at all? I can't seem to find hardly any information on it probably due to how old it is.

It is sad that the US now focuses on testing kids and home economics courses are now gone to the wayside. I had to take sewing, wood crafting, cooking and art in middle school. I am more of a cross stitcher and Native American beader. However your comment of using your seam ripper just had me going “Ribbit, ribbit ribbit” which we in cross stitching call frogging. Do seamstress use the same term?

I'm borrowing my grandma's seeing machine soon

I've been teaching myself how to sew and I had pins but my brother shoved all them in the floor

Should add that pins while reusable dull and when they do can damage fine fabrics. When puns dull they are cheap to replace.

If you can’t see ye,t and have someone else sew for you there are three manic spells you should use on your seamstress.
The “thank you” spell
The “I love it” spell
And the “Aunt —— your the best” spell
My wife is vulnerable to all three spells from our nieces

I learnt to sew when I was around 7 but only ever pillows and things so I don’t really know how to sew clothes and things yet😅
I want to start getting into cosplay soon so I’ve been going around and researching things

"Allow me to temporarily be your sewing mom" MY HEART- 😭

i originally started sewing through fursuit makeing but I decided that I hate sewing faux fur so I gave that up and started making other things

I was taught how to sew(With a sewing machine I still own and is still in almost good as new condition) around 7 years ago, and I haven’t touched the machine since, so as you can see, I clearly need a huge refresher-

oh, well, I have the mom th at knows how to see like that but, she just doesn't wanna spend time teaching me.

I wanna get into design and cosplay and I've asked my mom who's a trained seamstess and I'm so glad I have her to look over what I'm doing

I honestly first heard "pick up some muslim"

Thank you!

I have a question. What if you want to sew something but all you have is a drawing of it that you didn’t even make? How exactly do I make that outfit?

I’m doing this for my business! I’m making cosplay clothes ❤️

Why am I watching this I am a 3 year fashion student I already know how to sew XD

I studied fashion design and am still terrible at sewing. Sometimes it's a blow to my self esteem (you'd think four years would make you good right?) but as I relearn techniques I remember that future me will be so happy I took the time. Thank you so much for this video, I don't know why I clicked on it given that I own all the tools you mentioned and much more... but I think I needed the reassurance. Love your videos!

Sewing is one of these skills that require training to acquire proficiency. There isn't a shortcut, Magic Tome of Sewing or anything. It's a skill that requires practice.

Things in my sewing box that are optional, but extremely useful: scissors sharpener (I got it at a Japanese store, I think Daiso has them) to make sure your scissors will always cut, and a strong magnet.

The magnet keeps my pins from scattering everywhere, and it makes it easier for me to locate dropped pins if I just attach the magnet to the tip of my longest pair of scissors (it's about as long as my forearm) and just hover it around the floor. Magnetized pins also cluster together.

I misread the title: A beginners guide to learning to science: clicked the video, then it had me in stitches.

I love the Simplicity patterns!