Comment on Discussion Thread 🍮 Sunday 23 November 2025
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Worked with someone new yesterday who was telling me that she bought a sewing machine to hem her pants. As a fellow short person, it’s finally time to learn to sew. The relative who does it for me won’t be around anymore one day.
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I’m self taught. I can’t tell you the names of the stitches I do. I just try until it works. I’ve also never used a sewing machine lol
There are heaps of resources to learn from, heaps of yt tutorials and websites, the other place has plenty of communities ready to help as well. It’s a great skill to have! I’d much rather repair the clothes I love and repurpose others as fabric, than to buy new. If I buy clothes, it’s from Brunswick Savers or an Op Shop (NOT salvos tho!!).
I did a blanket stitch (instructables.com/Sewing-Blanket-Stitch-Coasters/) which is super easy, to hem my jorts. And then I did a another stitch above it, that I have found out is very similar to the backstitch in embroidery (again also so so easy), but involve looping like the blanket stitch.
When I’m not drunk and tired, I will upload a smol video to show you, because these stitches are very strong and very easy and it will help with repairs and to get you started :3
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Thank you! Go sleep hehe :)
I want to learn how to hand sew but relative has a machine at our house and I will not touch it because don’t want to break something accidentally. I am known in the family for breaking everything I touch!