Is learning to sew with a sewing machine still on your to-do list? Haven’t you decided whether to buy one, or do you already have one at home sitting idle while you make up your mind? Well, that has to change right now.
Throughout my childhood and well into my teenage years, my mother always sewed all kinds of things by hand for my sister, herself, and me. Carnival costumes, matching outfits for special occasions, even my First Communion dress and her wedding dress… I remember her kneeling on the floor, drawing the patterns, and then sewing all night, exhausted…
Eventually she started working and no longer had time to sew. Just thinking about all the time and energy that task required of her, despite how much she enjoyed it, made her give up sewing altogether.
Now I think that if she had had a sewing machine, things would have been very different. Learning to sew with a sewing machine would have radically changed her relationship with sewing—and yours, too, of course. Want to know how? Here are the 5 advantages of learning to sew with a sewing machine that seemed most obvious to us, although there are certainly many more.
5 REASONS TO LEARN TO SEW WITH A SEWING MACHINE.
Let me say up front that at Lulú Ferris, we are completely obsessed with sewing machines and all the wonderful things that come from our little hands working with them. To see for yourself, all you have to do is check out our premium sewing tutorials or our YouTube channel.
And now, here are those 5 reasons to learn to sew with a sewing machine. You’ll see, this will convince you!
1. Your time is your life!
There’s no doubt that time is the greatest benefit you’ll experience sewing with a machine compared with sewing by hand. Time is everything, and the better you can use it, the more you can enjoy it and divide it among all the things that make you happy. As that great sage, José Luis Sampedro, said: “Time is not gold; gold is worth nothing. Time is life!”
2. You’ll sew more.
And of course, when you have more time to sew and spend less time making those beautiful projects we love, you’ll sew more. And as tends to happen with things that depend on practice, sewing more means sewing better and being able to create all those wonderful garments that you have in your head, waiting to come out and make the world more beautiful.
3. Make your own clothes.
And since you’ll have more time and skill for sewing, as well as more motivation because it has become an easier, less tiring task, you’ll go from making an occasional project or hemming a pair of pants to making your own clothes. And believe us, you’ll get hooked. We already gave you in another post 20 reasons to make your own clothes, and we stand by every one of them.
4. Take on much more elaborate projects.
And since there’s no stopping now and learning to sew with a machine has given you a whole bunch of superpowers (making lots of different stitches, working with very thick or very delicate materials, sewing at super speed, etc.), you’ll gradually feel ready to take on more difficult and more beautiful projects. From making a super-easy phone case to designing coachella shorts or a gorgeous batwing-style jacket, it’s just a few stitches of difference ;)
5. It’s very easy to learn now.
Yes, yes… we already know what you’re going to say… You don’t have time, you don’t know where to go, and the courses you’ve seen are too expensive. Don’t worry, because we’ve already thought of everything so that sewing-machine fever can take over the world with lots of personalized garments and accessories, made ethically and filled with that something that simply pours out of you.
That’s why we created in the Lulu Ferris a series of video sewing-machine beginner tutorials where you’ll learn everything you need to know about your machine and how to start using it. After that, all you have to do is keep practicing with the rest of the tutorials, and before you know it, you’ll be an expert.
Do you really need any more reasons to learn to sew with a sewing machine?