Sewing is a bedrock skill for costuming but if you are just beginning, it can also be a very confusing place to start – what machine should you buy? What tools do you need? Fortunately, the landscape is now rich with resources and here are a few channels that I recommend to help you get underway:
Wide range of videos for very beginners to more and challenging from the friendly and helpful Evelyn Wood.
A self-taught fashion and costume designer. Patterns he designs come with walk-through videos.
American Duchess – Great historical costuming channel with a focus on the 18th century.
A historical costumer and sewist with a passion for recreating historical silhouettes. Her main focus is the 18th century to Edwardian fashion withmost of her content from those eras.
The offical channel of Simplicity patterns with how-to guides to sewing various patterns.
Basic sewing guides and how to operate various machines.
Step-by-step videos that will help you learn the basics.
Cornelius Quiring Free and members-only videos from this lively Candain on how to make your own clothes.