#so! If you're a beginner and have no need for a zig zag stitch

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after having used both these little machines on projects, i just have to say that all beginners should learn on a vibrating shuttle machine. Rotary machines will constantly give you tension issues, but vibrating shuttle machines do not give a flying fuck what your tension is, 80% of the time they figure it out. i will it be loud? yes. will it be slow? probably. will it create the most amazing straight stitch you've ever seen? always. honestly don't even want to bother with any other kind of straight stitch machine, tbh. i feel like we evolved backwards on this.

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Ooh I can add some!

Learn about the grain of your fabric ! The grain refers to which way the fibres are woven - cutting pattern pieces that are supposed to go along the length of the fabric along the width will give you different results! ESPECIALLY if you cut on the diagonal angle ! The diagonal angle is called the bias, and it results in a VERY stretchy pattern piece. Sometimes, this is necessary. Other times, it will completely ruin the integrity of a pattern piece by making it warp weirdly or stretch in odd ways. If you're using commercial patterns, there will usually be a diagram of how to lay out your pattern pieces on the fabric when you cut them out - follow this advice!

If you're making something that has a curved hem - like a circle skirt - the hem WILL drop unevenly. It's really annoying, but the best thing to do is be very patient, wait for it to drop (leave it on a hanger overnight), and even it out by cutting the dropped parts off before hemming it.

Iron your seams as you go!

If you're using a sewing machine and your fabric starts puckering when you sew, change your needle - it's probably blunt.

Most of the time, you can machine sew over pins if they are at a right angle to your needle - but NOT if they are vertical. Just take it slow when you go over them.

Stretchy fabric behaves very different to non-stretchy fabric. If you've only used one before, expect to have to change your methods when you use the other. Stretchy fabric tends to need a zig-zag stitch, whereas you can use a straight stitch on non-stretchy fabric.

Once you're a little bit more confident - learn how to make pockets. Once you know the basics, they're very easy to add into almost anything, and every garment is vastly improved by having pockets (especially dresses and skirts!)

Before you start machine sewing, test some stitches on a piece of the fabric you will be using. Try different lengths, tensions, and thread to find the best stitch for that project.

I have so so so many more tips, but I think these will be most helpful for beginners !

Things I wish I had read in "beginner" sewing tutorials/people had told me before I started getting into sewing

You have to hem *everything* eventually. Hemming isn't optional. (If you don't hem your cloth, it will start to fray. There are exceptions to this, like felt, but most cloth will.)

The type of cloth you choose for your project matters very much. Your clothing won't "fall right" if it's not the kind of stretchy/heavy/stiff as the one the tutorial assumes you will use.

Some types of cloth are very chill about fraying, some are very much not. Linen doesn't really give a fuck as long as you don't, like, throw it into the washing machine unhemmed (see below), whereas brocade yearns for entropy so, so much.

On that note: if you get new cloth: 1. hem its borders (or use a ripple stitch) 2. throw it in the washing machine on the setting that you plan to wash it going forward 3. iron it. You'll regret it, if you don't do it. If you don't hem, it'll thread. If you don't wash beforehand, the finished piece might warp in the first wash. If you don't iron it, it won't be nice and flat and all of your measuring and sewing will be off.

Sewing's first virtue is diligence, followed closely by patience. Measure three times before cutting. Check the symmetry every once in a while. If you can't concentrate anymore, stop. Yes, even if you're almost done.

The order in which you sew your garment's parts matters very much. Stick to the plan, but think ahead.

You'll probably be fine if you sew something on wrong - you can undo it with a seam ripper (get a seam ripper, they're cheap!)

You can use chalk to draw and write on the cloth.

Pick something made out of rectangles for your first project.

I recommend making something out of linen as a beginner project. It's nearly indestructible, barely threads and folds very neatly.

Collars are going to suck.

The sewing machine can't hurt you (probably). There is a guard for a reason and while the needle is very scary at first, if you do it right, your hands will be away from it at least 5 cm at any given time. Also the spoils of learning machine sewing are not to be underestimated. You will be SO fast.

I believe that's all - feel free to add unto it.

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Thought I'd take some pics of my newly acquired machines. This is a Dressmaker of an unknown model (it only came with the front cover of the manual, so, uh, thanks for that I guess) but definitely made in the 1970s. This is when they started replacing metal parts with plastic, and you can see the gear I'm holding in the last pic has a plastic cam selector attached to it inside the machine. This is not ideal, but at first glance it seems the cam selector and the cams seem to be in working condition (I won't know until I run the machine). This is why people recommend Kenmores only if you're buying 1970s machines, but tbh this is still higher quality than anything under $300 you're buying new these days, as long as the plastic isn't broken. The rest of the machine is metal, including the exterior. I think she's fun and funky looking. This is the exact machine I'd recommend for a beginner, because it has the 5 stitches you actually use (buttonhole, blind stitch, zig zag, overlock) plus the free arm. People think having 100 computerized stitches is a plus, but you rarely use those, if ever.

Next is the teal White Model 463 I bought for myself as a treat after Trump won lol. Like fuck it, I'm replacing my beautiful baby that broke a year ago, because I haven't seen a single one of these show up on ebay and when this one showed up for $80 I was like hell yeah. I don't need it, and I can't get the front closed, but I have my other one still, so I can figure out how to fix it. Feels good to have her back (in a sense). You get attached to these machines, I swear to god. She really was a fantastic machine.

Lastly, I finally took some nicer pics of my Kenmore, lol. When I was hanging out with my brother last weekend, he came with some work uniform pants that had holes in them, and the free arm really came in handy for sewing pockets high up on the pant leg. So she's in my rotation now. I still think they made these buttons overly complicated (especially compared to the Dressmaker), but maybe there was some mechanical reasons for it. This would be another great machine for a beginner (or anyone, really), and they're cheap because they're ugly as sin and only people in the know know how great they are. Some people prefer these things over Bernina, so that's how nice they are. I bought this for like $20 (plus shipping) lol. Hence why I get mad when people buy shitty machines for $80. You can get fantastic machines for CHEAP if you're willing to search on FB Marketplace and not just going straight to Amazon.

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The people have spoken.

You will need:

Underwear to be converted (I am using boxer briefs in this tutorial, but this should work on any "men's" underwear!)

Sacrificial underwear (these do not need to be "men's")

Scissors

Thread

Either a needle or a sewing machine

Pins or basting glue/some kind of temporary fabric glue

OPTIONAL: Seam ripper

My sewing skills are pretty beginner-level, but if you've never sewn before, this is a modified version of the idea from this video, which explains hand-sewing as well! imo this is simple enough (and similar enough) that you can probably attempt this tutorial after you watch that one.

What we're going for is a pouch in the front of the underwear, using the shape of the crotch they already have. This is a pair I made with fabric that matches it exactly (turned inside-out so you can see the pocket):

For this tutorial, I chose a sacrificial pair that contrasts a little bit, just so yall can see what I'm doing.

I'm converting the underwear on the left into packing underwear. I've chosen a sacrificial pair that I think I can match nicely to them, plus some thread that matches them both. You truly do not need to be this picky about it.

First, I'm going to deconstruct my sacrificial pair:

Cut along the yellow lines to separate out the crotch, elastic waistband, and the butt. (I cut on the outside of the seams here, so the seams were removed with the crotch.)

We're gonna get rid of the crotch, because it's cup-shaped & won't lie flat. The butt fabric will be perfect for that!

But first: the waistband.

This is the part that makes this design work so well! Let's remove some excess fabric from the waistband that my scissors couldn't get with the seam ripper (this is optional)

You want about 6'' of the waistband to form a strap, which will hold your packer in place inside the pouch.

My packer is a Mr. Limpy, which works well with these harnesses. This should also work with some packers that don't have balls- esp sock packers- but if you use the soft cup-shaped packers, I might be concerned about the strap compressing them. Whether you fiddle with the design, or just leave the strap out altogether, is up to you!

I played around with mine and found that it worked best to place the strap about 3'' up from the bottom of the crotch, but this may be different on your body & with your packer. Once you figure out placement, you're going to:

Turn your underwear inside-out

Measure & place your elastic strap (I like to go 3'' above the bottom seam of the crotch) (It's important that your elastic is longer than your crotch is wide!)

And pin.

(Make sure you do not pin your crotch to your ass.)

Now, you're going to place the butt fabric from your sacrificial underwear so that it covers the entire crotch, leaving maybe a quarter inch or so of room from the waistband. I also recommend placing one of the hemmed edges from the leg holes at the top here, so you don't need to hem it yourself.

(Blue lines are the crotch seams underneath, and the purple is the elastic, with yellow pins. I feel x-ray helps me understand what's going on.)

And pin! (With more x-ray so you can see where everything should be)

Turn the whole deal right-side-out again, and sew along the existing crotch seams:

This will hide your sewing, which I think is a nice touch.

When you're done, turn it inside-out again and cut off the excess fabric (you can cut pretty close to the seam here)

And viola!

I decided to do an overcast stitch around the inside hem, just to help prevent fraying and make things look more finished. If you're hand stitching, you probably do not want to do all that, but you can use a zig-zag stitch for a similar effect if you're particularly masochistic/determined.

Penis time.

And an inside peek:

I find the strap really helps keep things in place no matter what I'm doing, whereas the pair I made without one needed a lot more readjusting. I'm also a huge fan of how subtle the changes are! Even when I go to the bathroom, I'm not reminded of how Different And Strange my underwear are. Feels good.

If you come up with any tips or changes, or if you decide to make these and want to share/provide feedback, please add to this post & I will try to share!

i think i cracked the code on converting regular underwear into packing underwear:

easily

using only a pair of sacrificial underwear

looks good (inside and out!), AND

keeps ur packer firmly and comfortably in place

if there is interest I can be persuaded to share my secrets