2yrs go i bought a sewing machine in a bid to learn to sew, but menn it has'nt been easy. I tink i got a bad sewing machine, its always givin me hard time and i cant get a good designer where am based to learn. Am also married so i cant travel to lagos to learn. If there is any1 on here that is learnin to sew, lets meet and discus challenges nd ways to tackle them. Lets inspire each oda nd so on. Advice from pros wil be wel appreciated too. I've bin learning on my own

nothing feels so good like making ur dresses urslf , wat exactly do u wanna know bout it, i may just b of help

My dear, am also interested to know how to sew and design for myself, I am base in Port harcourt any idea on whom to guide me in ph?

Oh sorry Stacey, I av no idea bout any designer in PH

Darhmee:

nothing feels so good like making your dresses urslf , wat exactly do u wanna know bout it, i may just b of help

tnx dear, first , wil hav to gt my sewin machine in good condition. It moves slowly nd d thread cut like every second. I v changed both needle nd thread but no. Any sugestn. But wil take it 4 repair by d wknd. Pls advice on a beta brand of sewing machine cos i wil need to impress huby b4 he can gt me anoda.

STACYM:

My dear, am also interested to know how to sew and design for myself, I am base in Port harcourt any idea on whom to guide me in ph?

[quote .u shuld check ur area,i hear there are hot tailors in ph. It shuldnt be any diffcult . Goodluck.

Venuus even if i direct you on how to fix the thread cutting ish, i dont think u are gonna understand it so, our best bet now is for u to take it to those who repair sewing machines so they can amend it and also service it 4 ya

Aww this is so exciting, I’ve wanted to start a thread on topic this for a while but something always came up, so thank you Venuss for starting this. I’ve been practicing and learning to sew, and I have to say it takes a lot of patience and focus. The problem with your sewing could be the thread but you may also want to get it checked, you can get a Singer machine that tailors use in Nigeria it must be much better

This is the link to a blog that I have been spying on but she doesn’t put up pattern however she does a lot of diy stuff that can be very helpful if you love to revamp your wardrobe http://emblemofbeauty..com/

Also if you have any trouble and need help trying to make something feel free to ask I can always help with creating the pattern or Darhmee as she has offered. I will also try and put up other links that I can find and there are also a lot of things you can find on YouTube

This is what I’m working on now, I have already made the dress in red Ankara fabric but it is not the same thing, I only had about 1.5 yards of fabric so the sleeve had to be readjusted. Where I live I don’t have much access to Ankara so I have to make do with whatever I can get from my mum or I find around the house, I also didn’t do it with the neck embellishment. I will try and make the dress again in a different kind of fabric http://whimsyprints..com/2010/11/dresses-dresses-dresses.html

This is another one that I want to get done in about a week or two http://glam.co.uk/2011/11/covet-the-marilyn-monroe-look/oasis-volume-fit-and-flare-dress-30/

Here are some links that I have found to help with the pattern making process

Here’s a YouTube link on how to make a skirt


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6htVUoRp5io

And here’s another link on how to make a top pattern (thing is instead of measuring from the neck as she says I think you should start from your shoulder) you can also lengthen the pattern to make a dress


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxhh1MLsxCg

Hello room, plz am a fashion designer a fresh one tho, plz i need links to site where i can view patterns on how to make shirts

@damsal, tnks so much, ur dress are nice, nd ur blog a good idea. hmm, i tink am gona start one too. For how long have u been sewing? Keep it up.

Sirheed i dunno any websites in particular but you can try and search online you are bound to find something.

@venuss
Yeah you should start one, it is so good for people who are looking for help and it is also a good way to let people see your designs. Here is another blog i found she's actually really good, she even does wedding dresses http://gbemisoke..com/

There are simple tips on youtube for young girl's dress.

http://www.50thstudio.com/home.php

I had d same challenge on brand new sew'g mach named butter fly n butterfly mach happed 2 b d best then, but now it is china dt is much in market n my was 2 mnth old, I hv spent money on repair n servic'g, one de with d anger in me I took it 2 were I bought with d receipt 2 d guy's shop n I explained 2 him, he Adviced me 2 get a tokunbo singer mach dt it will cost me money I told him no problem he bought d butterfly 4rm nt with d leg i.e d table , I went with d head d machine itself, he bought it n I added 5k 2 get a good tokunbo singer mach work'g perfectly no problem only 2 service n it comes with tokunbo touch light attached 2 d mach n d mach motor same tokunbo. My advice 4 u is dt tokunbo mach are d best while brand machs any type are full of china n one can nt differenciate btw china n original thks u can call on dis line wen u hv any challenge I am also married n a female 08036597294 I reside in lagos wit my husband

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Hello room, I would like to make my nigerian dress but i need patterns. Maybe ,
smb knows web sites where i can see or buy those patterns.