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-# Sewing+This topic is part of [[gt:crafts|Crafts & making]]. 
 +====== Sewing ======
  
  
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-## What is sewing?+===== What is sewing? =====
  
 It's binding textiles and fabrics together with a needle and thread - either by hand or with a sewing machine. There are several kinds of basic stitches - some are practical for attaching material, and some are for decorative embroidery. It's binding textiles and fabrics together with a needle and thread - either by hand or with a sewing machine. There are several kinds of basic stitches - some are practical for attaching material, and some are for decorative embroidery.
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-## What are the benefits of sewing?+===== What are the benefits of sewing? =====
  
 Sewing is an extremely useful skill that can allow you to make, repair and revamp clothes and household items, saving money and reducing waste and resource use. It also allows you to produce garments that are individual, personal and unique. Sewing is an extremely useful skill that can allow you to make, repair and revamp clothes and household items, saving money and reducing waste and resource use. It also allows you to produce garments that are individual, personal and unique.
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 Here's a [free beginners' sewing course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGITrkYdjJs&list=PLfxTlKMr7TsBay4qFSxMgxLxJDyv38J6v) and here's a [bank of techniques](https://sewing.com/) covering both machine and hand sewing. Search online for specific things you want to learn - there's a mountain of free information, guides and videos out there. Here's a [free beginners' sewing course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGITrkYdjJs&list=PLfxTlKMr7TsBay4qFSxMgxLxJDyv38J6v) and here's a [bank of techniques](https://sewing.com/) covering both machine and hand sewing. Search online for specific things you want to learn - there's a mountain of free information, guides and videos out there.
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 Most importantly, let's not let the big clothing brands tell us what's important. We can invent and revamp and decide what we want ourselves. It's difficult to break free though, and most of us listen to the fashion industry to some extent. They spend a lot of advertising money trying to get people to sneer at the hand-made and telling us what's cool. Let's try to make branded gear uncool. So don't forget to show people what you've made or revamped - let's spread the word. Most importantly, let's not let the big clothing brands tell us what's important. We can invent and revamp and decide what we want ourselves. It's difficult to break free though, and most of us listen to the fashion industry to some extent. They spend a lot of advertising money trying to get people to sneer at the hand-made and telling us what's cool. Let's try to make branded gear uncool. So don't forget to show people what you've made or revamped - let's spread the word.
  
-## Further resources+===== Forum ===== 
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 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:crafts|Crafts & making]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/crafts). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
 - [Sewing.org](https://www.sewing.org/) - lots of free sewing projects - [Sewing.org](https://www.sewing.org/) - lots of free sewing projects
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 - [Knit & stitch](https://www.knitandstitchshow.co.uk/) - textile craft shows - [Knit & stitch](https://www.knitandstitchshow.co.uk/) - textile craft shows
  
-## Related topics+===== Related topics =====
  
 - [[pltf:Plant fibres]] - [[pltf:Plant fibres]]
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-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
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