Author: Olga Balasa

Sewing machines don’t cancel hand sewing. Some historical costumes, doll clothes, even modern garments can be sewn entirely by hand. By the way, couture clothes are often constructed by hand. Big fashion houses usually have technicians working on garments by hand on tables with no sewing machines. You can sew by hand in places where a sewing machine can’t reach, for example, when you sew an invisible zipper or small corners of pockets. And of course, basting is done mostly by hand. Some people even say that sewing by hand is much more relaxing than machine sewing.

Sewing is often a slow process. It is so easy to let your imagination wander when you are choosing a design for your new dress, or fabric and a pattern to use in your next project. It takes a lot of time also to prepare the pattern, to cut the fabric, to sew all seams and press them. And usually we can’t sew all day long.
So I am always looking for ways to be more efficient and sew faster. I don’t want to stay with one project for a few weeks, I noticed actually that the less time it takes from an idea to the result the more I am enjoying the process and I am also more satisfied with my garment.
Over the years I discovered many ways to sew faster and to get professional results. I am going to share them with you in this list.