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Learn How to Sew

Get insider expert knowledge to help you learn how to sew the most effective and efficient way. Save time and money by learning how to sew your own fashionable clothes with easy step-by-step instructions with a copy of my new eBook, Sew-It Like a Pro. 

This book eliminates the pain of trial and error that most people go through when they learn how to sew for the first time. It covers the basics from start to finish, skipping all the unnecessary fluff to create your own one-of-a-kind designer outfit. You can get more free tips and techniques to help you learn how to sew your own clothes on our website.

Create Your Sewing Space in Any Room 

Rethink your existing rooms to create sewing space

When you start working on a sewing project, you often want a set-up where you can sew up a storm without having to stop. If you want to take a look at how I convert my breakfast area to a sewing lab when I work on my projects, sign-up here on my website for a special report.

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Learn How to Sew - The Ultimate Return on Your Investment

In most cases, if you want to learn how to sew, you simply pay for a lesson or class to learn a craft, an art, or pick-up a new hobby. It's an opportunity to express your creativity, relax from work-related stress, and spend a little time making something with your hands.

From a business perspective, however, if you want to learn something new, the boss wants you to report on the profits. In other words, if they pay $20.00 for you to take a class, how soon will it be before you make a profit, $25.00? When will you make money or save money as a result of spending the extra money? What is the return on investment, ROI for short?

If you apply the same rules of business to your desire to learn how to sew, when would you make a profit from this new skill? How many opportunities would you have to earn or save money? Can you expect a large return on your investment?

One of the first things you can do, when you learn how to sew is save on alteration and repair costs. But, there is a bigger picture here. You can also open a business and earn money when you learn how to sew. Take a look at the short list of opportunities below for starters. Learn how to sew to:

Sew fashionable clothes as a Seamstress, Tailor, or Dressmaker

Sew wedding dresses or novelty and special as in Specialty shops

Sew costumes as a Fashion Designer or Costume Designer>Boutiques

Monogram shirts, towels, bedding as a Monogrammer

Sew curtains, drapes, bedding or pillows as an Interior Decorator

Sew baby clothes, blankets

Sew dog clothes, sew doll clothes, or make stuffed animals

Teach others to sew>Sewing books, classes, schools

Alter ready-to-wear>Alterationist

Mending and repair specialists

Recycle old clothes, fabrics, socks

Quilting

Crafts, gifts

When developed, I can think of no other skill that opens the door to so many specialized and profitable career opportunities than the sewing industry.

Can you see from the list of opportunities above that you can recover your initial investment over and over again? In other words, you have made an investment that lasts for a lifetime. The ultimate ROI...the maximum ROI!

Take a chance...Learn how to sew. It can take you into areas that you've never even dreamed of...

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Thelma Horton's Articles 

Here are some articles I've written. Feel free to click on the links and use them in your sewing publications.

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Learn How to Sew YouTube videos 

Some great instructional YouTube videos to help you get started.

How to sew on a Button -- Basic Sewing Skills

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Learn to Sew Pictures 

Just a few pictures of others learning how to sew

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Grandma giving Michaela her first sewing lesson

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Nana helped Becka sew her Trek dresses!

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Eliminate trial and error of learning how to sew 

More basic information to help you eliminate the trial and error of learning how to sew.

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Lensmaster

millmm wrote...

I'm pretty much a straight stitch gal, check out cozybagz to see what I make. Nice lens.

ReplyPosted April 15, 2008

Lensmaster

purplelady wrote...

Thelma,

Great job with this lens. If my Mother were alive today; she would be begging me to get your book and follow your lessons. She was a sewer; I was not. But perhaps I could have been with this great info.

Passed this on and also gave you the 5 stars your lens deserves

ReplyPosted August 07, 2007

Lensmaster

purplelady wrote

Thelma,

Great job with your lens. If my Mother were alive today, she would be begging me to get your book and take your lessons. She was a sewer; I was not. But perhaps I could have been with your great information.

Passed your lens and website on. Also gave you the 5 stars your lens deserves.

Reply Posted August 07, 2007

Lensmaster

MIZZAFROSDIDDY wrote

U SHOULD REALLY PUT LIKE WHAT KINDS OF STITCHES ARE NEED WHAT KIND OF ACCESSORIES U CAN USE TO MAKE YOUR PROJECT LOOK GLAMOROUS,OR WHEN U WANNA MAKE PANTS U NEED LIKE ex.(button ect)or tip or like thing u can do when your bored,what very important how to sew slik cause alot of people own slik

Reply Posted July 28, 2007