#singer and brother are both sewing machine brands lol

[quinn-pop]

genuinely i could not sleep until i drew this. sewing jokes ft a very confused kirby

at first i thought this idea was silly but i mean. it probably would be a big deal for the prince of patchland to be made of synthetic fibers, so uh

bonus doodle of me when i actually am sewing lol (sorry for the anatomically incorrect iron)

#yeah it’s anatomically incorrect (like everything i draw) because i really didnt feel like getting a reference #okay here’s your explanations #singer and brother are both sewing machine brands lol #inter facing makes stuff stiff #smth not cut on the bias won’t stretch as well (basically he’s saying they’re not flexible. i didn’t mean literally but ig you could #interpret it that way. idk whatever) #tulle is a light and airy fabric yea but it’s also a bit stiff and scratchy so…don’t tell kirby that i guess #anyway these made me giggle and i lost sleep because!!! #I kept thinking about them for so long #and now ive had awful insomnia all week and have hardly slept lol so hoping posting this will help (I wish) #but i have more ideas so i might do more later #kirbyposting #kirby #prince fluff #king dedede #also fluff just looks angry a lot i promise he isn’t #can interpret as kirfluff #btw i suck at sewing so feel free to correct me

[pancakeke]

How did you get started with sewing? I've been interested in trying for such a long time, but I feel so overwhelmed by all the supplies and how confusing the patterns seem to me. I also have RSI issues in both hands and it's kept me away from most creative hobbies out of fear, but you seem to do so much even with wrist problems, so maybe...

I got started when I was little by hand sewing plushes from felt and fleece, but I didn't hand sew nicely and didn't follow tutorials very closely so they weren't very good lol. It wasn't until the last couple of years I started taking on bigger projects and tried harder to sew nicely.

Plush patterns are pretty easy to follow as long as the design isn't wild! It's usually pretty obvious what all the pieces are because they're distinctly shaped. Here are two: (1), (2) if you want to try one out. Little stuff like this helps you get used to how your sewing machine works, how to move the fabric, and how pieces fit together.

Once you build up confidence and move to more complicated things it's helpful to look for youtube tutorials for similar projects so you can see how everything connects. I've only made shirts a few times but every time I've had to watch someone put them together to figure out how to do it!!

Also don't think you need to buy a ton of things all at once. Only get what you need for a single project. After a while you'll build up a collection of pins, clips, scissors and threads.

I recommend using a sewing machine if you have RSI. Hand stitching can cause issues if you don't take it really slowly and take lots of breaks. Machine sewing just needs you to guide the fabric under the needle rather than holding, pinching, pushing, and tugging on it so it's much less stressful on your wrists and fingers.

If you're completely new to sewing don't worry about getting a fancy machine, but also don't get one of those "mini", "travel", or "portable" sewing machines that are really tiny. Mini machines are cheap but they're not powerful and they don't give you much room to work your fabric. A regular mechanical (opposed to computerized) sewing machine is about $150 and easy to maintain. Get a good name brand one like something Brother, Singer, Janome, or Babylock. You can easily find youtube videos for how to thread these as well as how to take them apart to oil them or clean jams out of them.

Also, I've found a few things that made sewing significantly easier for me since developing wrist issues. I don't use traditional scissors anymore because the action of opening and closing them kills my wrists. Instead I use a rotary cutter and cutting mat for cutting fabric, and spring loaded snips for cutting thread. Also I have difficulty dealing with pins so I use fabric clips in their place most of the time.

I hope that covers everything you asked but if you have any other questions or want me to point you in the direction of tools or projects just let me know!

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