Sewing Tutorials - Beehaw

I just bought my first sewing machine! I’m an absolute beginner, the most sewing I’ve done is hand-repairing holes in clothes. Do you all have any recommendations for good video tutorial series or channels to watch? Any general advice for a newbie? My first goal is to make a set of curtains for my living room and bedroom, but I’m interested in sewing some clothes eventually.

Funny enough, I do not sew but I’m longtime friends of the family that runs this business out of Florence OR:

www.sewsteady.com

Great info on the site, but be warned you will eventually start picking up accessories to scratch that itch.

Sew Steady | Machine Quilting & Sewing Tools

Sew Steady® and Westalee Design® products will make your sewing better, easier, more effortlessly creative—more fun!

I’m in favour of freesewing.org as part of a future rabbit hole for sewing clothes as the whole process to take all the measures and reading the rest of the material is really good info and provided me with an understanding I didn’t have before.

Also the license!

Free Bespoke Sewing Patterns | FreeSewing

FreeSewing is open source software to generate bespoke sewing patterns, loved by home sewers and fashion entrepreneurs alike.

I’ve been watching that site for a while, it’s been part of my inspiration to try making clothes!
When I started, I just bought a really easy pattern and a bedsheet from a thrift store that I could make mistakes on. When I got turned around in the pattern or didn’t understand something, I looked it up on Google or YouTube. Sewing is a hands-on activity, that’s how you learn it too! Curtains are pretty easy, but you need to be able to sew a straight seam for a while. That’s a great thing to practice to start on!
I’ve got all the readers digest sewing books in pdf form from sailing the 7 seas 🏴‍☠️. They have been a great resource for trouble shooting. They also introduce altering patterns and tailoring.