It’s never too late to start sewing. It is never too early either. This hobby is one of those that aren’t just for feeding the soul, it also produces a lot of practical stuff for everyday use. You can learn how to sew on a sewing machine, using my free printable sewing practice sheets. They are great for kids and adults who would like to learn to sew. If you need a little help to sew curves, turn corners, keep a straight stitching line or would like to perfect your stitches, read on.
I’ll be showing you some tips and tricks that will help you improve your skills and boost your confidence enough to sew on a regular basis. Just download and print these useful sewing machine practice sheets, and sew on top of the lines as if you are working with fabric.
Yes, you will be doing some neat exercises on paper! Sew on paper? That’s right, sewing on paper without thread is the perfect way to gain some experience and improve your sewing skills. Let’s see how.
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This practice session will be made up of six sewing practice sheets. Each one is slightly more complex than the previous sheet, so you’ll gradually improve your skills. There’s no limit to how many times you can try completing a sheet. If you want to repeat some of them, just print them out and retry as many times you’d like.
All you need to start, is an entry level sewing machine, a printer and some paper.
Before you start, make sure to remove the thread from the machine. You’ll be stitching with just the needle without thread.
The download link is at the end of the post, but make sure you read the instructions before you start.
Straight lines are the basics, but they aren’t as simple as they seem. The secret to sewing straight is to watch the seam guide. Don’t mind the needle, just watch the seam guide.
This exercise is straightforward. Try to make a straight line along the marking. Start at the top and go down along the dashes. Once you can nail the entire length of the line, you’ll know you’re an absolute master of straight stitching.
Magnetic seam guides can help you with keeping the line straight. You can find them here, so check them out.
This exercise is similar to the previous one, but with a slight difference. As you finish one line, you will need to pivot and keep sewing along the other line. To do that, stop with the needle down and then pivot the paper so that the next line is ahead of the seam. After that, just keep sewing along it.
Again, your objective is to keep the seam as close to the line as possible. The line is curved so you will need to curve the seam. Just go slowly and slightly move the paper to the side as you stitch. Don’t stop or tug the paper because then you won’t get a curve but a weird constellation line. This is one of those things you learn by repetition, once you get the feeling right and know how to move the paper properly.
It’s a curved stitch but curved all the way into a circle. Again, just do it over and over until you get the hang of it. This technique is important for sewing sleeves, necklines, hats, and similar.
We’re talking lines here, not zig-zag stitches, those two aren’t the same! Zig-zag stitch is used for sewing elastic seams.
This is just a practice that will help you upgrade your straight stitching skill to a level where you can zig-zag it.
Out of all our printable sewing practice sheets, this one is the most complex. You won’t use this technique often but you still need to learn it. It’s important for adding decorations and applique to your sewing projects.
DOWNLOAD all 6 sheets: Sewing Practice Sheets (PDF file)
It’s just a matter of time when you’ll ace these sewing machine practice sheets. After that, be sure to head on over to our website. We have a lot more beginner sewing projects and all kinds of fun tutorials. With our help, you’ll be making dresses in no time!
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