So I'm just learning to sew...and my grandmother gave me her old sewing machine. I'm teaching myself, and its harder than I thought >_>

I made a glove from tracing my hand (experiment) and it was a little tight around the wrist...but it fit...like a glove! Hahaha..but it didnt look that GREAT.

I was trying to be creative and make my own patters but it didnt seem to turn out well. Is there a site where I can get free sewing patters for ....things like steam punk?

Any general advise to sewing noobs?

i've been sewing for about 6 months now and i started off by buying patterns at my local joann's when they were on sale for 1.99$ a piece. their main brands of patterns can be found here: http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/ (butterick, mccalls, and kwik sew can be accessed as well from there) i've altered patterns from their patterns to 'create' my own designs. i feel like going right into creating your own patterns can be difficult if you don't really know what the item should look like before sewing it (i had a hell of a time with fitted jackets, "where the hell does that line go to this line to fit like a jacket???" ran through my head a lot!) there are also a lot of websites that give you free printables, however i have never looked for steampunk printables. i also use pinterest a lot to look for these printables, since there's so many websites that offer only a handful. (typically blogs..)

i hope this helps you out a little bit!

Oh wow, thank you so much for sharing! Yeah once i saw the price of buying costume things...I wondered to myself i could just make it.

I started with the haan sewing kits when I was learning to sew in 6th grade. They're really nice to work with, and they're not as kiddie as you might think. c:

sorry for taking so long to respond, my username is actually mas, lol. i hope i'm helpful to you and please dont hesitate if you have any questions, im actually still learning A LOT myself

I started out using free patterns I got off Pinterest :D

You can also take apart clothing to get patterns from there. Like for example, take an old glove that fits you or find one at a thrift store, take apart the seams and trace it onto wrapping paper. I sometimes use wrapping paper for my patterns since they come in rolls and you can sometimes get them cheap but i use it to make new copies of patterns i get at Joanns. I heard from my friend that taking apart old clothes work. Make sure you use the ones that fit you.

I've been sewing FOREVER. My grandmother was in charge of a large company in my town that made clothing and other items. I do the EXACT same thing as . I hit up goodwill or salvation army and find "cute" articles of clothing and tear them apart (I quilt, so I still use the clothes' fabric) I always had a hard time reading patterns and found that method much easier to understand. Let me know if you need help ever and definitely show me some of what you make please! I love seeing what other people make.

I started out practising by making little toys for my niece, usually from hawaiian shirts :P I also totally recommend the goodwill option, taking things apart also makes it easier to alter them in my opinion x

starting out its great to get any cheap fabric from second hand shops and turn them into new items. I started out by taking apart things I liked the style of but that were worn out and used the fabric as a new pattern.

I love that you have the length and size just the way you want and the fabric can be imaginative so you have one of a kind.