Sewing Supplies for Beginners: What Do You Actually Need to Start Sewing?

You just got a sewing machine. Now what?

If you're learning how to sew, it's easy to look at an entire wall of sewing notions and think you need approximately 400 additional objects before you can actually use your machine.  Guess what, you don't!

 Here are our 10 recommendations that you really need to get started.

Which woven fabrics are easiest to sew when you're learning garment sewing? We cover 6 beginner-friendly options—quilting cotton, lawn and voile, linen, cotton shirting, canvas and denim—with tips for choosing needles, stitch length, laundering and the types of garments each fabric works well for.

New to sewing with apparel fabrics? Let’s start with the basics. Learn the difference between woven and knit fabrics, what fiber content actually tells you, and why two 100% cotton fabrics can behave completely differently