As the topic mentions, let look into How to Sew. Sewing is the art of utilizing a needle and a thread to fasten objects together, particularly pieces of fabric. This needle-craft can also be used to repair clothing that is ripped, torn, or needs any other kind of mending. One can either use a machine to perform the arguably tedious task or use a machine depending on the type and extent of work required. Sewing has many benefits ranging from craftsmanship to excelling in coordination skills.

Adding on, sewing demands careful attention and concentration, and also requires experience. It is necessary to not only pay attention to what you are stitching but also how you are stitching. This multi-tasking enhances our motor skills and makes the brain sharper. Since the task is extensive and time-consuming, it builds patience as well.

Furthermore, being adept at the task, sewing can land an individual several jobs, such as; bookbinder, embroider, hatter, quilter, and dressmaker.

Sewing has its roots extending as far as around 4000 B.C., when Middle Easterners started interlacing natural fibers, like flax, cotton, and wool, to produce cloth. This was in the same period as the final division of the Stone Age, i.e. the Neolithic stage. Historians and archeologists have found eyed-needles made from bones of animals that were used to sew fur together some 20,000 years ago!

Moreover, Europeans who could afford it employed tailors for themselves. This was one of the first skills humans learned. The practice continued, eventually using pieces of cloth, until 1846 when Elias Howe invented the American sewing machine.

Several types of stitches are used in sewing, some of which are described as follows:

Running stitch is the most primitive type of stitch which simply requires running the needle into and out of the cloth as many times as needed

Cover-stitch is used in machines that use multiple needles, in such a way that one stitch forms at the bottom of the cloth, and one at the top, making an overall resistant stitch that can be used in garment-making

Lockstitch, a majority of single needle sewing machines uses this type of stitching technique to create a strong result that can be used to make blankets. It is also reversible

Over-edge, mostly used in hemming

Sewing can be as simple as requiring the cloth that needs work and a needle that performs it. But to make our lives easier, we use different tools and materials that aid us in whatever we are trying to make.

Firstly, a needle and thread are necessary as without them, sewing is impossible. A needle inserts holes, while a thread fills them in. Secondly, scissors are used to cut the thread as well as the fabric we are using, to give it the desired shape and size.

Next, the measuring tape is needed when we have to stitch something that should be of a particular size, e.g. a baby’s shirt. Measurements can be taken, both, in inches and centimeters. The tape helps a lot when designing and sewing dresses, clothes, and even bed sheets.

The fourth material is a pincushion, while holds pins lest they injure you. These pins are used to prevent the cloth from moving around while you are stitching.

Adding on, an iron can also make sewing a little easier by straightening out the creases so the stitches are seamless. Chalks can be used to make markings on the cloth, which can later be erased, so one does not make a mistake while stitching.

Several people also use a cutting mat, on top of which the cloth is placed and cut using scissors. This prevents a slip of hand from cutting through something more precious, like a carpet.

The ancient practice and craft of sewing are still used to this day. It is not only an important life skill to have, coming in handy in times of need. But it is also a profession, expanding the circle of fashion and business in general as a company as simple as that of T-Shirts is based on the complex structure of stitching and sewing.

Moreover, even if an individual knows the basics of sewing, it can help a great deal. For example, if the sides of a dress rip by accident just before an event, and if we know how to perform a simple stitch, we can get out of this conundrum without any worries or consequent distress.

Lastly, because sewing is a vast hobby and stitching has so many variations, we can pick and choose the type we want to use to keep it interesting and engaging for ourselves.