Online Sewing School
Opening March 2027!
A curated library of 150 sewing techniques
Launching in March 2027
We are currently creating a comprehensive digital sewing library featuring 150 detailed video tutorials covering a wide range of sewing techniques suitable for students of all levels, from beginners to advanced. This extensive resource will soon be available to our members, offering valuable insights and guidance to help them hone their sewing skills.
In addition to the vast library of video tutorials, members will gain access to an exclusive members' area where they can engage in Q&A sessions, seek advice from fellow sewing enthusiasts, and share their own experiences.
Digital Sewing Library Content
Videos 1 – 150
Meet the creator
Video 1 – Meet the creator
PDF Handout – Video 1
How to use this digital library
Video 2 – A virtual tour around the Digital Sewing Library
Sewing Essentials – Tools
Video 3 – Tools – Cutting, marking and measuring
PDF Handout – Video 3
Video 4 – Tools – Ironing tools
PDF Handout – Video 4
Domestic sewing machine
Video 5 – Introduction to domestic sewing machine – threading up, needles,
feet and sewing
PDF Handout – Video 5
Industrial sewing machine
Video 6 – Introduction to industrial sewing machine – threading up and sewing
PDF Handout – Video 6
Video 7 – Industrial sewing machine – Needles, threads and feet
PDF Handout – Video 7
Video 8 – Industrial/domestic sewing machine – Solving common machine problems
PDF Handout – Video 8
Overlocker/Serger
Video 9 – Overlocker/serger – Changing threads, sewing and quick unpicking
PDF Handout – Video 9
Guide to fabrics /linings /interfacings
Video 10 – Introduction to a few different types of fabrics
PDF Handout – Video 10
Video 11 – Understanding fabric grain and how to place paper patterns on the fabric
PDF Handout – Video 11
Video 12 – Introduction to interfacings/interlinings (iron-on, stitched-in, iron-on tape, shoulder pads, bra cups, etc.)
PDF Handout – Video 12
Online Sewing School printable PDF pattern blocks
(all blocks are women’s size 10)
Video 13 – Skirt pattern block with waistband & facing options – combining A4 sheets to make a pattern block
PDF Handout – Video 13
Printable PDF pattern – Video 13
Video 14 – Dress pattern block with three different neckline shapes, including sleeveless and long sleeve options – combining A4 sheets to make a block
PDF Handout – Video 14
Printable PDF pattern – Video 14
Video 15 – Shirt pattern block with three different shapes of collars, including sleeve placket and cuff – combining A4 sheets to make a block
PDF Handout – Video 15
Printable PDF pattern – Video 15
Video 16 – Tailored style shorts pattern block – combining
A4 sheets to make a block
PDF Handout – Video 16
Printable PDF pattern – Video 16
Video 17 – Denim style shorts pattern block – combining A4 sheets to make a block
PDF Handout – Video 17
Printable PDF pattern – Video 17
Cutting garments in fabric – using Online Sewing School PDF pattern blocks (all blocks are women’s size 10)
Video 18 – Skirt with waistband and facing options - marking, pinning and cutting
PDF Handout – Video 18
Printable PDF pattern – Video 18
Video 19 – Dress with sleeve and sleeveless finish options - marking, pinning and cutting
PDF Handout – Video 19
Printable PDF pattern – Video 19
Video 20 – Dress neckline facings – Adapting patterns and cutting 3 different shapes of neckline facings for garments with or without the centre back seam opening
PDF Handout – Video 20
Printable PDF pattern – Video 20
Video 21 – Shirt with one piece /rolled collar and band cuff - marking, pinning and cutting
PDF Handout – Video 21
Printable PDF pattern – Video 21
Video 22 – Cutting shirt collars (two different shapes), sleeve placket and cuff
PDF Handout – Video 22
Printable PDF pattern – Video 22
Video 23 – Tailored style shorts - marking, pinning and cutting
PDF Handout – Video 23
Printable PDF pattern – Video 23
Video 24 – Denim style shorts - marking, pinning and cutting
PDF Handout – Video 24
Printable PDF pattern – Video 24
Hand sewing
Video 25 – Hand sewing – Hand sewing tools & how to
use beeswax
PDF Handout – Video 25
Video 26 – Hand sewing – Running stitch (tacking,
temporary stitches)
PDF Handout – Video 26
Video 27 – Hand sewing – Backstitch (seams, sewing in
zips, etc.)
PDF Handout – Video 27
Video 28 – Hand sewing – Halfback stitch
PDF Handout – Video 28
Video 29 – Hand sewing – Prick stitch
PDF Handout – Video 29
Video 30 – Hand sewing – Catch stitch
PDF Handout – Video 30
Video 31 – Hand sewing – Blind catch stitch
PDF Handout – Video 31
Video 32 – Hand sewing – Slip stitch
PDF Handout – Video 32
Video 33 – Hand sewing – Blanket stitch
PDF Handout – Video 33
Video 34 – Hand sewing – Handmade button loop
PDF Handout – Video 34
Video 35 – Hand sewing – Hand-sewn eyelet
PDF Handout – Video 35
Video 36 – Hand sewing – Hand-sewn buttonhole
PDF Handout – Video 36
Attaching buttons
Video 37 – Hand sewing – Attaching a small button
PDF Handout – Video 37
Video 38 – Hand sewing – Attaching a button with a shank
PDF Handout – Video 38
Video 39 – Hand sewing – Attaching a large button with a small button
on the reverse
PDF Handout – Video 39
Video 40 – Hand sewing – Putting in Jeans buttons x 2
PDF Handout – Video 40
Video 41 – Hand sewing – Marking and sewing buttons on a shirt (hidden button stand & shirt finished with facing samples)
PDF Handout – Video 41
Attaching press studs, hooks and eyes
Video 42 – Hand sewing – Attaching press studs
PDF Handout – Video 42
Video 43 – Hand sewing – Attaching a small hook and eye
PDF Handout – Video 43
Video 44 – Hand sewing – Attaching hook and bar
PDF Handout – Video 44
Seams and seam finishes
Video 45 – Seam – Basic seam finished with overlock/serger or zig-zag stitch
PDF Handout – Video 45
Video 46 – Seam – Basic open seam finished with overlock/serger or
zig-zag stitch
PDF Handout – Video 46
Video 47 – Seam – Basic seam finished with bias binding
PDF Handout – Video 47
Video 48 – Seam – Basic open seam finished with bias binding
PDF Handout – Video 48
Video 49 – Seam – Basic seam with double topstitching
PDF Handout – Video 49
Video 50 – Seam – Basic open and topstitched seam
PDF Handout – Video 50
Video 51 – Seam – Basic open seam finished with overlock and overlock stitch stitched under (suitable for centre back, side seams)
PDF Handout – Video 51
Video 52 – Seam – Flat-felled seam using topstitching thread (commonly used for denim)
PDF Handout – Video 52
Video 53 – Seam – Mock (fake) flat felled/shirting seam
(mostly used for shirt sewing)
PDF Handout – Video 53
Video 54 – Seam – French seam
PDF Handout – Video 54
Video 55 – Seam – Piped (corded) seam
PDF Handout – Video 55
Video 56 – Seam – Sewing a princess line seam (suitable to finish with overlock/serger or zig-zag stitch)
PDF Handout – Video 56
Video 57 – Seam – Sewing open princess line seam
(suitable for garments with lining)
PDF Handout – Video 57
Darts
Video 58 – Darts – Marking and sewing bust/body/skirt darts
PDF Handout – Video 58
Sewing squares, corners and circles
Video 59 – Sewing in a square panel
PDF Handout – Video 59
Video 60 – Sewing/bagging out curve (circle sample)
PDF Handout – Video 60
Video 61 – Sewing sharp corners (pocket flap with sharp corners sample)
PDF Handout – Video 61
Video 62 – Sewing rounded corners (pocket flap with rounded corners sample)
PDF Handout – Video 62
Bias binding
Video 63 – Bias binding – Cutting, ironing and attaching (3 different widths of bias binding)
PDF Handout – Video 63
Video 64 – Bias binding – Making spaghetti straps
PDF Handout – Video 64
Necklines/neckline facings
Video 65 – Neckline – A round neckline finished with facing
(facing finished with bias binding)
PDF Handout – Video 65
Printable PDF pattern – Video 65
Video 66 – Neckline – A round neckline with back opening finished with facing (facing finished with overlock/serger)
PDF Handout – Video 66
Printable PDF pattern – Video 66
Video 67 – Neckline – Square neckline finished with facing
(facing finished with overlock/serger and stitched under)
PDF Handout – Video 67
Printable PDF pattern – Video 67
Video 68 – Sleeveless garment finish – A round neckline and armholes finished (bagged out) with a facing on a garment with a zip back opening
PDF Handout – Video 68
Printable PDF pattern – Video 68
Video 69 – Neckline – Round neckline finished with a bias-cut strip and topstitched (bias binding turned under)
PDF Handout – Video 69
Video 70 – Neckline – Attaching facing to the V-shaped neckline (this video is only for the front part of the neckline)
PDF Handout – Video 70
Shirt/blouse button stands
Video 71 – Button stand – Classic shirt button stand
PDF Handout – Video 71
Printable PDF pattern – Video 71
Video 72 – Button stand – Shirt hidden button stand
PDF Handout – Video 72
Printable PDF pattern – Video 72
Buttonholes
Video 73 – Buttonhole – Machine-made buttonhole – marking and making (industrial machine)
PDF Handout – Video 73
Video 74 – Buttonhole – Machine-made buttonhole – marking and making (domestic machine)
PDF Handout – Video 74
Video 75 – Buttonhole – Bound buttonhole
PDF Handout – Video 75
Collars
Video 76 – Shirt collar stand (banded collar)
PDF Handout – Video 76
Printable PDF pattern – Video 76
Video 77 – Collar – Classic shirt collar
PDF Handout – Video 77
Printable PDF pattern – Video 77
Video 78 – Collar – One-piece/rolled shirt collar with centre front facing
PDF Handout – Video 78
Printable PDF pattern – Video 78
Sleeves, sleeve plackets and cuffs
Video 79 – Sleeve – Attaching a set-in sleeve
PDF Handout – Video 79
Printable PDF pattern – Video 79
Video 80 – Sleeve – Attaching a shirt-style sleeve with a dropped shoulder
PDF Handout – Video 80
Printable PDF pattern – Video 80
Video 81 – Sleeve placket – Basic shirt sleeve placket
(easy version)
PDF Handout – Video 81
Printable PDF pattern – Video 81
Video 82 – Sleeve placket – Shirt sleeve placket
PDF Handout – Video 82
Printable PDF pattern – Video 82
Video 83 – Sleeve placket – Shirt sleeve placket finished with bias binding
PDF Handout – Video 83
Video 84 – Sleeve cuff – Shirt sleeve cuff – top stitched
PDF Handout – Video 84
Printable PDF pattern – Video 84
Video 85 – Sleeve cuff – Shirt sleeve cuff – under stitched (stitch in a ditch)
PDF Handout – Video 85
Printable PDF pattern – Video 85
Video 86 – Sleeve cuff – Shirt sleeve band cuff without the placket
PDF Handout – Video 86
Video 87 – Sleeve cuff – Sleeve finished with an added-on turned-up cuff
PDF Handout – Video 87
Video 88 – Sleeve hem – Sleeve hem finished with a self-faced casing and elastic
PDF Handout – Video 88
Waistlines and waistbands
Video 89 – Waistband – Basic skirt waistband with
button overlap
PDF Handout – Video 89
Video 90 – Waistline – Skirt waistline finished with facing
PDF Handout – Video 90
Printable PDF pattern – Video 90
Video 91 – Waistband – Skirt waistband with invisible zip and waistband finished with bias binding
PDF Handout – Video 91
Printable PDF pattern – Video 91
Video 92 – Waistband – Jeans waistband with belt loops
PDF Handout – Video 92
Printable PDF pattern – Video 92
Video 93 – Waistband – Tailored trouser waistband finished with bias binding
PDF Handout – Video 93
Printable PDF pattern – Video 13
Video 94 – Waistline – Elasticated waistline
PDF Handout – Video 94
Video 95 – Waistline – Elasticated waistline with cord casing
PDF Handout – Video 95
Video 96 – Waistline – Applied casing with a drawstring
PDF Handout – Video 96
Zips
Video 97 – Zip – Regular zip
PDF Handout – Video 97
Video 98 – Zip – Invisible zip
PDF Handout – Video 98
Video 99 – Zip – Tailored trouser fly zip
PDF Handout – Video 99
Printable PDF pattern – Video 99
Video 100 – Zip – Jeans fly zip
PDF Handout – Video 100
Printable PDF pattern – Video 100
Video 101 – Zip – Zip shortening using fabric
PDF Handout – Video 101
Video 102 – Zip – Zip shortening using ribbon
PDF Handout – Video 102
Pockets
Video 103 – Pocket – Patch pocket
PDF Handout – Video 103
Pocket pattern – Video 103
Video 104 – Pocket – Shaped (shirt/denim) patch pocket
PDF Handout – Video 104
Pocket pattern – Video 104
Video 105 – Pocket – Lined patch pocket
PDF Handout – Video 105
Pocket pattern – Video 103
Video 106 – Pocket – Single welt top-stitched pocket
PDF Handout – Video 106
Pocket pattern – Video 106
Video 107 – Pocket – Double welt top-stitched pocket
PDF Handout – Video 107
Pocket pattern – Video 107
Video 108 – Pocket – Single welt – small, tailored chest pocket (commonly used in suit jacket or waistcoat pockets)
PDF Handout – Video 108
Pocket pattern – Video 108
Video 109 – Pocket – Single welt – tailored pocket
PDF Handout – Video 109
Pocket pattern – Video 109
Video 110 – Pocket – Double welt – tailored pocket
PDF Handout – Video 110
Pocket pattern – Video 110
Video 111 – Pocket – Single welt with flap pocket – tailored pocket
PDF Handout – Video 111
Pocket pattern – Video 111
Video 112 – Pocket – Double welt with flap pocket – tailored pocket
PDF Handout – Video 112
Pocket pattern – Video 112
Video 113 – Pocket – Tailored trouser pocket – 2 options for pocket bag finish (overlock/serger and French seam)
PDF Handout – Video 113
Pocket pattern – Video 113
Video 114 – Pocket – Jean’s pocket – pocket bag finished with overlock/serger
PDF Handout – Video 114
Pocket pattern – Video 114
Video 115 – Pocket – Jean’s pocket with a ticket pocket – pocket bag finished with French seam
PDF Handout – Video 115
Pocket pattern – Video 115
Video 116 – Pocket – Inseam pocket without the facing
PDF Handout – Video 116
Pocket pattern – Video 116
Video 117 – Pocket – Inseam pocket with extended facing
PDF Handout – Video 117
Pocket pattern – Video 117
Video 118 – Pocket – Cargo pocket
PDF Handout – Video 118
Pocket pattern – Video 118
Video 119 – Pocket – Patch pocket with a flap and box pleat
PDF Handout – Video 119
Pocket pattern – Video 119
Video 120 – Pocket – Patch pocket with a flap and knife pleats
PDF Handout – Video 120
Pocket pattern – Video 120
Video 121 – Pocket – Zip pocket
PDF Handout – Video 121
Pocket pattern – Video 121
Video 122 – Pocket – Piped pocket flap
PDF Handout – Video 122
Fabric manipulation
Video 123 – Pleats – knife
PDF Handout – Video 123
Video 124 – Pleats – inverted
PDF Handout – Video 124
Video 125 – Pleats – Attaching pleats to the garment
PDF Handout – Video 125
Video 126 – Gathering – Gathering fabric – 2 different methods
PDF Handout – Video 126
Video 127 – Gathering – Gathering fabric using the gathering foot
PDF Handout – Video 127
Video 128 – Gathering – Attaching the gathered panel to a garment
PDF Handout – Video 128
Video 129 – Gathering – Attaching gathered panels together
PDF Handout – Video 129
Video 130 – Godet – Sewing in a godet
PDF Handout – Video 130
Video 131 – Shirring elastic – sewing shirring elastic
PDF Handout – Video 131
Video 132 – Pin tucks – design 1 (plain)
PDF Handout – Video 132
Video 133 – Pin tucks – design 2 (crossway)
PDF Handout – Video 133
Video 134 – Pin tucks – design 3 (centre)
PDF Handout – Video 134
Video 135 – Pin tucks – design 4 (patterned)
PDF Handout – Video 135
Video 136 – Quilting fabric – design 1 (square pattern)
PDF Handout – Video 136
Video 137 – Quilting fabric – design 2 (crossover circles pattern)
PDF Handout – Video 137
Hems/hem finishes
Video 138 – Hem – Overlocked, turned 0.5 cm up and machine-stitched hem
PDF Handout – Video 138
Video 139 – Hem – Overlocked, turned 1 cm up and machine-stitched hem
PDF Handout – Video 139
Video 140 – Hem – Overlocked, turned up and 1 mm machine-stitched hem
PDF Handout – Video 140
Video 141 – Hem – 0.5 cm double turned and machine stitched hem
PDF Handout – Video 141
Video 142 – Hem – 1 cm double-turned and machine-stitched hem
PDF Handout – Video 142
Video 143 – Hem – Wide double-turned (2,5cm and 3cm) and
machine-stitched hem
PDF Handout – Video 143
Video 144 – Hem – Pin hem
PDF Handout – Video 144
Video 145 – Hem – Shaped hem finished with facing
PDF Handout – Video 145
Video 146 – Hem – Grown on turn-up hem (trouser leg sample)
PDF Handout – Video 146
Video 147 – Hem – Mitred corner on a wide double turned hem
PDF Handout – Video 147
Video 148 – Hem – Added on hem with mitred corner
PDF Handout – Video 148
Video 149 – Hem – Shirt-shaped hem finished with 0.5 cm double turn
PDF Handout – Video 149
Video 150 – Hem – Straight shirt hem and front-facing corners finished with 1 cm double turn
PDF Handout – Video 150