Sewing Starter Supply Checklist

Please don't spend $300 today.

It happens all the time. Someone decides they want to learn to sew, walks into a craft store, and walks out $300 lighter with a bag of things they will never open. Six months later that bag is in a closet, the machine is under the bed, and they've decided they're just not a sewing person.

They were. They just bought a hundred things before making a single seam.

This free 10 page guide is the honest version. Five tools get you sewing this week. Everything else can wait.

What's inside

• The essential five. The only supplies you need to start, with what each one is for and roughly what it costs. About $41 all in.
• The next ten. What to add after your first project, in the order they'll actually help.
• What to leave on the shelf. The expensive things beginners buy first and regret, and the one fabric that convinces people they can't sew.
• Your first fabric. Which fabrics are forgiving, which ones will fight you, and how much to buy.
• Three first projects, in order. A pillowcase, a tote bag, then an elastic waist skirt. Why starting with a dress is why people quit.
• Three ways to start. Bare minimum at $53, comfortable at $101, ready for anything at $190. Pick the one that fits your week.
• A printable shopping list. One page, every item, with checkboxes. Take it to the store.

Who it's for

Anyone who wants to learn to sew and doesn't know where to start. If you have a machine still in the box, this is for you. If you don't have a machine yet, this is also for you, and there's a page about that too.

How you get it

Free. Add it to your cart, check out, and the PDF lands in your email. You'll also join the Sewing Society, so you hear about new class dates before they go public. Seats are capped at four.

Now go make something ugly. Your first seam will be crooked. That's the whole point.