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ooooh nice i can help someone!
well i wouldn't call myself a great seamstress, i'm still in the process of learning... i started with editing pieces of clothing. go to a cheap thrift store, look for very cheap dresses or other garments. you might not like the shape, but look for prints you like and try to make something nice out of it. i taught myself how to make things fit me and all at first, that's pretty important.
right now i'm starting to make clothes from scratch, mostly skirts or shift dresses. i hardly ever use patterns, since i dont know anything about how they work, but i drape pieces of cloth onto myself and pin everything, fitting it all the time untill it's right. shift dresses are good to start with, since theyre pretty wide and don't need complicated darts or tucks, or not even closures.
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