Hey all!

You might have seen my other post about dying stuff but I've come to the conclusion that I need to learn how to sew to advance my cosplaying and I was just wondering as a complete beginner to sewing machines other than having been taught them in primary school (which I have now forgotten) how much of a bad idea would it be to pop my sewing cherry with a waist coat?

I'm not wanting anything fancy, just something along the lines of : this I don't even think it would need to have pockets etc.

Thanks in advance.

It looks pretty simple, basically three pieces of fabric. I found sewing a jacket for the first time the sleeves are the trickiest part, so you get to avoid that! Oh and it may sound patronisingly obvious but having a pattern helps a lot.

Actually I'd say a waistcoat is a very good first sewing project! They're relatively simple to make and don't have too many pieces.

I'd recommend using a pattern to help you start to understand the shapes involved in clothing construction. I've always found Kwik Sew to be the most user-friendly pattern company, they tend to use less jargon than others and everything's cleanly laid out. Here's a link to some Kwik Sew men's waistcoat patterns.

Thanks guys for the advice. Next question will be about what sewing machine to get but I'll leave that for another day after expo when I have money and time to look