THE BASIC SKILLS LEARN TO SEW SERIES - ONLINE COURSE
Learn to sew by making things you will actually use.
Even if you’ve never touched a sewing machine. Six guided video projects take you from your first straight seam to hemming, altering and creating your own clothes.
✓ Lifetime access ✓ Learn at your own pace ✓ 30 day money-back guarantee. No questions asked
Free Preview: The Tea Towel. Master grainline, cutting & perfect hems
LEARN TO SEW BY MAKING PROJECTS YOU WILL ACTUALLY USE
step-by-step guide, printable patterns & obsessively clear videos. Online & at your own pace.
Even if you have never touched a sewing machine.
The Basic Skills Learn to Sew Series
Learn to sew in six projects, from your very first stitch to making real clothes.
This step-by-step online program is taught by Bonnie, a fashion-industry tailor with 25 years of experience. Each project teaches one key skill in the order that makes sense, so your skills build on each other. By the end, you’ll be able to create, mend, and hem with confidence.
What’s included:
Six projects that cover every basic sewing skill
Clear, detailed video lessons you can pause and rewind
Pattern downloads & supply lists
Lifetime access
Who it’s for: Total beginners who’ve never touched a sewing machine, and self-taught sewists who want a solid foundation.
What you need: A sewing machine and basic supplies included in your supply checklist.
Taught by Bonnie Barton - 25 years tailoring for global fashion brand campaigns and celebrity events.
Ralph Lauren . Peter Millar . Vineyard Vines . Madonna . W . Target . Mulberry . Armani . Guess . Kohl’s . Vera Wang . Oscar de la Renta . Jill Stuart . Prada . Carolina Herrera . Ann Taylor . Lanvin . Victoria’s Secret . Abercrombie & Fitch . Children’s Place . Gymboree . Calvin Klein . Tommy Hilfiger . Gwyneth Paltrow . Almay . Ann Taylor Loft . Bloomingdale’s . Brooks Brothers . Hugo Boss . Justin Thomas . Chanel . Tory Burch . Nicole Kidman . Nieman Marcus . Richard Gere . J Crew . Marc Jacobs . Gap . Sean John . Fergie . Cole Hahn . Beyonce . Kenneth Cole . Talbot’s . W . JC Penney . Express . Carter’s . Vogue . Nike . Lilly Pulitzer . Celine . Janelle Monae . Lacoste . Bette Middler . Hanes . Lane Bryant . Brides Magazine . GQ . Homer . L’Oreal . Givenchy . St. Laurent . DKNY . Balenciaga . Diane Von Furstenberg . Dolce & Gabbana . Pandora . Primark . Burberry . YSL . Walt Disney World . Gucci . Michael Kors . Coach . Old Navy . Janie and Jack . Margiela
This course is for you if…
No glossary drills, no endless technique videos. You learn each skill the moment a real project needs it.
The Basic Skills Learn to Sew Series
Learn to sew in six projects, from your very first stitch to making real clothes.
This step-by-step online program is taught by Bonnie, a fashion-industry tailor with 25 years of experience. Each project teaches one key skill in the order that makes sense, so your skills build on each other. By the end, you’ll be able to create, mend, and hem with confidence.
What’s included:
Six projects that cover every basic sewing skill
Clear, detailed video lessons you can pause and rewind
Pattern downloads & supply lists
Lifetime access
Who it’s for: Total beginners who’ve never touched a sewing machine, and self-taught sewists who want a solid foundation.
What you need: A sewing machine and basic supplies included in your supply checklist.
WHAT YOU'LL MAKE
Six projects. Each one teaches the skills for the next.
Start with a warm-up lesson on your machine - straight lines, corners, curves, and printing your patterns - then build up from a tea towel to your own wardrobe.
Basic Skill #1 - The Tea Towel. cutting fabric, fabric grain, straight seams & perfect hems
Basic Skill #2 - The Zipper Clutch. pivot corners, notches, linings & applying zippers
Basic Skill #3 - The Classic Chef's Apron. curved hems, trims & adding pockets
Basic Skill # 4 - The Perfect Tee. basic garment building, easing sleeves & facings
Basic Skill #5 - The Gigi Knit Tee. sewing knits, changing tension, sewing machine needles, smooth stretch hems
Basic Skill #5 - The PJ Bottom. basic pant construction, elastic and casings & simple alterations
From “I can’t thread my sewing machine” to wearing what they made.
The Basic Skills Learn to Sew Series
Learn to sew in six projects, from your very first stitch to making real clothes.
This step-by-step online program is taught by Bonnie, a fashion-industry tailor with 25 years of experience. Each project teaches one key skill in the order that makes sense, so your skills build on each other. By the end, you’ll be able to create, mend, and hem with confidence.
What’s included:
Six projects that cover every basic sewing skill
Clear, detailed video lessons you can pause and rewind
Pattern downloads & supply lists
Lifetime access
Who it’s for: Total beginners who’ve never touched a sewing machine, and self-taught sewists who want a solid foundation.
What you need: A sewing machine and basic supplies included in your supply checklist.
“I hadn’t ever used a sewing machine before. By the time the series was over, I was making and tailoring my own clothes! The sense of fulfillment I have from being able to hem my daughter’s pants, fix my husband’s zipper, or whip up a tote bag has been incredible!”
-Tej
“I had been wanting to learn to sew for a couple of years, and when my dad gifted me his sewing machine, I couldn’t wait to get started. The only problem - I had no idea where to even begin. The internet is overrun with projects and videos. It was, simply, overwhelming. By chance, I found Common Sewing through Instagram, and I am so glad I did. Common Sewing’s Basics Course was exactly what I needed after struggling through a pattern I bought on whim at a fabric store. The six projects give theclass structure (and are very modern, which I appreciated), and the videos take you step-by-step, from pattern assembly to final hems. The projects build on each other in terms of skills and allows even a true beginner, like myself, to feel confident from day one”
-Andrea
“Bonnie’s Common Sewing is a fantastic place to learn!!. I truly feel like I have discovered a hidden gem. Bonnie and her sewing classes are all that they promise and more. I started taking online sewing lessons through her “New Basics Beginner’s series” but was really interested in learning to make my own clothes. Her classes are fun and challenging. From Tea towels, Aprons to beautiful clothing — you name it — and I got to do it all!! She taught me everything from ironing fabric to laying out sewing patterns to using a sewing machine to using a twin needle and beyond”-Geeta
The Basic Skills Learn to Sew Series
Learn to sew in six projects, from your very first stitch to making real clothes.
This step-by-step online program is taught by Bonnie, a fashion-industry tailor with 25 years of experience. Each project teaches one key skill in the order that makes sense, so your skills build on each other. By the end, you’ll be able to create, mend, and hem with confidence.
What’s included:
Six projects that cover every basic sewing skill
Clear, detailed video lessons you can pause and rewind
Pattern downloads & supply lists
Lifetime access
Who it’s for: Total beginners who’ve never touched a sewing machine, and self-taught sewists who want a solid foundation.
What you need: A sewing machine and basic supplies included in your supply checklist.
YOUR TEACHER
Hi, I’m Bonnie.
I’ve spent 25 years tailoring wardrobe for global fashion campaigns and celebrity events. I also run a sewing school.
After teaching hundreds of beginners, I know exactly which skills make sewing click - and this course teaches those skills in the simplest way possible.
The Basic Skills Learn to Sew Series
Learn to sew in six projects, from your very first stitch to making real clothes.
This step-by-step online program is taught by Bonnie, a fashion-industry tailor with 25 years of experience. Each project teaches one key skill in the order that makes sense, so your skills build on each other. By the end, you’ll be able to create, mend, and hem with confidence.
What’s included:
Six projects that cover every basic sewing skill
Clear, detailed video lessons you can pause and rewind
Pattern downloads & supply lists
Lifetime access
Who it’s for: Total beginners who’ve never touched a sewing machine, and self-taught sewists who want a solid foundation.
What you need: A sewing machine and basic supplies included in your supply checklist.
START SEWING TODAY
THE BASIC SKILLS LEARN TO SEW SERIES
video series + pdf guide + printable patterns
$89.95
one-time payment
Lifetime access to all video lessons (20 hours total)
6 printable patterns - kids XS - adult 3X
step-by-step PDF guide
private community support
free updates when new lessons are added
✓No-questions-asked guarantee. If the course isn’t for you, ask for a refund within 30 days.
The Basic Skills Learn to Sew Series
Learn to sew in six projects, from your very first stitch to making real clothes.
This step-by-step online program is taught by Bonnie, a fashion-industry tailor with 25 years of experience. Each project teaches one key skill in the order that makes sense, so your skills build on each other. By the end, you’ll be able to create, mend, and hem with confidence.
What’s included:
Six projects that cover every basic sewing skill
Clear, detailed video lessons you can pause and rewind
Pattern downloads & supply lists
Lifetime access
Who it’s for: Total beginners who’ve never touched a sewing machine, and self-taught sewists who want a solid foundation.
What you need: A sewing machine and basic supplies included in your supply checklist.
Questions, answered.
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any basic home machine with a straight and zigzag stitch. I recommend something affordable, simple (fewer stitch options and functions helps beginners focus on learning) My very favorite is the Janome 2212.
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Your pdf will be emailed to you immediately and you will have instant password access to the course page at commonsewing.com/basics with your patterns and videos easily accessible.
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You will have a checklist of my favorite affordable & reliable supplies in the chapter Basic Supplies. You will have fabric suggestions and where to buy them in the chapter Project Supplies.
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You go at your own pace with lifetime access. Each of the six workshops should take between one and three hours depending on your pace.
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Adult XS–3X are included. Children's sizes XS–XL were recently added so you can learn alongside your little!
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Returns are honored within 30 days of purchase, no questions asked.
Your first finished project is closer than you think.
The Basic Skills Learn to Sew Series
Learn to sew in six projects, from your very first stitch to making real clothes.
This step-by-step online program is taught by Bonnie, a fashion-industry tailor with 25 years of experience. Each project teaches one key skill in the order that makes sense, so your skills build on each other. By the end, you’ll be able to create, mend, and hem with confidence.
What’s included:
Six projects that cover every basic sewing skill
Clear, detailed video lessons you can pause and rewind
Pattern downloads & supply lists
Lifetime access
Who it’s for: Total beginners who’ve never touched a sewing machine, and self-taught sewists who want a solid foundation.
What you need: A sewing machine and basic supplies included in your supply checklist.