I’ve tried to sew several times. It takes either talent or patience I haven’t found yet.
Why sew other than the fun of doing it if you are into that?? Clothes are so cheap with 3rd world labor I would think it would cost more just to buy the material...
Last month bought some Dockers short sleeve dress shirts (normally priced at $35-40) for $10 each, combination of Sears wanting to get rid of summer clothes, on sale + a coupon.
If you are still interested in learning to sew, I taught myself using this book, Sew What Skirts and another book listed on that page, "The Sew Everything Workshop."
We had to take sewing in junior high and I was terrible at it. I figured I didn't have the sewing gene. But in 2011 I wanted to see if I could teach myself to do it (I couldn't find anything I liked in stores). Those two books made it really easy to learn. I started with some easy projects before going to the skirts. But the nice thing about the Sew What Skirts book is that you actually draft your own patterns, using your own measurements. It sounds intimidating, but trust me, I'm horrible at math, have absolutely no patience and I have drafted several of the patterns with no problem at all. I mainly used the drawstring waist A line and the wrap skirt, but they are perfect for summer and warmer fall days with tights.
If you ever decide to pray about it, pray for talent. NEVER pray for patience. I learned that lesson the hard way.