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Hi! I dropped by to show you some ideas. I don't know if you sew or, if you do, what your skill level is. The pictures are of a sewing pattern. The skirt is Victorian era and needs a bustle to keep its shape, but if you like it, I can help with all that stuff. My Pinkie Pie Grand Galloping Gala dress has a hoop skirt. I'm also a professional seamstress and I don't mind giving advice or even talking you through something.
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My best recommendation for a starter machine is a Brother. Don't go with anything too complicated, but automatic buttonhole stitches are highly recommend. Another option is to check estate sales and the like. Find an older model sewing machine in working order. If it doesn't have a manual, most can be ordered online for a small fee. My current machine is a high end Brother, it has stitches I haven't even used yet. I only recently got it. My old, now back up machine is a Kenmore Ultra-stitch 8. It's older than I am, but it still works like a dream. Brother still makes durable machines and have a 25 year warranty. Most newer machines have replaced metal parts with plastic and, as a result, break and wear out.
When you start sewing, remember, it's ok to make mistakes. I actually learned a lot when I was swearing under my breath picking thread out of a seam with the seamripper. Start with easy patterns, most have the difficulty on them. Make things for practice with crap material. I have found some at garage sales and the like. The last place is classes. They offer some at joanne's. But you only get better by sewing. I learned by having the basics and my neighbor (who was teaching me) said "you've seen me sew enough, and it's your costume, so... sew." I was 10 and, except for a few bobbin incidents, I did, and I have been ever since.