Manla Sew Academy

Manla Sew Academy Manla Sew Academy is a virtual sewing training institution helping Zambian women learn practical, income-generating sewing skills via WhatsApp.
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01/08/2026

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿค

1. A reliable sewing machine.

2. A good pair of fabric scissors.

3. A tape measure.

4. Quality sewing thread.

5. A seam ripper.

6. Pins or sewing clips.

7. A sewing machine needle set.

8. Pattern paper and basic drafting tools.

9. A beginner sewing course or class.

10. Fabric to practice on.

You don't need to buy everything at once.

Start with the essentials, practice consistently, and upgrade your tools as your skills grow.

๐Ÿ’ฌ What was the very first sewing tool you ever bought? โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡

20/07/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ก๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงต

โœ…๏ธ 1. Fear of messing up.

โœ…๏ธ 2. Fear of the unknown.

โœ…๏ธ 3. Waiting until I felt "ready."

โœ…๏ธ 4. Comparing myself to experienced sewists.

โœ…๏ธ 5. Watching more tutorials than actually practicing.

โœ…๏ธ 6. Thinking I needed every sewing tool before I could start.

โœ…๏ธ 7. Overthinking every step.

โœ…๏ธ 8. Getting frustrated too easily when things didn't go as planned.

โœ…๏ธ 9. Giving up too quickly after making mistakes.

โœ…๏ธ 10. Being afraid to cut my fabric.

โœ…๏ธ 11. Not asking for help when I got stuck.

โœ…๏ธ 12. Chasing perfection instead of focusing on progress.

โœ…๏ธ 13. Trying to learn everything at once.

๐Ÿค” Did these habits slow my sewing journey?..... Yes.

๐Ÿค” Did I let them stop me? Absolutely not. I kept learning, kept practicing, and kept showing up. That's how I grew as a sewist ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ˜Š

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17/07/2026

๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿงต

15/07/2026

๐Ÿšฉ ๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐†๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž (๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ž๐ฐ) ๐Ÿ‘‡

โœ…๏ธ 1. You watch tutorials every day but rarely practice.
Knowledge grows when it's applied.

โœ…๏ธ 2. You've saved hundreds of sewing videos but haven't completed a single project.

โœ…๏ธ 3. You keep waiting until you know "everything" before you start.

โœ…๏ธ 4. You spend more time buying sewing tools than using them.

โœ…๏ธ 5. You're always planning your first project... but never actually sewing it.

๐Ÿค” Remember: Watching someone sew won't make you a better sewist. Practice will. Every stitch teaches you something a video never can.

15/07/2026

๐Ÿ”Ÿ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฉ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘—

โœ… Shoulder Width
โœ… Neck Depth
โœ… Bust Point
โœ… Chest/Bust Measurement
โœ… Waist Measurement
โœ… Hip Measurement
โœ… Sleeve Width (Bicep)
โœ… Sleeve Length
โœ… Half Length (Shoulder to Waist)
โœ… Full Length (Shoulder to Hem)

๐Ÿ’ฌ Sewing pros, did I miss any essential measurements? Let us know in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

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14/07/2026

I got over 10,000 reactions on my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! ๐ŸŽ‰

I am deeply humbled ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿค—

12/07/2026

๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค-๐ข๐ง โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡

โœ”๏ธ What did you learn this week?

โœ”๏ธ What did you make this week?

โœ”๏ธ What's your sewing goal for next week?

Share your progress in the comments. We'd love to celebrate with you! ๐Ÿค

Share your progress in the comments๐Ÿ‘‡. We'd love to celebrate with you โค๏ธ

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11/07/2026

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ? โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡

My advice ๐Ÿ‘‰ As early as possible.

โœ…๏ธ If you're enrolling in a physical sewing school, you'll most likely have access to sewing machines during your lessons. However, I still encourage you to get your own machine if you can.

โ“๏ธ....Why?

โœ…๏ธ Because the real improvement happens when you practice at home. The more time you spend on your machine, the faster your confidence and skills will grow.

โœ…๏ธ If you're planning to learn through online classes or YouTube, then owning a sewing machine is even more important.

โœ…๏ธ Watching videos alone won't make you a better sewist. You need a machine beside you so you can pause the lesson, practice what you've learned, make mistakes, and try again.

๐Ÿค” Remember: Confidence in sewing doesn't come from watchingit comes from practicing. โœ‚๏ธ

Do you already have a sewing machine, or are you still looking for one? ๐Ÿ‘‡

10/07/2026

๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ

Fear is normal. Staying stuck doesn't have to be. ๐Ÿ’›

Every expert sewist was once a beginner who decided to start.

๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ If this is you, comment "ME" below ๐Ÿ˜„

10/07/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡

โœ…๏ธ Week 1: Learn your sewing machine.

Threading the machine
Winding a bobbin
Learning the machine parts

โœ…๏ธ Week 2: Practice the basics.

Sew straight lines
Control your machine

โœ…๏ธ Week 3: Practice with beginner-friendly projects.

Scrunchies
Tote bag
Pillowcase

โœ…๏ธ Week 4: Learn the foundations.

Taking body measurements
Fabric cutting

โค๏ธ Remember: Don't rush into making dresses and suits. A strong foundation will make your sewing journey much easier.

โ“๏ธQuestion: At which stage are you currently on in your sewing journey? โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Address

Longridge
Chilanga

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday 08:00 - 13:00

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+260962402127

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