Plastic fabric is actually okay

So many people come onto Reddit wanting to get away from polyester - and more experienced sewists so often want natural fabrics - that apparently it is a sin to recommend that a beginner sewist start out with polyester. Everything has to be 100% cotton, or linen, or silk. Zero compromise.

I promise, polyester is okay! It can mimic the real stuff well enough for learning purposes. It’s cheap, it’s widely available, and someone will learn a lot about sewing (like whether they like to and want to continue learning) using a very small amount.