I like sewing a lot.  It is the craft of fastening and attaching objects using stitches!  Do you know how to sow?
I am cluless.  Where do I even start?
I'll start with the invention of the sewing machine in the 19th century.  Before then it was all about hand sewing but sewing machines have drastically improved the process of sewing.
Are sewing machines expensive to buy?  Are they hard to use?
It's not that expensive any more.  It may be a hard to use at first but given that it's designed for one person to sew items individually, it is a lot easier to sew than hand sewing.
Is there a particular sewing method that is recommended for a novice like me?
Definitely as a beginner, I would recommend to hand sew with a needle and a thread.  It has been done this way for thousands of years before.  Once you have more experience, you should move into the sewing machines and maybe even quiliting!
I will take that advice.  Any other pointers or hints/techniques?
an ancient history estimated to begin during the Paleolithic Era. Sewing was used to stitch together animal hides for clothing and for shelter. The Inuit, for example, used sinew from caribou for thread and needles made of bone; the indigenous peoples of the American Plains and Canadian Prairies used sophisticated sewing methods to assemble tipi shelters. Sewing was combined with the weaving of plant leaves in Africa to create baskets, such as those made by Zulu weavers, who used thin strips of palm leaf as "thread" to stitch wider strips
Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins.
For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The