The Sewing Machine Manual : Your Easy Guide to Machine Stitching
Overview
Learn from the expert how to get up and running with a basic sewing machine, then build your skills and make 12 beautiful projects. Revised, updated, and expanded edition. Learn from the expert how to get up and running with a basic sewing machine, then build your skills and make 12 beautiful projects. Revised, updated, and expanded edition. Do you own a sewing machine but don't know where to start? Feeling daunted by off-putting manuals? This book will change all that. Sewing machine guru and popular author, Wendy Gardiner, has written a friendly guide to getting up and running with a basic sewing machine. She demystifies machine anatomy, threading, and how to check stitching and tension. As you build up your skills, there are 12 stylish and practical projects to make, including:
- a patchwork placemat,
- a drawstring bag,
- an appliqu d pillow,
- a clutch bag,
- a tablet cover,
- tab-top curtains,
- a quilted potholder,
- a notebook cover
There is something for everyone. Each project is designed to teach techniques such as
- sewing seams
- adding buttonholes and zips
- blind hems
- quilting
- free-motion embroidery
- using an alphabet and
- making pleats, trims and pockets.
There is a glossary of all the important terms, and an excellent troubleshooting guide.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781800920217
- ISBN-10: 1800920210
- Publisher: Search Press
- Publish Date: September 2022
- Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 144
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