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Thousands of people buy a basic sewing machine and never get it out of its box, lacking the confidence to get started and daunted by off-putting manuals. This book will change all that. Sewing machine guru and popular author, Wendy Gardiner, has written a user-friendly guide to using a basic sewing machine, with the elements you would get in a manual, naming parts, showing how to thread up, checking stitching and tension etc, followed by a section building skills as you start using a sewing machine. This is followed by 9 great projects: a Drawstring Bag, an Appliqued Pillow, a Clutch Bag, a Pillow with Piping, Tab-Top Curtains, a Quilted Pot Holder, a Scarf, Apron and a Decorated Towel, all specially designed to build skills such as sewing seams, buttonhole sewing, adding zips, blind hems, quilting, free machine embroidery, using twin needles and making pleats, trims and pockets. There is a glossary of all the important terms, and an excellent trouble-shooting guide.
Contents
Foreword 2Introduction 6Your sewing machine 8Tools and equipment 14Winding and fitting the bobbin 24Upper threading 26Checking stitching and tension 28Trying out your machine stitches 30Using your machine 32Straight stitch 34Drawstring Bags 36Zigzag stitch 40Heart-Felt Applique Pillow 44Buttonholes 48Party Clutch Bag 52Zips and piping 56Perfectly Piped Pillow 62Hemming ways 66Cafe Curtain 68Quilting 74Quilted Pot Holder 76Free motion 82Swirls and Flowers Scarf 86Twin needles 90Retro Apron 94Bobbin work 102Decorated Guest Towel 104Advanced techniques 108Tucks 110Trims 112Couching 114Patch Pockets 116Useful information 118Troubleshooting 119Glossary 124Index 127
