How to Train Your Sewing Machine

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How to Train Your Sewing Machine is a calming, beginner-friendly guide that teaches you how to thread your machine, choose stitches, and start sewing without stress or tangles, the n walks you through simple projects like a tote bag and easy dress so you quickly turn new skills into finished pieces.This real-world guide to mastering your sewing machine and making your own clothes and accessories is a must-have.Trained on Savile Row, Rehana Begum’s taught sewing for years, and knows how to introduce beginners to their sewing machines without stress or disaster. Now she presents that expertise in an elegant contemporary format.With the book’s clearly illustrated techniques section, you’ll quickly learn how to thread your machine, choose your stitch, and start up without creating a frustrating tangle of knots. Begum then introduces simple patterns, including a tote bag and a simple dress, so you’ll quickly be able to build on your skills and turn them into finished products to be proud of.Removing the fear, this book will painlessly get you sewing—and open the way to a satisfying skill that will serve you for the rest of your life. Show more