Becoming Friends with your Sewing Machine

Are you intimidated by your sewing machine?

When you've tried to use your machine, do things go wrong and you're not sure if it's your mistake or the machine's?

GET TO KNOW THAT SEWING MACHINE

Learn how to thread it, fill a bobbin, adjust stitch and width size.

Learn about threads, needles and how to change them, presser feet, how and why to change them, feed dogs.

How to start stitching, steps to beginning the first stitch, how to sew straight, how to sew curves.

Why change the stitch length?

Which way does the bobbin go in?

When to finish the edges, how to, what it means.

What is similar on most machines, what’s new in new machines.

Where to find an owner’s manual.

Where to find supplies, tools, parts, a good mechanic, fabric.

Basic necessary supplies, marking tools.

Some of the sewing language, terms and machine names for parts.

How to check if you are the problem or the machine is the problem.

If time allows, you may practice your skills on a drawstring bag.