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The Beginner’s Guide To Machine Sewing by Debbie Von Graber-Crozier (Paperback Boook) - SP

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The essential beginner's guide to machine sewing, with 8 simple-but-stunning projects to get you started and all key techniques shown step by step.

This is a fully illustrated, must-have guide, carefully structured to get you sewing straight away! 

In this complete course, ideal for absolute beginners, sewing expert Debbie von Grabler-Crozier covers everything you need to get started: understanding fabrics, essential tools, how to sew your first stitches on a machine, how to use a pattern template, how to add a zip, and much more.

You'll build up your skills project by project, learning new techniques as you go, and create 8 gorgeous, practical everyday home items that you'll use time and time again.

  • An essential guide to machine sewing, which takes you from your very first stitches to techniques such as inserting a zip, free-motion embroidery and adding slip pockets.
  • Learn techniques as you make, so you can put your newly learnt skills into practice.
  • 8 stunning projects: a table mat, trinket tray, reversible bowl cover, oven gloves, laptop sleeve, storage cube, zipped pillow cover and mini tote bag.
  • Clear step-by-step photographs and instructions for all the techniques and projects, with helpful tips and jargon busters from Debbie throughout.
  • All necessary templates included at full size.

Whether you're learning to sew on a machine for the first time, or wanting to revisit the basics, this accessible, no-fuss course will get you sewing straight away.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Tools and materials
Glossary
Getting started

TECHNIQUES AND PROJECTS

Sewing around a curve
Adding zigzag lace
Adding a leather tab
Turning through
Using interfacing
Table Mat with Lace

How to use a template
Using darts
Easy trinket tray

Feeding in elastic
How to measure and adapt your pattern
Reversible Bowl Cover

Quilting with a walking foot
Making bias binding
Attaching bias binding
Oven Gloves

Measuring and making a template
Using felt
Adding plastic and metal snaps
Making a leather strap
Felt Laptop Sleeve

FME and raggy edge applique
Simple lining
Making square corners
Using foam interfacing
Applique Goldfish Storage Cube

Adding a zip
Wholecloth quilting in a grid
Finishing seams with a zigzag
Adding a tassel zip pull
Quilted Zipped Pillow Cover

Using canvas
Adding lined slip pockets
Boxing 3D corners
Adding webbing straps
Super Simple Mini Tote

Taking it further
Templates
Index