With 35 projects that you'll love to make and a helpful techniques section, this book will teach you all about sewing machines. Start out with Clothes and Accessories, where you can make a felt collar and cosy scarf, as well as a pretty skirt.
Demonstrates the parts of a sewing machine, threading the machine, turning corners, lock stitches, skills for clothing construction and easy clothes to make.
A step-by-step beginner's guide for your sewing machine My Sewing Machine Book is a clear, fun and fresh introduction to sewing on a machine for kids. Packed with easy sewing projects, templates and patterns so your sewing machine projects are successful first-time! Get great tips for threading the machine and picking fabrics then create fun crafts from headbands to pillow cases. Jane's friendly jargon-free instructions and step-by-step photos walk you through everything you need to know to get to grips with your machine. Newly learned skills can then be put to the test with 20 creative and original projects to make - from bags and accessories to cushions and toys.
Here are 35 brilliant projects that will help you learn how to sew. If you’ve never used a needle and thread before, don’t worry—start with the ‘Sewing Techniques’ section, which simply explains how to do every stitch. Then pick something to make from one of the four chapters. In the ‘Toys’ chapter, you’ll find juggling animals, sock monsters and rag dolls, while in ‘Fashion Fun’, there are gorgeous bags, hair accessories and more. Next, discover some brilliant ‘Decorations’—from hanging felt stars to pretty lavender bags. Finally, ‘Great Gifts’ is packed with ideas, such as the finger puppet cards, felt egg cosies or the sausage dog draft excluder. All the instructions and cute step-by-step artworks are easy to follow; plus, each project has a grade so that you can start with easy sewing and move onto using more advanced stitches as you get better at it.
The latest in Jane Bull's successful series of craft titles, Get Set, Sew is a clear, fun, and fresh introduction to sewing on a machine. Jane's friendly jargon-free instructions and step-by-step photos will walk you through everything you need to know to get to grips with your machine. Newly learned skills can then be put to the test with 20 creative and original projects to make--from bags and accessories to cushions and toys.
The My First Sewing Book kit includes the book, two sets of bird shapes precut from quality felt, three yards each of four colors of crochet thread, and an additional 43 shape patterns. This is the first book in the six-book My First Sewing Book series, where Winky Cherry introduces sewing to young seamsters--from simple stitches and doll making to understanding and using a sewing machine. Guides feature clever rhymes and simple instructions, which teach sewing skills, as well as responsibility, commitment, focus, patience, coordination, organization, and how to follow rules, all through the enjoyment of sewing. Levels progress through hand sewing, embroidery, doll making, machine sewing, patchwork, and quilting. This My First Sewing Book kit introduces children ages 5 and up to sewing basics such as threading a needle, making knots, using pins, using dots, overstitching, and lock stitching. Step-by-step instructions guide children through stitching and stuffing felt animals. There is also a companion Yes, I Can Sew! DVD. Winky Cherry's unique My First Sewing Book program teaches young children not only sewing skills, but life skills: responsibility, commitment, focus, patience, coordination, organization, and how to follow rules, all through the enjoyment of sewing. In six books, levels progress from simple hand sewing, embroidery, and doll making, to machine sewing, patchwork, and quilting. The three hand sewing books feature clever rhyming instructions for children as young as 5. The three machine sewing books are for children ages 7 and older. All six titles have simple, clearly-illustrated instructions. Each book builds on the previous books, and each book can stand alone
My First Sewing Machine 2 is the perfect follow-on book for young stitchers who have already used Alison McNicol's first 'My First Sewing Machine Book' or have already learned to use their sewing machine. This is the perfect book - for those who are already using their machine for basic projects - to help develop and stretch their new sewing machine skills, and with a great selection of new projects and skills to learn your little stitcher will love it! New skills include applique, patchwork, curved seams and more! Projects include: patchwork cushion, applique bags, crazy dolls, cute bears, little lavender bods and more ! Easy to follow illustrations Fun and simple projects to make Develops new sewing machine skills Perfect for intermediate sewers of all ages Alison McNicol is an expert in teaching children to sew, crochet and knit and has written a series of best-selling craft books for adults and children."