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Access a library of sewing information organized by subject and sewing level. From choosing fabric to using patterns to specific sewing techniques - all this and more! Free Tools Ebook Download included with the Free Preview.
Over 200 lessons planned.
Lesson lists are available in the first lesson of each chapter. View it by signing up for the Free Preview.
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2.01 Chapter 2 Introduction
FREE PREVIEW2.02 Tour of the Sewing Machine
FREE PREVIEW2.03 Machine Operation - How it makes a stitch
2.04 How to Thread the Machine
FREE PREVIEW2.05 How to Insert and Remove the Bobbin
FREE PREVIEW2.06 Machine Operation - How to Use it
2.07 How to Adjust Tension
2.08 Sewing Practice
2.09 Basic Machine Maintenance
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3.01 Chapter 3 Introduction
FREE PREVIEW3.02 Jam Prevention Tips
FREE PREVIEW3.03 Troubleshooting Jams
3.04 Jam Recovery
3.05 Troubleshooting Thread Breaking
3.06 Troubleshooting Skipped Stitches
3.07 Troubleshooting Bad Stitches
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8.01 Chapter 8 Introduction
FREE PREVIEW8.02 Fabric Basics - Types
FREE PREVIEW8.03 Common Knit Fabrics
8.04 Common Woven Fabrics
8.05 Fiber Types
8.06 Choosing Fabric for your Projects
9.01 Chapter 9 Introduction
FREE PREVIEW9.02 Selvedge
9.03 Width
9.04 Grain (Cross and Length)
9.05 Warp and Weft
9.06 Fray, Ravel, Unravel
9.07 Bias
9.08 Pile
9.09 Wale
9.10 Nap
9.11 Directional
9.12 Print
9.13 Pattern Repeat (V-Repeat, H-Repeat)
9.14 Right Side (Correct Side)
9.15 Wrong Side
9.16 Stretch Percent
9.17 Stable Knit
9.18 Mechanical Give (or Stretch)
9.19 Weight
9.20 Hand or Drape
9.21 Tranparency (Opacity)
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10.01 Chapter 10 Introduction
FREE PREVIEW10.02 Interfacing
10.03 Interlining
10.04 Underlining
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What you want to sew will determine what you need to learn, and how you need to sew.
While the act of sewing is fundamentally the same regardless of whether you are sewing a quilt or a coat there are techniques you will need to know to do one of them, but not the other.
My focus is garment construction or apparel sewing. (Sewing Clothes.)
Many of the techniques and tips included in this course are applicable to quilting and sewing accessories.
Learn from my experience of over 30 years of sewing.
I've made, (and continue to make) many mistakes. So, you can benefit without having to make all those mistakes yourself.