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ISBN10: 1800920210
ISBN13: 9781800920217
Publisher: Search Press
Published: Sep 6 2022
Pages: 144
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781800920217
Publisher: Search Press
Published: Sep 6 2022
Pages: 144
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
Learn from the expert how to get up and running with a basic sewing machine, then build your skills and make 12 beautiful projects. Revised, updated, and expanded edition. Learn from the expert how to get up and running with a basic sewing machine, then build your skills and make 12 beautiful projects. Revised, updated, and expanded edition. Do you own a sewing machine but don't know where to start? Feeling daunted by off-putting manuals? This book will change all that. Sewing machine guru and popular author, Wendy Gardiner, has written a friendly guide to getting up and running with a basic sewing machine. She demystifies machine anatomy, threading, and how to check stitching and tension. As you build up your skills, there are 12 stylish and practical projects to make, including:
There is something for everyone. Each project is designed to teach techniques such as
There is a glossary of all the important terms, and an excellent troubleshooting guide. Thousands of people buy a basic sewing machine but don't know where to start and are daunted by off-putting manuals. This book will change all that. Previously published as The Very Easy Guide to Using Your Sewing Machine.
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