If you've never used a sewing machine before, or if you want to refresh your skills, Sew Step by Step gives you the essentials and the confidence to design, create, and mend with your sewing machine. Taking you through the basics, including the features of a sewing machine and the qualities of different fabrics, this simple handbook will soon have you making and mending your own clothes and home furnishings. Discover how to read patterns and adapt them to different body measurements and find the right fabric for every project with an easy-to-use guide to different materials. Follow fully illustrated guides to more than 200 step-by-step techniques, including how to insert collars, sleeves, and pockets into garments, and how to customize them with delicate finishing touches. 224 pages, softcover.
