HOW TO USE A SEWING MACHINE

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

BLOCK 1 - FIRST THINGS FIRST

✔️Let’s look at a sewing machine

✔️Speed control & turning corners

✔️How to sew a seam

✔️How to pin, cut & place a template

BLOCK 2 - THREADING UP

✔️Winding a bobbin

✔️The top thread-up

✔️Inserting a bobbin on top loaders 

✔️Inserting a bobbin on front loaders

BLOCK 3 - SEW A SUNGLASSES CASE

✔️Practise what you’ve learned & achieve your first little project make

✔️Learn all about backstitch & why it’s important

BLOCK 4 - ALL THE HELP YOU'LL NEED

✔️How to solve stitching issues

✔️Choosing & changing needles

✔️Getting unstuck

✔️Looking after your machine

LEARNING TO SEW HAS COUNTLESS BENEFITS…..

• Sewing helps to extend focus & concentration. As we must concentrate for longer periods of time. It’s great for those who struggle to stay focused.
• It reduces time spent on social media. Instead of scrolling we use our hands creatively making.
• Sewing promotes good mental health. It increases self-esteem through empowerment & creativity. It makes us happy!
• Dexterity & hand strength improve. Cutting, pinning & making are ways of strengthening hands our tools for life!
• We help to save the planet by extending the life of clothes. 
• Clothing won’t end up in landfill if we upcycle it. 
• Extending the life of clothes by 9 months reduces their carbon footprint by 20-30%
• It teaches us how to save money. It’s a useful life-skill we can use to alter, update, customise, remake or repair instead of buying new things.
• It’s such a great feeling to be able to say “ I made it myself”

WHAT DO I NEED?

Not that much! 

You’ve probably got most things at home already.

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You can learn at your own speed at home or sew with your friends

It’s much cheaper than attending classes