It's Fun to Sew with a Sewing Machine
by Hildegarde Struefert
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Language: English
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About this eBook
- Author
- Struefert, Hildegarde, -2009
- Credits
- Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
- Subject
- Machine sewing -- Juvenile literature
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 61167
- Release Date
- January 13, 2020
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.IT’S FUN TO SEW with a sewing machine — It’s Fun to Sew—With the Sewing Machine — PHASE 1
- 2.Your guide for the project — What you will learn — What articles you will make — Start your record book — Learn to give a demonstration
- 3.Plan your project
- 4.Become acquainted with your sewing tools — Measuring tools — Cutting tools — Sewing tools — Needles — Pins — Pincushion — Thimble
- 5.Organize a box or basket for tools and supplies
- 6.Learn to use mother’s sewing machine — Parts of the sewing machine — Types of control levers — How to use the sewing machine — Is your chair the right height? — How to start and stop the machine — How to speed up and slow down — How to stitch correctly — How to use the stitch regulator — How to practice stitching — How to thread the machine — Stitching with a threaded machine
- 7.Enjoy good sewing habits — Hint number 1 — Hint number 2 — Hint number 3
- 8.Start to sew — A shears case — What you will learn — What you will do first — How to make the shears case — Make a paper pattern — Mark the fabric; follow the illustration — Cut the fabric — Mark the hem on section A — Shape the flap of section B — Mark the pocket on section A — Get the pocket ready to stitch — Machine stitch the pocket — Sew sections A and B together — Change the top of section B into a flap — How to make your case colorful — Barbecue placemats or traveling kit — Barbecue placemats — Traveling kit — What you will learn — What you will do first — Start with the washcloth — Get the towels ready — Sew the washcloth and towel together — Sew pockets into the washcloth — Attach the tie to the towel — Finish your project
- 9.Complete your record book
- 10.Show others what you have learned — Displays — Demonstrations
- 11.Are you ready for the next project?
- 12.Transcriber’s Notes
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