About this item
Make the Most of Your Sewing Machine!Join author Charlene Phillips as you learn all about your new best friend—your sewing machine! From fabric to feet to finished product, you’ll be guided through techniques for mastering your machine and using it to perform basic to advanced stitching tasks. Whether you’ve been sewing for years or just gotten the itch, you’ll find invaluable information inside for using your sewing machine to its maximum potential.Learn how to:Troubleshoot machine problems like skipped stitches, needle breaks and tension troublesPerform basic maintenance on your machine to keep it running smoothlyChoose fabrics, threads and other materials that will keep your machine running at full capacity and result in quality projectsRecognize and utilize the best sewing machine feet to achieve the desired resultsRefine everyday tasks from installing zippers to sewing buttonholes and constructing perfect hemsCreate beautiful embellishments like scallops, ruches, smocking, pin tucks, cutwork, puffing and entredeux to enhance any sewn project or garmentAn indispensable reference book to keep next to your machine, inside you’ll find quick answers to all your sewing problems.
About the Author
Dust off your sewing feet and join in the sewing fun! Author Charlene Phillips will guide you step-by-step as you learn over 25 sewing machine attachments in her newest book, The Sewing Machine Attachment Handbook. Charlene is the author of several digital publications, contributor/author for several sewing machine magazines, presenter, and teacher. Join her at her websites www.thesewbox.com. Follow her blog for many sewing tips and instructions - http://thesewbox.blogspot.com. You can even find her on FACEBOOK - search for The Sew Box.
Charlene believes in "Stitchery" - her notion for combining sewing feet, stitch patterns, and decorative threads. Join her and see what magic you can do with your machine! So dust off those sewing machine attachments and begin sewing!
Charlene has created patterns, and many sewing instructions - jump right in and follow her own trials and errors. She is now working on the next book to be released fall 2011. Just a little "tease" - how to control your sewing machine AND don't let it control you!
"Over the years I have had my trash bin filled with mistakes and errors! We all start somewhere and it is always at the beginning. I started jotting notes, drawings, and ideas in my sewing journal. Now I have something to refer back to when beginning a new project - so much easier and gives me more sewing fun time!
Join me on twitter and on facebook! Love to hear your ideas and even any questions you might have! Love to hear from readers, and we have a nice fun time!"
