Step by Step Machine Sewing Basics is the first volume in a series of books that give sewing instructions at progressive levels of expertise. This full color book walks you through step by step sewing basics from learning what the marks on the sewing machine needle or throat plate mean to hands on-practice exercises and sewing projects. The author assumes the person reading and following the instructions in this book is a person without any knowledge of sewing or is supervising a young person learning to sew. The Learn to Sew book series is also a great way to teach home schooled students,...

This book is for anyone who wants to learn to read, make adjustments, and understand preprinted paper patterns available from retail stores and online stores for garments, home decor, and sewing crafts for the home sewer. The process of reading and understanding a home sewing pattern can be frustrating and confusing without some guidance and tips. This book will steer you on the correct path to understanding. Through reading and applying the lessons you learn from this book you will be able to read the sizing charts on the back of the pattern envelope, and understand fabric and notions needed...