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For kids who have mastered hand sewing, machine sewing opens up exciting new possibilities! With Sewing School 2, children 7 and up can make 20 creative projects as they develop their machine sewing skills. With plenty of photos and step-by-step text written for kids to understand, young ones will need only a little adult help as they learn how to thread a machine, how to change a needle, why and when to use a particular stitch, how to use the pressure foot, how to choose and use different fabrics, and how to use a pattern. The projects
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I love this book! Presented in a logical and easy to understand format, girls and boys will build confidence and self-esteem while learning to make fun projects with a sewing machine! Cassi Griffin, The Crafty Crow
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Sewing School 2
Synopsis
For kids who have mastered hand sewing, machine sewing opens up exciting new possibilities Sewing School 2 offers 20 creative projects designed for children ages 7 and up, including cloth pencil cases, purses, wall pockets, and even a fabric guitar. Illustrated step-by-step instructions show kids how to thread a sewing machine, select an appropriate stitch, and choose fabrics and patterns that evoke their own unique style. Suggestions for creative variations open up endless possibilities for kids to imaginatively personalize their fabric creations.
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For kids who have mastered hand sewing, machine sewing opens up exciting new possibilities! With Sewing School 2, children ages 7 and up can make 20 creative projects as they develop their machine sewing skills. With plenty of photos and step-by-step
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Graduate from hand-sewing to the endless possibilities of sewing with a machine.
About the Author
Andria Lisle is the Public Relations and Public Programs Manager at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. She and Amie Petronis Plumley are the authors of Sewing School and run a summer Sewing School camp.
Amie Petronis Plumley teaches kindergarten at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee, where she inspires students to sew in the classroom, in an after-school sewing club, and at a wildly popular summer sewing camp. She is co-author ofSewing Schooland the mother of two small children.
Table of Contents
A Note to You from the Authors
About this Book: An Introduction for Adults
Getting Started
Welcome to Sewing School 2!
Lesson One: How to Use This Book
Lesson Two: How to Choose a Sewing Machine
Lesson Three: In Your Sewing Kit
Lesson Four: Sewing Machine School Rules
Lesson Five: Finding Out about Fabric
Lesson Six: Patterns
Lesson Seven: Ready, Set, Thread
Lesson Eight: Get Your Machine Stitches On
Lesson Nine: It's Time to Sew
Lesson Ten: Turn the Good Side Out
Lesson Eleven: Stuffing and Topstitching
Lesson Twelve: Bring Your Project to Life
Lesson Thirteen: Pop Quiz
Stitching Sampler
Square Pins Pincushion
Sewing Machine Cozy