How to Train Your Sewing Machine

Author Rehana Begum trained on Savile Row and taught sewing for years, so she knows how to introduce beginners to their sewing machines without stress or disaster. Now she presents that expertise in an elegant contemporary format. With the book’s clearly illustrated techniques section, you’ll learn how to thread your machine, choose your stitch, and start up without ending up with a frustrating tangle of knots. 

Begum then introduces simple patterns, including a tote bag and a simple dress, so you’ll be able to build on your skills and turn them into finished products to be proud of. Removing the fear, this book will painlessly get you sewing—and open the way to a satisfying skill that will serve you for the rest of your life.

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Who wrote it?
Rehana Begum, a fashion designer and tailor who has designed for brands including All Saints, Matthew Williamson, and Ozwald Boateng. Having taught dressmaking to women in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria, she now shares her passion and knowledge at her London school, Sew it with Love.

How does it come?
Paperback. 144 pages. 20 x 14 x 1.5cm