Know Your Machine and Your Stitches
I attended a webinar broadcast the other day on the ASG website. It was about sewing machine basics. What a great webinar it turned out to be. If you have not read the machine operation manual that came with your sewing machine, do that now! Everything you need to know about your machine is covered in the manual. Keep it handy so you can grab it quickly if you run into a problem. It will tell you the kind of bobbins to use, needles, thread, how to set the tensions for certain stitches and fabrics. It will have a diagram for threading and winding the bobbin and how to correctly insert the bobbin into your machine. It is your tutorial to your personal sewing machine, and it is extremely important. I came close to bypassing this webinar. I have been sewing for so long, I really didn't think it would be useful to me. I am so glad that I did attend, I learned a few things, proof that you can teach an old dame ne...