
Online Sewing Training Video Classes
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Essential Lessons
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Overview of three different sewing machines, Singer, Janome and Kenmore. Learn How to wind the bobbin, insert the bobbin into the bobbin case, inserting bobbin case in the hook-race, top threading, bringing up the bobbin thread, sewing different stitch styles and balancing the thread tension.Duration: 90 minsChapters: 31Released: Sep 2007
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Learn hand sewing essentials, with information on threads, how to thread a needle, basic stitching, basting, loose basting, tailor’s tack, ladder stitch, running stitch, backstitch, pick stitch, overcast or whipstitch, catch stitch and invisible stitch.Duration: 65 minsChapters: 27Released: Dec 2007
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Learn how to sew two and four hole flat buttons on shirts, built in shank buttons on a coat, making a shank out of thread for a button and stay button sewing on a coat with the following video lessons.Duration: 30 minsChapters: 10Released: Jul 2008
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Learn all about seams including, plain seams, flat felt seams and French seams. Finishing the seam allowance with zig-zag stitches and pinking scissors. How to press seams and repair partially opened seams as well.Duration: 50 minsChapters: 12Released: Nov 2007
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Learn how to sew different styles of centered and lapped standard zippers by hand and machine.Duration: 82 minsChapters: 13Released: Feb 2008
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Learn how to sew invisible zippers using both invisible and standard zipper feet, marking the zipper spot on the fabric, basting and sewing the zipper by machine and sewing a bottom stopper by hand.Duration: 65 minsChapters: 16Released: Apr 2008
Pattern Making and Drafting Lessons
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Learn how to measure the body, draft a straight and tapered skirt block pattern according to your measurements. This lesson includes how to calculate the darts, adding seam allowances, abutted slit and hem allowances and how to mark and draw the lengthwise grain line.Duration: 68 minsChapters: 17Released: Sep 2008
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Learn how to make full figure straight skirt block patterns with abutted slits using the Nehzat Houshan method. This will help you achieve perfectly fitted skirts that fall well on the body and with hemlines that are parallel to the floor! Before cutting and sewing your fabric, I recommend testing your pattern on muslin fabric, to make sure your pattern fits you.Duration: 77 minsChapters: 18Released: Oct 2008
Garment Sewing Lessons
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Learn how to hem and shorten straight skirts, measuring and marking a new hemline, basting the hemline and sewing the hem by machine.Duration: 50 minsChapters: 11Released: Aug 2008
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Learn how to shorten and hem pants by hand and machine, doing a fitting, measuring and marking pant legs, basting the hem line, doing second fitting, sewing straight and slanted hem lines, using invisible hand stitch and sewing a double folded hem by machine.Duration: 60 minsChapters: 21Released: Oct 2007
Accessories Sewing Lessons
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Learn how to sew a makeup bag by drawing a pattern, cutting and fusing interfacing, using a standard zipper and making a rope for the handles and the tassel for the zipper pull.Duration: 60 minsChapters: 11Released: Jun 2008
Home Decor Sewing Lessons
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Learn how to sew a cushion cover by drawing a pattern, cutting the cushion cover and using an invisible zipper.Duration: 50 minsChapters: 13Released: May 2008
Latest Releases
- Full Figure Skirt Block Pattern-Making (Videos)
- Straight and Tapered Skirt Block Pattern-Making (Videos)
- Shortening and Hemming a Straight Skirt (Videos)
- Button Sewing (Videos)
- Makeup Bag Sewing (Videos)
- Cushion Cover Sewing (Videos)
- Invisible Zipper Sewing (Videos)
- Standard Zipper Sewing by Hand and Machine (Videos)
- Hand Sewing Essentials and Tips (Videos)
- Seams by Sewing Machine (Videos)
- Shortening and Hemming Pants by Hand and Machine (Videos)
- Sewing Machine Essentials (Videos)
Upcoming Titles
- Embroidery Essentials
- Why the Metric measuring system is best for sewing
- Skirt Sewing from a Pattern We Created
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