
Simple sewing projects : a bag, an apron, a pillowcase and a washbag are examples of things you can make easily once you can sew by hand or with a sewing machine. You can use materials you like either new from a shop or favourite old clothes.
How to make these simple sewing projects by hand or with a machine
Handsewing
Threading up the needle . Put thread tight over the top of the needle. Pull it off Thread it though the eye How to hold the needle . Sew the material inside out. Poke in the needle 3 cm behind the thread- back stitch
Draw the needle 3cm in front of the threadA simpler stitch is this running stitch – weave in and out with the needle Fill the needle with as many stitches as you can Pull the needle and thread through and repeat this process till the end of the row – then lay it flat Rotate the cloth and go back on the same row filling the gaps. Fold the material 2cm down from the top of the bag. Sew a hem for a cord
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is the little sewing machine electric? (the first sewing machine i was aloud, I had to make ittwiddle round an round with my right hand, leading my sewing with the left. Ingenious the simple instruction, peaceful and enjoyable to watch and copy without all the ‘firlefans’!