Sewing Answer Book

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Solutions to Every Problem Youll Ever Face Answers to Every Question Youll Ever Ask
Lauren Chattman Barbara Weiland Talbert

Answers for Stitchers

Two-color; illustrations throughout; 400 pages; 4/ x 6/; Flexibind: $14.95 US; ISBN: 978-1-60342-543-8; No. 62543 12-copy counter display (4 of each Answer Book: Sewing, Quilting, Knitting, and Crochet) $173.40 US; ISBN: 978-1-60342-675-6; No. 62675

Now available in a new acrylic Answer Book display!

he Sewing Answer Book answers all the questions beginning and intermediate sewers might have covering fabric facts; sewing machine basics; working with patterns; and the ins and outs of interfacing, gathers, pleats, zippers, hems, and much more.

The machine jams when I start stitching and I end up with a messy bunch of stitches on the underside of my seam. Whats wrong?
Those birds nests are a real plague and often happen because the feed dogs dont have much to grab onto at the beginning of a seam. Check the threading and make sure the bobbin thread is engaged in the tension mechanism. When you start a seam, pull enough top and bobbin thread behind the presser foot to grasp firmly and hold onto them as you begin to stitch. For a quick fix, place two layers of Scotch Magic Tape or masking tape over the zigzag hole in the plate and run an unthreaded needle up and down to pierce a hole in it. Clean any adhesive residue on the needle with rubbing alcohol before you thread and start stitching.

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