Sewing Machine Techniques : How to Use a Sewing Machine

February 18th, 2010 | by admin |

To use a sewing machine, first pin the two pieces of fabric together along the seam, drop the presser foot over the fabric, reverse stitch to secure the seam, and continue sewing slowly in a straight line. Begin using a sewing machine using scrap pieces of fabric to practice with instructions from a sewing craftsman in this free video on sewing.

Expert: Sam Lewis
Contact: www.darkleather.net
Bio: Sam Lewis is an Austin-based artist and craftsman who works in clothing, leatherwork, photography and wood.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

Duration : 0:2:11


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  1. 16 Responses to “Sewing Machine Techniques : How to Use a Sewing Machine”

  2. By acquify on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    Absolutely great …
    Absolutely great video. With your camera angle and the HD, one of the best sewing machine tutorial videos I’ve seen.

  3. By thegrapejellygroup on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    After your first …
    After your first step i figured it out, i realized i didnt oot the foot thing down!

  4. By GacktTheone27 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    where did u buy ur …
    where did u buy ur sewing machine and how much does it cost…and if u can buy it online…i have an old machine Xd

  5. By GacktTheone27 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    Lol Xd
    Lol Xd

  6. By itsfay66 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    OMWW, thank you so …
    OMWW, thank you so much! reaally helps for some people who havnt a clue what they’re doing! LOL

  7. By stranger321danger on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    This was actually …
    This was actually really helpful : ) thank you

  8. By Cherale527 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    @izlude2
    You have …
    @izlude2
    You have to hold the button down to make it go backwards

  9. By izlude2 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    oh, been using a …
    oh, been using a hello kitty sewing machine that doesn’t go backwards haha… no wonder it kept unwraveling xD thanks for the tip.

  10. By Snarkie on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    awesome. very …
    awesome. very helpful for people like me.

  11. By lwierd on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    That’s the same …
    That’s the same thing that happens to me. =[

  12. By romanwarfist9182 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    Hi my name is Jay …
    Hi my name is Jay and I make Medieval armor as a hobby and recently bought a sewing machine so I could make some Knight tunics I get it all threaded and about 2 inches in the thread gets all bound up in the bottom of the machine where the bobbin sits can you help?

  13. By musical095 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    Thank you for the …
    Thank you for the video. ^^ But I have a question, when I use my sewing machine, the fabric looks ok on the top, but underneath there is a mess of tangled threads, how do I fix this? Thank you again =)

  14. By pamelaisley23 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    You are so cute …
    You are so cute with that sewing machine, very nice.

  15. By MyNikka17 on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    wow thanks that was …
    wow thanks that was very helpful

  16. By nanefy on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    I take it the …
    I take it the reverse button only reverses a set number of stitches? Its just that you obviously didn’t have to press it again to go back in the first direction?

  17. By richaras on Feb 18, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks for posting …
    Thanks for posting this. I’ve finally gotten up the courage to use my machine, and your quick how-to was very helpful!

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