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Avoid Sewing Disasters!

It’s that time of year when your lovely little ones come home from school and utter those words you dread – “I need a costume for the school Halloween party.”

No need to panic! Visit Universal Class, free from your local library, and get all the information you need to become a Super Mum Sewing Queen. The Sewing 101 course is absolutely free and teaches you everything you need to know.

  • Lesson One: Sewing Basics: • Pins, Needles and Thread • Scissors for cutting, clipping and other cutting tools • The Importance of Pressing • Staying Organized
  • Lesson Two: Your Sewing Machine: • Types of Sewing Machines • Anatomy of a Sewing Machine • Bobbins and Their Problems • Maintenance
  • Lesson Three: Fabric: • Types of Fabric • Warp, Weft, Nap, Right vs. Wrong Side • Selvage • Choosing Fabric for Your Garment • Tricky Fabrics to Sew
  • Lesson Four: All About Patterns: • Choosing a Pattern • Deciphering the Pattern Envelope • Fabric Plus the Extras • Layout Deciphered
  • Lesson Five: Hand Sewing: • Threading the needle • Basting • Hemming • Buttons • Decorative Touches
  • Lesson Six: Pattern Adjustments: • Basic Pattern Fitting and Adjustments • Adjusting Tops • Adjusting Pants and Skirts • Fitting a Pattern, Muslin Mockup
  • Lesson Seven: Pattern Layout: • Pattern Preparation • Choosing the right pieces • What the markings mean • Cutting out the pattern
  • Lesson Eight: Sewing Pajamas: • Choosing Thread • Seam Allowances/Finishes • Sleeves, Gathered, or Straps • Elastic • Hems
  • Lesson Nine: Sewing an Unlined Jacket: • Preparation • Pattern Alterations • Button Loop • Collar/Lapel/Facing • Button • Hem
  • Lesson 10: Sewing a Skirt – Part 1: • Fitting Skirts • Pattern Layout • Marking • Darts
  • Lesson 11: Sewing a Skirt – Part II: • Back Vent • Center Zipper, Finishing • Waistband Facing, Interfacing • Hems Around Vents
  • Lesson 12: Sewing a Shirt or Blouse – Part I: • Pattern Markings • Interfacing • Shoulder Seams • Collar • Cuffs
  • Lesson 13: Sewing a Shirt or Blouse – Part II: • Cuffs • Buttonholes • Sleeves • Hems
  • Lesson 14: Sewing Pants – Part I: • Fitting Pants • Pattern Marking • Center Front • Inner/Outer Leg Seams • Lapped Zipper
  • Lesson 15: Sewing Pants – Part II: • Lapped Zipper • Waistband • Hem – Machine Blindstitch

So now you have no excuse, and your little one will be the Belle of Halloween.