I bought a sewing machine a couple of weeks ago. A gorgeous fancy sewing machine with a billion stitches and a quilting foot and all kinds of other madness. Looking at the box I had visions of all of the great pillows and presents and skirts and sashes and alterations and general awesomeness I'd soon be making.
Of course I was terrified to actually you know, open it and try and make it work.
So she and I sat down Monday afternoon. I took the machine out of the box, laid out all the parts, and snuggled up with the users manual. I identified all the parts, read the safety warnings, connected the power. I then turned the machine on, and nothing blew up. Fantastic!
Next task - winding a bobbin. Again took my time to follow the diagrams and within a minute we were merrily winding.
(Above) Action shot, about halfway through the bobbin
Feeling bold, I picked up the section on threading the needle, got the top and bottom threads threaded, picked a pretty zigzag stitch, and stitched my first bit.
(Above) Zigzag-ing Away!
So there's a ton I have to learn, like how to backstitch, or change the needles, or maybe even sew a really straight line. But it was a great hour introduction, and am looking forward to getting to know What's-Its-Name better.
Interested in trying your own hand at it?
The Machine: A lovely Brother CS6000i Sew Advance Sew Affordable 60-Stitch Computerized Free-Arm Sewing Machine, available a lot of places including Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JQM1DE)
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