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How to Use a Sewing Machine
Getting Started
Welcome (2:57)
Read your manual (1:40)
The Basic Mechanics
How a sewing machine makes a stitch (9:38)
Explore how your machine moves (4:22)
Basic setup (5:12)
Pedal practice (14:57)
Steering (18:09)
Sewing Seams
Threading your machine (23:32)
Sewing (11:04)
Basic Maintenance
Don't skip the maintenance (1:05)
Changing the needle (7:25)
Regular cleaning (7:09)
Beyond the Basics
Needles (10:56)
Presser feet (15:20)
Stitch adjustments (9:41)
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting overview
Threading issues (5:32)
Needle issues (4:37)
Fabric feeding issues (2:16)
Tips for neat starts (1:41)
If your machine is 'eating' the beginning of a seam (3:43)
Do you need to adjust the tension?
What is tension (2:52)
How a machine creates tension (5:27)
Before you adjust the tension (1:57)
Reasons you MIGHT need to adjust the tension (1:21)
How to fix unbalanced tension (6:14)
Adjusting the bobbin tension (bottom loading bobbin machines) (3:39)
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