Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine
Basic anatomy: Controls and accessories
A course by Julia Reyes Retana , Architect and Textile Designer
About the video: Basic anatomy: Controls and accessories
Overview
“Here you will start to know your machine ... Yey! I'll talk about the most basic controls: stitch length, stitch width and basic feet or presser foot.”
In this video lesson Julia Reyes Retana addresses the topic: Basic anatomy: Controls and accessories, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine. Learn to create unique and functional pieces from scratch with your sewing machine.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now we'll talk about the equipment and tools you'll need to follow the course. We'll start with a basic item, the sewing machine. I'll talk about the basic anatomy and what you need to know about the controls. There are two types of sewing machines: mechanical or computerized. I always say the same thing, the machine by itself won't do anything, no machine does everything so you don't have to do anything. If it does exist, it's expensive. Whatever machine you have will work. The difference between mechanical and computerized is that the computerized one is like driving an automatic. Let's s...”
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Course summary for: Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine
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Areas
Sewing, Textile Design

Julia Reyes Retana
A course by Julia Reyes Retana
Julia Reyes Retana is an architect who, since 2004, has been designing and sewing small collections of objects with textiles as the common thread. She also designs scenery, lighting, and costumes for theater, has a diploma, and has taught multiple courses on various textile techniques. All this led her to found her sewing brand, Chocochips, in 2015, where she produces her own collections and teaches sewing courses.
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