Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine
To skewer!
A course by Julia Reyes Retana , Architect and Textile Designer
About the video: To skewer!
Overview
“In this lesson we will learn the most important thing (well, everything is important) to start sewing. We will learn to thread the thread in the sewing machine: we will make a coil, thread the upper thread and the lower thread. So to pay attention and very important, keep the manual of your machine nearby (if you do not have it on paper look it up in pdf on the internet, you sure find it). ”
In this video lesson Julia Reyes Retana addresses the topic: To skewer!, 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 that you know everything you need to be working throughout this course, I'm going to teach you how to thread your sewing machine And we are almost ready to start sewing. To string, you will need a thread, the one you want, and a coil. This is something that if you have already sewn or sew, It seems like a no-brainer but for whom it is not a tremendous revelation, that is that to sew you need two threads, one who runs above who meets one who is below. The one that runs above is this. And in this reel the one who runs below will go, but this coil must be filled with thread, There are no c...”
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Course summary for: Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine
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Category
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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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